Upcoming Holidays – December 14, 2021
- Next Tuesday is First Day of Winter βοΈ – Dec 21
- Two Tuesdays until 4:30 PM Sunset π – Dec 28
Traffic Counts – Downtown Albany
A look at traffic counts from recent DOT traffic studies. Zoom, pan, and click for details.
Data Source: NYS Department of Transportation. https://gis.dot.ny.gov/hostingny/rest/services/Roadways/Traffic_Monitoring/MapServer
Good Evening – December 14, 2021
Good evening! πͺ π
The cookie share day at work was fun, and not as stuffing as the normal holiday party with all the fancy cooked meals. Next time I’m just going to buy cookies, my cooking abilities suck. π¨π³ I do miss the social aspect though of it. It’s just not the same in the era of the COVID.
Mostly clear and 47 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a north breeze at 6 mph. π. Temperatures will drop below freezing at around 7 pm. βοΈ
I kind of burned and over cooked batch after batch of cookies this morning. πͺ I should have done it last night, but I was stumbling around and kind of tired. π΄ Which surprises me, because lately I’ve been sleeping a lot better but somehow that did not happen last night. I guess the oven was just too hot.
After I get home, I have to grab a quick bite π and then start walking down to CVS to get my vaccinations. π I could drive but I figure the walking is healthy, and maybe by walking home after the vaccination, it won’t hurt that much. Probably it will suck like a little bitch, but I’d rather get a shot then go to the hospital.
Tomorrow is a work at home day, π¨π» so I can probably survive after my COVID-booster, and just hang my head low and nobody will have to know how sick I feel. Or so I can pretend.
I am thinking if I do head out of town next weekend, it won’t be until Sunday. π Saturday looks quite wet and rainy. That said, much of the rest of the week looks good. I am going between heading out to Central New York and the Finger Lakes, I might due both depending on how the weather ultimately turns out to be. That said, the nights are long and cold at this point, so I’m not sure if I really want to camp for a full week. But maybe if it’s warm, mild and sunny. π
Burt Hill Multiple Use Area
Terra – December 14, 2021
A nice clear day, with NOT MUCH SNOW to BE FOUND.
Pennsylvania State Forest Campsites (FEE now required as of 11/2022)
You can now check availability of campsites and reserve online (as of November 2022 for a FEE): https://maps.dcnr.pa.gov/bof/camping/ You can get this as an Google Spreadsheet which you can download: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-d-0SqbKhncJsZrFBQEQdIb860_WrlzrA8WFnAzYNWY/edit#gid=475541885
Allegheny National Forest campsites (shown in yellow) remain free to use.
Update 9/1/21: Fixed a bug which prevented the popups from working on these maps.