Penn Yan, the name of the village, is said to have been contrived from the first syllables of "Pennsylvania" and "Yankee", as most of the early settlers were from Pennsylvania and New England; the latter were known as Yankees. It became a trading center for the agricultural county, with mills for lumber, buckwheat and other grains. The village was the western terminus of the former Crooked Lake Canal.
WASHINGTON, March 28 (Reuters) - Over half of U.S. landfills observed by aerial surveys are super-emitting sources of methane, according to a new study in the journal Science published on Thursday. The study is the largest assessment to date of methane from landfills, the third-largest source of U.S. methane emissions, and suggests an opportunity to tackle climate change by targeting a prevalent and potent greenhouse gas. It was led by research group Carbon Mapper, with researchers from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Arizona State University, University of Arizona, Scientific Aviation, and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Ever since college I've been fascinated by the section of the Adirondack Northway that goes through a valley known as the Four Mile Meadow by Lincoln Pond, as seen on the 1953 Elizabethtown topographic map. While little signs of the Meadow exist anymore, I wonder if it was a natural meadow or due to logging. This section of the Northway really cut through the wilderness when it was built.
I often debate in my mind how important mountains are to me when I finally settle down on my own land. How much do big hills really inspire me?
I grew up in the hills and hollows of the Heldebergs. I like hill and hollow country, this is why I like Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Appalachia so much. On those grounds I should check out more of Pennsylvania and Southern Ohio. I like Pennsylvania but it’s expensive and as an urban state it could quickly flip blue and very anti-rural like New York has become in recent years. Ohio if anything is really trending in the other direction.
But what about the Midwest? From a cost and freedom perspective the Midwest ranks highly though one would have to trade in the big mountains for rolling country with much fewer trees. It’s not all flat and boring but it’s not like the Adirondack Wilderness I spend so much time in – or even the Appalachians.
Yet, how much do I crave the mountains and the scenic views or just the freedom they represent, shooting guns, having big fires, playing music and drinking beer with nobody around besides the wildlife. Would a place out in the country that is off-grid, a long ways from neighbors where I heat with wood, have a big fire pit, burn barrels and a place where I can shoot guns but enough for my soul? Do I need the views or just the freedom?
