Stay home if you sick 😷

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That was the advice of the pandemic and solid advice all together. I tried to do that as much as I could while I was sick the past few days, though I did work down at the library and Five Rivers Environmental Education Center as I needed the internet. I took sick days from my state work, phoned in to my in person meeting rather than show up sick and risk giving everybody else this terrible cold.

That said, I couldn’t avoid all interactions with public places. I had to go poop at Five Rivers on Friday so I ended up using the restroom using a wearing a mask and I also needed gas and due to an issue with my debit card had to pay cash inside. Again wearing a mask. Still I know in many ways it was irresponsible even to do those two public interactions while recovering from a cold.

I’m still waiting to feel a bit better before heading back out to the grocery store. Probably tomorrow. Not just because I don’t feel hundred percent recovered but also because I don’t want to risk getting others sick. Plus staying home saves money though at some point I’ll need food again.

The End of the L.I.E.

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In 1973, facing community opposition and the state's deteriorating budget situation, the Long Island Expressway extension was cancelled, ending abruptly at Horseblock Road (which us children have a more obscene term for) and Old Country Road about 5 miles outside of Riverhead. A series of outlet mauls, an amusement park and other businesses popped up very conveniently at the end of the L.I.E., hoping to capture the dollar of the tourist heading out to the wild country of Western Long Island after leaving the city. Manhattan is roughly 70 miles to the west on Nation's Largest Parking Lot as some people call the L.I.E.

North Lake Reservior

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North Lake Reservior

There are several designated campsites along North Lake both on the Conservation Easement and on the Black River Wild Forest. About 15 sites are drive-in, the rest are paddle-in or walk-in.