Placid
NPR
This could end very badly.
The sunset I watched the other night over Onondaga Lake
The other evening I watched the sunset over Onondaga Lake. It was pretty watching the sun shimmer on the lake. I’ve always enjoyed watching the sun set, although it’s always tinged with a degree of sadness knowing that it’s a day of life passed by and forever gone. Darkness takes over the land and the stars are not far away.
Before I leave Syracuse I do want to get out on Jones Hill to watch the one more sunset on a nice clear evening, and the stars rise. Not the cloudy weather we had the last time I was up there. I’m undecided if I will spend the night on the mountain in my hammock – it depends on how cold it really is. I’m not afraid of the mountain and the hammock is really comfortable but in autumn the temperatures can drop fast.
I am sure there are many great sunsets to look forward to and evenings ahead. I can’t look back, only look towards a better future while enjoying the present.
Per Capita Median Personal Income
Data Source: MEDIAN PERSONAL INCOME INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2016 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS). 2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Should nature be altered to make it safer for public?
"Headlines related to outdoor recreation seem to be taking a grim turn as of late. From hikers falling off cliffs to rafters drowning in tragic accidents, it's difficult to ignore the mortality rate that comes along with enjoying nature. In many instances, these deaths could be prevented had systematic safety measures been taken: an extra guardrail, additional signage, the removal of a certain rock. This begs an important question: Should nature be altered by humans to make enjoying it safer? And if so, how much?"
"The outdoor recreation industry seems to have two factors working to create a perfect storm of dangerous situations. First, a shocking number of people are taking up outdoor recreation for the first time, inexperienced in the basics and leaping into a world full of risk. Second, the internet and social media have created a sort of "FOMO" (fear-of-missing-out) effect, in which people are able to see others in amazing spots, quick to find the easiest way to track down that same spot for themselves. This can create a boom in visitations to areas that would generally be considered dangerous or too technical for the general public."
Adirondacks affected by warming climate in a number of ways
"The go-to images that illustrate our planet’s rising temperature are the rising ocean around the Florida Keys, coral reefs fading or glaciers melting into rushing rivers. But the Adirondacks have suffered from our rising thermostat, and the trend is continuing. Algae is growing in the region’s warming lakes. Invasive species are creeping north, threatening forests, animals and water bodies. Activities like skiing, snowmobiling and snowshoeing are threatened as winters get warmer and less snowy. These changes are infringing on an Adirondacks tourism economy in which visitors spent $1.4 billion last year."
Zoar Valley
