Day: April 7, 2023

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Sunset Times …

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Sunset Times …

  • Albany – 7:28 pm
  • Allegheny National Forest – 7:48 pm, 20 minutes later then Albany
  • Blenheim, NY – 7:31 pm, 3 minutes later then Albany
  • Dolly Sods, WV – 7:47 pm, 19 minutes later then Albany
  • Fox Lair – 7:31 pm, 2 minutes later then Albany
  • Kelly Stand, VT – 7:26 pm, 3 minutes earlier then Albany
  • Massena – 7:35 pm, 7 minutes later then Albany
  • Moose River Plains – 7:33 pm, 5 minutes later then Albany
  • Montauk – 7:20 pm, 9 minutes earlier then Albany
  • Jamestown – 7:50 pm, 21 minutes later then Albany
  • Staten Island – 7:28 pm
  • Syracuse – 7:38 pm, 10 minutes later then Albany

Weather Update – April 7, 2023

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Picked the coldest part of the week to go camping. 🏕

I didn’t choose based on the weather forecast but the calendar 🗓 and the days I had off from work. Fire danger is only going to get worse as the week progreses though I expect the green up 🌸 to occur this week in the city. I’m thinking next weekend I’ll plan on going to Five Rivers or maybe another hike to Hollyhock Audubon Sanctuary and maybe Blodgett Hill to get in 20 miles again.

Planning to walk ten miles today and then before the wind and clouds push in head back to camp ⛺ and either lay in the hammock and read 📖 or do the same in the truck. Looks like the sun is out early on which with the high sun angle should help to charge the truck batteries 🔋 well.

Today.
Feels like …
March 5th.

Partly Sunny and Breezy

 Partly sunny.

Breezy, with a northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

and

 41 degrees , 7:30
sunset.
Tonight.
Feels like …
February 28th.

Partly Cloudy

 Partly cloudy.

Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph.

and

 21 degrees , 9 max wind chill, 6:25
sunrise.
Saturday.
Feels like …
March 5th.

Sunny

 Sunny.

Northwest wind around 10 mph.

and

 41 degrees , 9 max wind chill, 7:31
sunset.
Saturday Night.
Feels like …
February 25th.

Mostly Clear

 Mostly clear.

Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

and

 20 degrees , 13 max wind chill, 6:24
sunrise.
Sunday.
Feels like …
March 21st.

Sunny

 Sunny.

Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

and

 47 degrees , 13 max wind chill, 7:32
sunset.
Sunday Night.
Feels like …
March 14th.

Clear

 Clear.

and

 25 degrees , 6:22
sunrise.
Monday.
Feels like …
April 13th.

Sunny

 Sunny.

and

 58 degrees , 7:33
sunset.
Monday Night.
Feels like …
April 11th.

Partly Cloudy

 Partly cloudy.

and

 35 degrees , 6:20
sunrise.
Tuesday.
Feels like …
April 21st.

Mostly Sunny

 Mostly sunny.

and

 62 degrees , 36 max dew point, 7:35
sunset.
Tuesday Night.
Feels like …
May 2nd.

Mostly Cloudy

 Mostly cloudy.

and

 43 degrees , 6:19
sunrise.
Wednesday.
Feels like …
May 1st.

Mostly Sunny then Mostly Sunny and Breezy

 Mostly sunny.

Breezy.

and

 66 degrees , 44 max dew point, 7:36
sunset.
Wednesday Night.
Feels like …
May 13th.

Mostly Clear

 Mostly clear.

and

 47 degrees , 6:17
sunrise.
Thursday.
Feels like …
May 19th.

Sunny

 Sunny.

and

 72 degrees , 48 max dew point, 7:37
sunset.

Daily Update – April 7, 2023

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Good morning on this Good Friday! ☦️

It turns out that things were in a place in the office that I could get away for Easter Weekend at 3pm before Good Friday and I took full advantage of it even though it meant setting up camp in the rain and the mud though by late evening it stopped and got fairly decent.

Mostly cloudy and 36 degrees at the Rensselaerville State Forest. 🌥 Breezy, ️21 mph breeze from the west-northwest 🌬 with gusts up to 31 mph 💨💨💨. The current wind chill is 25.

So far the wind hasn’t been as bad as they are warning ⚠ about but I’ve tried to stay in more protected areas. Some breeze last night especially earlier on in the evening 🍃 but nothing too major. More just damp in the evening.

That said it’s cold ❄ but it’s still early April. Next week is going to be a lot warmer but the woods will be bone dry ☀ and the fire risk super high. 🔥 Plus next week I might have to work and it’s not a 3 day weekend.

The biggest change though is my choices for camp food 🍲. Cookies and beer are out, as are lumps of shredded cheese, hot dogs and crackers. In is water, apples and carrots 🥕 for snacks and for something more substantial brown rice, onions, peppers, asparagus and tofu. 🧅Oh do I like asparagus whenever they had it at various events but I never really cooked it for myself. Tomotoes, broccoli and peppers. 🍅 Salmon probably for tonight. 🐠 Eggs 🥚 with all of the above minus carrots and a banana 🍌 this morning for breakfast. So tasty.

I am not missing the alcohol or the cookies 🍻 that much. It’s kind of nice not to be drunk all of the time and to wake up without a hangover. They used to be okay in my twenties but they got worse in my thirties and would be awful in my forties. 🤕 I feel like I have so much more energy ⚡ and aren’t so fully stuffed 🤰🏼while camping. It’s also nice to go to bed with a clear head and look at the stars.

No fire tonight 🏕️ due to the red flag 🚩 conditions though honestly the ground is still quite wet and soggy with all the rain and snow 🌨 that is left on the ground but it’s not worth the risk especially as I have the propane heater and lights I can use. Last night’s fire was so smokey 🔥 💨 from the wood being wet with things so soggy around here. Tonight I might go for a night hike to look at the stars with no fire to supervise.

Phil Ochs – Ballad of the Carpenter

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Phil Ochs – Ballad of the Carpenter

Phil Ochs reminds us of Jesus' crucifixion for being the voice of the common man on this Good Friday and how he was betrayed by the Roman government on behest of the rich man.

Those who believe the government and the courts do the people's work should look no further than what the Roman troops did under a lawful order and upon conviction of Jesus Christ the son of God for treason. This song lays out the story of Christianity and government more generally so beautifully as we remember the death of Jesus Christ on this day.