Madrid Dam – Winter Scenes
It’s fine to snowmobile but dammit if you get caught swimming here.

I was expecting to find more ice formations. The dam waterfall only had one good ice formation.

A bit hard to see but icicles are nearly horizontal on the back side of the ice formation.

This is a photo that would have been impossible to get last year. There used to be barricades on both ends of the bridge. I’d say the contractors did a great job of restoring the old stone arch bridge. About the only noticeable differences you can see from the side are the new guard rails and traffic on the bridge.

Other than the bridge and the lack of snow on the river ice there’s not much difference from:
Last Year’s Dam Post
Some pretty fowl pedestrians on Buck’s Bridge tied up traffic (me) on the way home. I had to stop while they waddled around in a couple directions before finally making up their minds of which way to go. And they had the nerve to honk at me.

These aren’t the only geese that hang around Buck’s Bridge. There’s usually some Canadian Geese among the domestic gaggle gang bobbing in the river. It’s a good place to go if you’re looking for a good goose, photo op that is.

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February 20th, 2010 at 9:59 pm
Great pictures.
Geese are fun unless you have one after you! It is very painful!(-:
February 21st, 2010 at 12:37 am
I remember you showing those construction pictures of the bridge last year. It’s good to see it in working order this year. I like those geese. I rarely get to see that variety anywhere around here.
February 21st, 2010 at 2:20 pm
I’m enjoying the photos from all your day trips!