July 5, 2020 Night

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Good evening! Mostly clear and 68 degrees at the Green Mountain National Forest. 🌃 There is a west breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 59 degrees. A very comfortable evening, even a bit cool when the breeze picked up.

Tonight will be partly cloudy 🌤, with a low of 57 degrees at 4am. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around June 18th. Maximum dew point of 59 at 9pm. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It was very sticky. It got down to 73 degrees. The record low of 47 occurred back in 1962.

Tonight will have a Full 🌝 Moon with 98% illuminated. The moon will rise at 9:22 pm. The Buck 🦌 Moon is on Monday, July 20. The darkest hour is at 12:57 am, followed by dawn at 4:45 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:20 am in the east-northeast (57°) and last for 3 minutes and 27 seconds. Sunrise is 39 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 6:03 am with sun in the east-northeast (64°). Tonight will have 8 hours and 46 minutes of darkness, an increase of 58 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 79 degrees at 4pm. Three degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around June 21st. Maximum dew point of 61 at 8am. North wind around 6 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. It was sticky. The high last year was 92 degrees. The record high of 97 was set in 1886.

Should be a pretty nice day. ☀ I have good cell service here 📱 so work should go well. Sun is good midday although it will drop into shadows after about 3:30. I expect a good day at work from here tomorrow. I’m not sure if I’m going to stay here all week, although I certainly can because it’s National Forest.

The one thing I don’t like about this site is a bit farther away from town then hoped and Somerset Road is pretty rough 🐌 from washboarding. Willimington is 15 miles away at the last five miles on VT 9 is quick but that washboarded section is punishing. It might be better to go to Wardsboro for ice on Tuesday after work and then cool off and get cleaned up at the Grout Pond beach. 🏊

In four weeks on August 2 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (295°) at 8:11 pm,🌄 which is 22 minutes and 15 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had mostly sunny and temperatures between 86 and 60 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 82 and 61 degrees. The record high of 97 degrees was set back in 1975.

Forestland

Kayak and camping

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Lately I’ve not been bringing my kayak camping, as it’s kind of a pain to load and unload and it blocks the solar panel so I can’t get much power out of it. The solar panel on my truck is a new fangled thing, while it’s nice to be able to park in the sun without having to drive to charge the accessory battery, it’s hardly a necessity.

When I was at Piseco Powley Road a few weekends back, I very much could have brought my kayak and used it on Saturday when it was only modestly hot up north. But I didn’t. I wish I had.

This weekend I plan to bring my kayak up to Piseco-Powley Road and paddle Lily Lake. I figure during the day when I’m out on the lake, it will fully top off the battery to say nothing of the regular old alternator charging the battery on my trip on over.

I probably also will bring my kayak out to the Finger Lakes for summer vacation – and like last year, take it off the truck when not in use. This way when I get a nice day I can go for a paddle either along the shore line of a Finger Lake or one of the canals south of the lakes.

I’ve not forgotten about my kayak, it’s just that I’ve had other priorities this summer and I like having the solar panel exposed to the sun when I’m camping to automatically recharge the batteries.

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July 5, 2020 Morning

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Good morning! Happy Sunday. Independence Day has come and gone and I hope you have the same number of fingers ✋as yesterday. Mostly sunny and 66 degrees in Delmar, NY. Calm wind. The dew point is 58 degrees.

I just had breakfast 🍛and are finishing up packing now. I want to try to leave a little after 10 am today – I need to get gas ⛽ and another bottle of cream for that most uncomfortable man problem 🍆that is better this morning but should continue to be treated. It’s going to be hot this week but hopefully I can camp somewhere I have shade but also sun for the solar.

Today will be sunny and hot ☀, with a high of 90 degrees at 4pm. Eight degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 60 at 6pm. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. At least not super humid. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. It was sticky. The high last year was 92 degrees. The record high of 99 was set in 1919.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 1:01 pm with sun having an altitude of 70.1° from the due south horizon (-0.7° vs. 6/21). The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:54 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (296°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (303°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:37 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 26 seconds with dusk around 9:10 pm, which is 18 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:56 pm. At sunset, look for mostly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 81 degrees. The dew point will be 62 degrees. There will be a west-northwest breeze at 5 mph. Today will have 15 hours and 11 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 56 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly clear 🌃, with a low of 65 degrees at 5am. Four degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 62 at 8pm. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It was very sticky. It got down to 73 degrees. The record low of 47 occurred back in 1962.

I still have to do the American Community Survey 📝 but I’m thinking I’ll do it from camp tomorrow. Once I’m set up I should have plenty of time to do what I need. Tuesday I’ll head into town for ice and to hop on the wireless internet at the library. 📶

On this day in 1999, U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. 🎎 So yes, the US was proactive on that but evidently not proactive enough.

Long Pond