John Boyd Thacher State Park, is situated along the Helderberg Escarpment, one of the richest fossil-bearing formations in the world. Even as it safeguards six miles of limestone cliff-face, rock-strewn slopes, woodland and open fields, the park provides a marvelous panorama of the Hudson-Mohawk Valleys and the Adirondack and Green Mountains. The park has volleyball courts, playgrounds, ball fields and numerous picnic areas with nine reservable shelters. Interpretive programs are offered year-round, including guided tours of the famous Indian Ladder Trail. There are over 25 additional miles of trails for summer hiking and mountain biking, and winter cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, and snowmobiling.
Big whoop, whoop, whoop, look at the high temperature locally. But it’s supposed to cool off later. Maybe I’ll leave work early. Certainly going to take the local to work and home, so I’m not trudging through the slop. I had the option to work from home, but I didn’t want to use more of my hotspot data up, especially as I’m off all day next week, plus working in the office gives me more of an opportunity at lunch time to get at least some of my steps in by walking the Concourse and the Museum inside. Much too icky to walk outside, unless things freeze up, and then it will be icy.
At least after the rain, ice, snow slop mix, it should warm up this weekend, which should hopefully keep the ice from accumulating too much. And maybe it will be gone in a day or two. That would be nice, especially if I have next week off and want to do some skiing or getting around without microspikes.
First half of the week doesn’t look too bad for winter camping, assuming I’m prepared to deal with snow and get a snow shovel to dig out a parking spot.
Today. Feels like … December 22nd.
Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 5pm. High near 36. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
and
36 degrees
,
4:24 sunset.
Tonight. Feels like … November 23rd.
Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 8pm. Low around 29. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
and
29 degrees
,
7:18 sunrise.
Saturday. Feels like … December 18th.
A chance of snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 1pm and 3pm. Mostly cloudy.
Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Maybe today is a good day to be dumping tea into the harbor after all. With the rain, snow and fog, the authorities probably aren’t going to notice you dumping a bunch of source-separated organic matter into the Boston Harbor. But who knows what the weather is like in Boston. We certainly aren’t getting the heavy snow they’re getting out in the hill towns.
Rain and sloppy snow and 35 degrees in Delmar, NY. ❄ There is a north breeze at 6 mph. 🍃. There are 3 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Temperatures will drop below freezing at tomorrow around noontime. ☃️
My last day of working before December 27th. 🤶 I have next week off, and then I’m back for that four day week after the Christmas break, as the other director has that day off. Yesterday I also had off, and Wednesday I worked from home. It’s kind of nice to have some off before the end of the year is done, and I am still going to loose some time that I can’t roll over to the new year.
Yesterday Big Red got inspected 🔍 and got his new sticker with no issues, although the trail hitch is rotted out. I try to cover things with oil and keep the truck clean but it’s tough, after going through 11 winters, heading into the 12th one now. I don’t know how many more years Red has left, but he’s paid for and I am doing smaller trips, and certainly during the winter I don’t drive much. Last year, I doubt I even did 6,000 miles throughout the year, preferring to stay closer to home.
My hope is to get out camping for a few days next week, 🏕 it will definitely involve a shovel, a hot tent and skies. Probably just a local state forest like Rennselearville State Forest or Cole Hill State Forest, dragging gear back on a sled. I would have preferred to go out to Brookfield, but I doubt I could find parking. I could call the DEC Office in Sherburne to see if they plow out any of the area around the horse camp for snowmobilers — they might and drag gear back to the horse camp, and set up a tent there, but I might just stay local.
I do need to get a snow shovel. ❄️ I was off work yesterday to go shopping but then with the independing snow storm they canceled the holiday the party, and I decided after my car inspection, there was no need to go out as I had enough food and supplies. I am not that worried about having too much snow to need to dig out at home, as the landlord takes care of the driveway and gives me a very weak, shitty plastic shovel to clean the steps off in front of where I live. But I think it will be mostly a rain event in Delmar. I also didn’t want to rush to the store before the snow storm, lest they jack up prices or not have any shovels in stock. Maybe on Sunday or Monday I’ll get one, especially if I make up my mind where I want to go.
Winter has returned but I’ve gotten used to it. Things don’t feel as cold and I was out walking 🚶 at 6:50. Early enough I didn’t see the sunrise but with the snow and dawn wasn’t so dark.
Today. Feels like …
December 26th.
Sunny.
Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
and
35 degrees
,6 max wind chill,
4:23
sunset.
Tonight. Feels like …
December 29th.
Mostly clear.
Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.
and
19 degrees
,5 max wind chill,
7:16
sunrise.
Wednesday. Feels like …
January 5th.
Sunny.
Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph.
and
33 degrees
,5 max wind chill,
4:24
sunset.
Wednesday Night. Feels like …
January 2nd.
Partly cloudy.
North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
and
18 degrees
,
7:16
sunrise.
Thursday. Feels like …
December 22nd.
A chance of snow, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy.
Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
and
36 degrees
,
4:24
sunset.
Thursday Night. Feels like …
November 20th.
Snow likely before 1am, then rain and snow between 1am and 4am, then rain after 4am. Low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
and
30 degrees
,
7:17
sunrise.
Friday. Feels like …
December 18th.
Rain. High near 37. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
and
37 degrees
,
4:24
sunset.
Friday Night. Feels like …
November 17th.
Rain before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
and
31 degrees
,
7:18
sunrise.
Saturday. Feels like …
December 12th.
A chance of rain and snow showers before 1pm. Partly sunny.
Winters back but I’m overcoming my shock 🤯 and getting used to it. Doesn’t feel so cold though I could feel it on my face during the morning walk.
Sunny and 13 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌞 Calm wind. There are 5 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at around 1 pm. 🌡️
Out bright and early 🌄 trying to get my steps 👣 in as I kind of fell behind over the weekend. Yesterday did 11k but I don’t want to slide back any more especially with the colder weather upon us.
Last night 🌃 before the evening walk 🚶, cleaned the snow off Big Red 🛻 so the solar panel can top off things. Tomorrow during the remote work day going to work from the laundromat as I do my clothes so I want the sun ☀ to finish cleaning up my truck today and have the battery 🔋 topped off.
Thursday I am getting Big Red State Inspected 🛻 🔍, I’m sure it’s old but mostly legal. And I have to get things for the Christmas 🤶 Party at work on Friday. First though, tomorrow is the annual work at home 🏡 day, a reminder of the world that once was when I could work from the Adirondacks.
Friday is the Christmas Party 🎉 at work and then I took off the following week through Christmas. ⛺ I want to get out of town for a few nights but not sure how far I go – depends on how much snow we get this weekend.
Next week is starting to look cold ❄️ and who knows if I will have jury duty, but if I do so be it. I’m am going to loose the time if I don’t take it and I need to work the last week in the office. But I hope to get away for a few days, and also continue my study with freeCodeCamp and work on a new blog theme.
That is with a blanket of snow. I guess it came yesterday, but I was very lazy and didn’t get out at all yesterday, just looking out my window in despair at all the cold and snow coming down. And we might get even more come the weekend. Maybe a big one. I should think about getting out my skis, as I may take next week off and might camp for a few days and do skiing. Depends on how much snow.
Clouds and 26 degrees in Delmar. 🌧 There is a north breeze at 8 mph. 🍃. There are 5 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at around noontime. 🌡️
Yesterday, I should have gone out to Five Rivers 🌨 but it started to snow early and I had very little interest in going out. Everything just seemed so cold, after spending three cold days in the Adirondacks. 🏕 It was nice getting out of town but it was very cold, especially in the morning. I do wish I had hot tented rather then sleeping in the unheated truck camper. 🛌 Under the covers was fine but the cold in the morning, was well cold. ❄️
Came home on Saturday, 🌤 in part because I was sunburnt with the cold and I needed to head into town at any rate to check if I had to report to jury duty this week. 👩⚖️ Fortunately, no. I probably could have camped another night, but I didn’t want to drive home in the snow, which had already started by the time I got up on Sunday morning. ⛺
It was a nice weekend up north ⛄ but it was cold. Not windy, which helped but the mercury dropped down to the single digits both nights. And everything was wet, then icy after the mercury dropped. The wood was wet, leading to smokey campfires. 🔥 If I was smart I would have pitched a tent and hot tented but I left my carbon monoxide detector home and I didn’t want to deal with setting up and taking down a tent for two days.
Finished up my freeCodeCamp Responsive HTML Class 🤖 on Saturday evening and started the plunge into the Javascript and ES6 code. A lot of very useful features in ES6, many things I did not know before. The RegExp section is tedious, and the same old stuff but I guess it’s a good refresher.
