October 1, 2016 Afternoon

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Thinking about how I’m going to get to West Virginia on my autumn trip down there. I don’t think I will have enough daylight to make it down there on my first day, so I have to figure out a stop over somewhere in Pennsylvania.

I’m thinking about Bald Eagle State Park in Centre County, Penna, which is near Lockport and State College. They have campsites with electricity for $15-17 and are open year round. This would give my inverter a break and would mean a hot shower in the morning.

From there, i would hop on the Bud Shuster’s expressway, the I-99 that cuts through the hills, releasing acid mine discharger stronger then battery acid, and head down to West Virginia via that short section of US 220 and I-68 through Cumberland which is a clusterfuck of an expressway with sharp curves and steep hills.

Then maybe spend the second night at Camp Run Campground in Fort Seybert, WV. I should make it there before it gets too dark out, if all goes well, and I don’t take too many side trips on my way down there.

Then there is West Virginia. I have a list of places I want to go to but, I think about them some more. Maybe a future post.

October 1, 2016 2 PM Update

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Most of the coming week will be somewhat mild for early October, with evenings, especially not as cool as they typically are for this year time of year. Sunday might be quite rainy, with a half an inch expected. Then some clearing on Monday, with sunny skies returning on Tuesday.

Exceptional temperatures:
This afternoon will be cool. 60 degrees. 66 normal. 90 record (1993). Patchy Drizzle.
Tonight will be warm. 54 degrees. 45 normal. 30 record (1972). Showers is likely.
Sunday night will be warm. 53 degrees. 44 normal. 29 record (1945). Showers is likely.
Monday night will be warm. 51 degrees. 44 normal. 26 record (1948). Mostly Cloudy.
Tuesday night will be warm. 51 degrees. 43 normal. 26 record (1965). Partly Cloudy.
Wednesday night will be warm. 50 degrees. 43 normal. 24 record (1965). Mostly Clear.
Thursday will be warm. 70 degrees. 64 normal. 90 record (1965). Sunny.
Thursday night will be warm. 52 degrees. 43 normal. 27 record (1986). Partly Cloudy.
Rain and thunderstorms expected:
Saturday – Chance of rain from 3 pm to 11 pm. Rain from 11 pm to midnight. 0.15 inches.
Sunday – Rain from midnight to 1 am. Chance of rain from 1 am to 5 pm. Rain from 5 pm to 7 pm. Chance of rain from 7 pm to midnight. 0.34 inches.
Monday – Chance of rain from midnight to 8 pm. 0.09 inches.
Friday – Chance of rain from 8 am to midnight.
Saturday – Chance of rain from midnight to 1 pm.
Cloudy periods:
Saturday – Cloudy from 1 pm to midnight.
Sunday – Cloudy from midnight to 11 am. Mostly cloudy from 11 am to 3 pm. Cloudy from 3 pm to 6 pm. Mostly cloudy from 6 pm to midnight.
Monday – Mostly cloudy from midnight to 1 am. Cloudy from 1 am to 10 am. Mostly cloudy from 10 am to 9 pm.
Saturday – Mostly cloudy from 11 am to 1 pm.

West Virginia Trip 2015

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Here is a map of the route I took across West Virginia last fall, including the places I camped in the Monongahela National Forest, along with some of the scenic locations that I visited.

Vietnam War

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Did you know the Vietnam War ended over 40 years ago? People shouldn’t be bitter about something that happened a generation ago, nor should an election in 2016 be a referendum about what happened in the early seventies.