Hamilton County

Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Its county seat is Lake Pleasant. It is one of only two counties that lie entirely within the Adirondack Park (Essex is the other). As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,836, making it the least populous county in New York. It is also the most sparsely populated county in the eastern half of the United States, with a population density of just over three people per square mile.

Hamilton County is in the north central part of the state, northwest of Albany. It lies entirely within Adirondack Park and consists mostly of publicly owned parkland. As the tourist folk will tell you, there is no permanent traffic light in the county.

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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland moves to ban the word ‘squaw’ from federal lands : NPR

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland formally declared "squaw" to be a derogatory term Friday and ordered a task force to find replacement names for valleys, lakes, creeks and other sites on federal lands that use the word.

The order, which takes effect immediately, stands to affect more than 650 place names that use the term, according to figures from the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

Weather Update – October 11, 2021

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I know, the best autumn weather had to wait for the end of the Columbus Day Weekend 🍂

Although honestly, all things considered it’s been a pretty good weather weekend for the holiday, the most mild Columbus Day Weekend in recent memory. ☀

Columbus Day.
Feels like …
September 28th.

Mostly Sunny

 Mostly sunny.

Southeast wind around 5 mph.

and

 69 degrees , 54 max dew point, 6:22
sunset.
Tonight.
Feels like …
September 24th.

Partly Cloudy

 Partly cloudy.

South wind 3 to 5 mph.

and

 49 degrees , 7:08
sunrise.
Tuesday.
Feels like …
September 26th.

Mostly Sunny

 Mostly sunny.

South wind around 5 mph.

and

 70 degrees , 52 max dew point, 6:20
sunset.
Tuesday Night.
Feels like …
September 17th.

Partly Cloudy

 Partly cloudy.

South wind around 6 mph.

and

 52 degrees , 7:09
sunrise.
Wednesday.
Feels like …
September 30th.

Partly Sunny then Isolated Showers

 Isolated showers after 2pm. Partly sunny.

West wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

and

 68 degrees , 56 max dew point, 6:19
sunset.
Wednesday Night.
Feels like …
September 17th.

Mostly Cloudy

 Mostly cloudy.

and

 52 degrees , 7:10
sunrise.
Thursday.
Feels like …
September 28th.

Partly Sunny

 Partly sunny.

and

 69 degrees , 56 max dew point, 6:17
sunset.
Thursday Night.
Feels like …
September 14th.

Mostly Cloudy

 Mostly cloudy.

and

 53 degrees , 7:11
sunrise.
Friday.
Feels like …
September 26th.

Partly Sunny

 Partly sunny.

and

 70 degrees , 57 max dew point, 6:16
sunset.
Friday Night.
Feels like …
September 17th.

Partly Cloudy then Chance of Showers

 A chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 40%.

and

 52 degrees , 7:12
sunrise.
Saturday.
Feels like …
September 30th.

Showers is likely

 Showers likely. Partly sunny.

Chance of precipitation is 60%.

and

 68 degrees , 56 max dew point, 6:14
sunset.
Saturday Night.
Feels like …
September 27th.

Chance of Showers

 A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 40%.

and

 48 degrees , 7:13
sunrise.
Sunday.
Feels like …
October 22nd.

Chance of Showers

 A chance of showers. Partly sunny.

Chance of precipitation is 30%.

and

 59 degrees , 6:12
sunset.

Good Morning – October 11, 2021

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Good morning! Happy Columbus Day. 🍂

Partly sunny and 60 degrees at the Catskill Scenic Trail. There is a southeast breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 54 degrees.

You can probably guess where I’m out hiking today. 🚶 The part of the scenic trail between Grand Gorge and Stamford that I haven’t done yet. After today, I will have walked most of the trail.

Yesterday I finished reading most of JD Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy. 🤠 In many ways that book really strikes close to home, a culture I know well but also are somewhat distant from as my parents were college educated.