Elm Ave Park and Ride

Goulds Corners State Forest

 Goulds Corners State Forest

The Gould Corners State Forest includes two reforestation areas covering a total of 2,045 acres. It is named for the nearby intersection of Spring Street, Middle Road, Jerusalem Road and Washington Park Road (Co. Rt. 97). Over thousands of years the waters of South Sandy Creek have carved the canyon-like Lorraine Gulf into the shale bedrock. Today, this gulf offers spectacular scenic vistas along the southern boundary of this state forest.

https://andyarthur.org/goulds-corner-state-forest
https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/8048.html

Condon Hollow Trail – Halcott Mountain Lean To

 Condon Hollow Trail - Halcott Mountain Lean To

The Condon Hollow Trail follows an old mountain pass that runs between South Vly Mountain and Sleeping Lion in the Hallcott Mountain Wild Forest. The lean-to is located 2.0 miles west of of the Condon Hollow Parking Area, or 1/2 mile east of the Turk Hollow Road. The col between the mountains is 2,860 elevation, an ascent of 800 feet from Condon Hollow Parking Area. The lean-to is at 2,380 feet, which roughly 300 ascent from the end of Turk Hollow Road or 400 feet below the col. Tailhead parking at: 42.21852779311055,-74.42673587591332

More information on this forest can be found on DEC website: https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/28314.html

Daylight Savings Haters

Attention Daylight Savings Time Haters! So do you prefer:

1) Very dark mornings in November and December, waking up and driving to work in the dark
2) Very dark and early evenings when you get out of work in July and August, so you barely have time enjoy a steak in the evening before it’s pitch black?

If you repeal daylight savings time: Sunset on August 15th in Albany – 6:56 PM

If you keep daylight savings time year round: Sunrise on December 10th in Albany – 8:19 AM

North Chatham 1952

Area between North Chatham and Nassau. Not all rural areas have seen a lot of changes over the past 70 years. 

Some History for September 13th

  1. 1759 – During the Seven Years’ War, the British defeated the French at the Battle of Quebec, a pivotal moment in the war for control of North America.
  2. 1948 – Margaret Chase Smith of Maine became the first woman to be elected to the United States Senate in a special election.
  3. 1993 – The Oslo Accords, a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), were signed on the White House lawn in Washington, D.C.
  4. 2008 – Hurricane Ike made landfall in Texas, causing widespread devastation and leading to significant loss of life and property damage.
  5. 2015 – NASA announced the discovery of flowing water on the surface of Mars, raising hopes for the possibility of life on the Red Planet.
  6. 2019 – Saudi Arabian oil facilities, including the Abqaiq oil processing facility and the Khurais oil field, were attacked by drones and cruise missiles, temporarily disrupting global oil supplies.