Photo of Andy Arthur

Andy Arthur

Getting away this weekend for some rest and relaxation in the wilderness. πŸ•οΈ Hoping for a mostly rain-free weekend, but I'll take whatever the weatherman gives. πŸ˜ƒ And then it's just cruising into Memorial Day πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²Weekend and kicking off. ⭕️ I was looking at the tube and thinking it won't be long before I'm floating down the East Canada Creek. πŸ–οΈ

Median Household Income in New York State, a Hexagram

Median Household Income in New York State, a Hexagram

Hexagrams are a trendy thing these days. Folks like 538 and NPR do a lot of them, but I haven't seen many local ones for New York State. Then I discovered this "R" library that can convert geospatial polygons into regular or hexagonal grids known as J Bailey's geogrid. It turns out it's a pretty good library, and has decent output, but requires a bit of minor editing to improve the computer output to make more sense of county locations.

Albany Bridges that are In Poor Condition

This map shows all the bridges in the Albany area that have a sufficiency rating of 4 or less and are still in active service. Notice how poor condition many of the bridges are downtown, however they are being worked on continuously it seems.

SHED ANTLER HUNTING ON HORSEBACK

I've been watching these adventures of elk shed hunting in Nevada. Definately some beautiful country, they're finding some nice looking elk sheds.