Rift Hill
Lake Pleasant
I’m going to say this has been a special year
While my real office has nice views, you can't beat working from the shoreline of Lake Pleasant on a nice day even when an occasional black fly bites.
Taken on Monday May 17, 2021 at Lake Pleasant.Reading down by the lake
A little downtime during my lunch break meant I could leave the library, turn off the laptop and read for a few minutes until the next ping of the email.
Taken on Thursday May 13, 2021 at Lake Pleasant.October 3, 2020 Morning
Good morning! Happy Saturday. Finally the weekend! Two weeks to Northern Zone Regular Season 🦌. Bow started on Thursday. 🏹 Partly cloudy and 43 degrees in Delmar, NY. ⛅ Calm wind.The skies will clear around 7 am.
Kind of a cold start this morning. ⬜ Maybe I should have closed my windows before bed because the middle of the night it was pretty cold. But when I get up in the morning I’ll have some coffee ☕ and then take a hot shower 🚿.
I kind of slept in 💤 because it was such a cold and cloudy morning. 🌥 A little more sun as the day progressed but not a really nice day.
Today will have patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 59 degrees at 2pm. Six degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around October 17th. Maximum dew point of 47 at 10am. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning, which became light rain by afternoon. The high last year was 52 degrees. The record high of 83 was set in 1967. There was a dusting of snow in 1974.❄
I thought about driving 🚘 out to Beebe Hill / Harvey Mountain in Austerlitz but I’m not sure how nice of a day it will be. It’s probably just far more economical to hike out to Five Rivers this afternoon. 🐦 And bird watch there. Maybe next weekend if things arent too busy with work I’ll go out to Beebe Hill.
Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:45 pm with sun having an altitude of 43.2° from the due south horizon (-27.6° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 6.4 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. Much less sun this time of year. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 5:57 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (259°). 📸 The sunset is in the west (265°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 6:34 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 55 seconds with dusk around 7:00 pm, which is one minute and 44 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 7:35 pm. At sunset, look for partly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 56 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 11 hours and 37 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 51 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will be mostly clear 🌃, with a low of 37 degrees at 6am. Seven degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around October 23rd. Light and variable wind. In 2019, we had light rain in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 41 degrees. The record low of 26 occurred back in 1948.
Sunday I’m going out to the folks house. Maybe hike at Thatcher Park although higher locations might be better for enjoying the colors. 🍂 I am thinking about doing the same road hike I did at Partridge Run. Or maybe a different loop. ➿ I am considering my options. Then go out to my parents house for Sunday dinner. 🍲
As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until Northern Zone Regular Season 🦌 when the sun will be setting at 6:09 pm with dusk at 6:37 pm. On that day in 2019, we had rain and temperatures between 52 and 46 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 59 degrees. We hit a record high of 85 back in 1947.
That weekend I’m thinking of heading out to Madison County. 🐮 I don’t want to go Columbus Day Weekend ⛵ to avoid the crowds at Stoney Pond or Cherry Ridge although I admit by then the colors may be past peak. 🍂 Who knows what the weather is going to be like.
I am continuing to work on improving my blog theme. 🏗️ I keep finding little things especially with the mobile version. But I’m generally happy with how things turned out.
Float Plane
Before it took off on Lake Pleasant.
Taken on Friday September 25, 2020 at Lake Pleasant.Shots – Health News : NPR
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Perhaps most importantly, bathing disrupts our skin's microbiome: the delicate ecosystem of bacteria, fungi, mites and viruses that live on (and in) our body's largest organ. Most of these microbes are thought to be benign freeloaders; they feast on our sweat and oils without impacting our health. A small number cause harmful effects, ranging in severity from an irksome itch to a life-threatening infection. And some help us out by, for example, preventing more dangerous species from taking up residence.
September 26, 2020 Night
Good evening! Cloudy and 62 degrees at the Lake Pleasant. ☁️There is a south-southwest breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 59 degrees. The skies will clear tomorrow around 11 am.
I can’t believe how dark end dreary it got after a nice day. 😕 Clouds just kind of pushed in and it got dark early. The nights are already pretty long but are even longer in this lousy weather. But at least tomorrow should be nicer. A few drops of rain 💧 this evening but nothing major so far.
Today was a nice day with lots of color exploring Watch Hill on Indian Lake and Sawyer Mountain ⛰ which I was less impressed with. I thought about also hiking back to Rock Lake but it was already getting late and sunset is so early this time of year. I think if I did it again I’d either have skipped Sawyer Mountain – which is best enjoyed in the morning hours due to the overlook location – or spent less time at the Indian Lake library uploading photos slowly 🖱️on the very sluggish Wi-Fi that is common in the Adirondacks.
Spent some time laying in the hammock for a while and had a small fire 🔥, listening to podcasts until around 10 pm. Nights are long this time of year so it’s difficult to stay up particularly late. A bunch of loud motorcycles 🏍 came through but after the thunderous rumble they were gone as fast as they came. While no Moose Festival this year in Indian Lake it was packed with motorcyclists when I drove through town.
Tonight will have isolated showers. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 57 degrees at 3am. 10 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around September 2nd. Maximum dew point of 59 at 8pm. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. In 2019, we had patches of fog in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 46 degrees. The record low of 24 occurred back in 1947.
Tonight will have a Waxing Gibbous 🌔 Moon with 78% illuminated. At 8 PM, the moon was in the south-southeast (159°) at an altitude of 23° from the horizon, some 240,582 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. 🚀 At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by March 28th. Buckle up for safety! 💺 The Hunter 🏹 Moon is on Thursday, October 1. The darkest hour is at 12:50 am, followed by dawn at 6:22 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:51 am in the east (91°) and last for 2 minutes and 56 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 7:28 am with sun in the east (98°). Tonight will have 12 hours and 4 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 58 seconds over last night.
I think it’s the camp grittle that is attracting mice to my truck cap. When it’s not in the camper there doesn’t seem to be a mouse problem. 🐭 Of course tonight I spilled some rubbing alcohol everywhere and my truck cap smells like a doctor office 🏢 so no mouse would dream of going near my truck cap. 😂 I usually bring it to help clean my hands 👐🏻 especially now with old Coronavirus being such a worry. 👾I doubt the smell 👃🏻 will last for long though. Alcohol is very volatile and evaporates quickly.
Tomorrow will have a slight chance of showers before 9am. Partly sunny 🌞, with a high of 73 degrees at 2pm. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around September 15th. Maximum dew point of 61 at 4pm. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 72 degrees. The record high of 89 was set in 2017.
Not sure what my plans are for tomorrow 🤔, been thinking about parking 🅿 at Sled Harbor 🛷 and hiking back to Pillsbury Lake. I don’t want to have to find a space to park in what is certain to be packed parking lot at the end of Old Military Turnpike. ⚔
In four weeks on October 24 the sun will be setting in the west-southwest (254°) at 5:59 pm,🌄 which is 47 minutes and 28 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had mostly sunny and temperatures between 68 and 35 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 57 and 37 degrees. The record high of 75 degrees was set back in 2017.
Looking ahead, Northern Zone Regular Season 🦌 is in 3 weeks, Halloween 🦇 and the Blue Moon 🌕 is in 5 weeks, Thanksgiving 🦃 is in 2 months, Small Business Saturday 🛍️ is in 9 weeks, Repeal of Prohibition Day 🍺 is in 10 weeks, Boxing Day 🥊 is in 3 months, Static Electric Shock Day 🧼 is in 15 weeks, National Cheese Lovers Day 🧀 is in 17 weeks, 5:30 PM Dusk 🌆 is in 4 months, Save the Pine Bush Turns 43 🦋 is in 19 weeks, 5:30 PM Sunset 🌆 is in 21 weeks, and Snow Moon 🌕 is in 22 weeks.
