Hank Williams

Tonight started with Merle and then went to Glen Campbell and I guess the only logical conclusion is Hank Williams. 🎸

Kind of like the Long Island Expressway.

With social distancing, I was thinking the Albany County Rail Trail is going to add a parallel trail six feet away, with a ten foot high barrier where this is not possible. Then they’ll have to add controlled entrance and exits, along with traffic lights on the ramps for metering to ensure adequate spacing. Kind of like the Long Island Expressway.

Saranac Lake

Driving through Saranac Lake yesterday, I saw a beer truck advertising Corona and the beach lifestyle. A few blocks later I passed a building that had a big sign out front “COVID-19 TESTING HERE”. Coincidence?

June 26, 2020 Morning

Good morning! Yeah, it’s Friday! Sunny and 69 degrees at Jones Pond. 🌞 There is a southwest breeze at 5 mph. πŸƒ. The dew point is 56 degrees.

Its my final work from home day in the Adirondacks πŸ—» and then Saturday I’ll drive home 🏑. My battery bank πŸ”‹ is slowly but surely draining down, despite the 1.5 kWh plus the solar panel has produced over the past week and the half a kilowatt plus βž• that the alternator has likely produced. The laptop uses a lot of power as does using my phone all day. πŸ“± Plus I need to do wash and I think I’d rather get home at least for a week or two after this adventure.

Today will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 76 degrees at 2pm. Five degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around June 9th. Maximum dew point of 56 at 8am. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. It was somewhat humid. The high last year was 87 degrees. The record high of 99 was set in 1952.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 1:02 pm with sun having an altitude of 69.1Β° from the due south horizon (-0.1Β° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.3 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour πŸ… starts at 8:02 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (297Β°). πŸ“Έ The sunset is in the borthwest (305Β°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:46 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 36 seconds with dusk around 9:22 pm, which is one second later than yesterday. πŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter πŸŒ“ Moon in the west-southwest (246Β°) at an altitude of 35Β° from the horizon, 227,550 miles away. πŸš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 10:11 pm. At sunset, look for mostly clear skies πŸŒ„ and temperatures around 69 degrees. The dew point will be 48 degrees. There will be a west-southwest breeze at 6 mph. Today will have 15 hours and 29 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 23 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have increasing clouds ☁, with a low of 56 degrees at 4am. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around June 14th. Maximum dew point of 49 at 9pm. Southwest wind around 6 mph. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 63 degrees. The record low of 45 occurred back in 1970.

On this day in 1963, U.S. President John F. Kennedy gave his “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech, underlining the support of the United States for democratic West Germany shortly after Soviet-supported East Germany erected the Berlin Wall. Also, The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time in 1974 to sell a package of Wrigley’s chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio.

Tomorrow will have a chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Mostly cloudy 🌦, with a high of 74 degrees at 4pm. Seven degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around June 2nd. Maximum dew point of 60 at 5pm. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. It was somewhat humid. The high last year was 87 degrees. The record high of 97 was set in 1941.

Looking ahead to Sunday, a 40 percent chance of showers after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 6 to 9 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Maximum dew point of 61 at 8am. Typical average high for the weekend is 81 degrees.

Cedar Creek Waterfall