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.
Not as much rain this evening as I thought from the forecast but still today has been a rather dreary day. The first half of the week doesn’t look much better but maybe things will improve as the weekend approaches. Only time will tell. But I figure I will be busy with work, so the rain is what it is.
This Afternoon. Feels like … October 14th.
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy.
South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
and
62 degrees
,56 max dew point,
6:47 sunset.
Tonight. Feels like … September 14th.
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy.
Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
and
53 degrees
,
6:46 sunrise.
Monday. Feels like … October 3rd.
Isolated showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny.
South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
and
67 degrees
,54 max dew point,
6:47 sunset.
Monday Night. Feels like … September 24th.
Scattered showers, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy.
South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
and
49 degrees
,
6:47 sunrise.
Tuesday. Feels like … October 7th.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny.
South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
and
65 degrees
,49 max dew point,
6:46 sunset.
Tuesday Night. Feels like … September 24th.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Time goes by so quickly these days it seems. I’m trying to learn and make good use my time for I know it’s not going to be around forever.
Rain and 61 degrees in Delmar. ☔ There is a south breeze at 10 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 56 degrees. The skies will clear tomorrow around 6 am.
Somehow I was reading 📖 and listening to Vince Guaraldi’s Charlie Brown Autumn album 🎶 and was devastated to learn he died at age 47 from a massive heart ♥ attack with basically no warning. Makes you think a lot about time. ⏳ It really is something you think about more, especially when your pushing forty and time goes by so quickly.
Yesterday, though was a enjoyable day. 👪 I spent it with Mom and Dad on the gondola ride up to the top of Bellayare. I haven’t ridden a gondola since I was a little kid. 🚠 We drove through the Western Catskills then up to through the Northern Catskills. It was a very clear, blue sky day but not a lot of color except a few of trees along the north-facing slope towards the top of Bellayare. 🌄 Maybe not the greatest views ever, but it was a nice trip. I enjoy spending time with my parents, as I’m well aware it won’t be forever. The days are going by so quickly.
I really should get down to the Catskills more ⛰ but with my big jacked up truck, it’s kind of a pain to park and uses a lot of fuel. I more prefer these days to go places where I can set up camp, park for several days and hike and do activities from my base camp. Plus I keep hearing how popular hiking and the trails are these days 🚵♀️ compared to days of yore when you could hike, especially on weekdays, and never see another person.
I also hiked up Bennett Hill in the afternoon yesterday. 🚶♀️ It was remarkably crowded but then again Bennett Hill is always popular. 🏙 Remarkably clear though today, you could see the Adirondacks and Green Mountains and the city like it was next door. Much nicer then today which is quite gloomy to say the least.
Today I’ve been doing a lot of study of algorithms to classify map data, 🗺 into roughly equal population sections. I don’t know what fascinates me about this, often trying to do this forces data into ways it shouldn’t be. I’ve tried both the GAN approach by the redist library and the SKATER algorithm. I don’t love the results either produces. Maybe it’s silly to try to aggregate and group together diverse populations, like this but I always find those maps you see on Reddit and other sites where they show how a small portion of the land represents most of the people to be so interesting. 👨💻 Lately, I’ve grown much more into the analysis side of GIS since I’ve been doing more R work.
Next weekend I might go up to the Adirondacks 🏕 which was my original plan for this weekend, but I am not sure with a hurricane heading up this way. Initial forecasts look good for the weekend but I’m not convinced of that being the fact. Plus I am thinking I want to get the suspension looked over on my truck — I’ve noticed that is wandering a lot on the curves and I think lower ball joints may be ready to kick the bucket.
Today’s sunrise was at 6:43 am. The next time the sun will rise earlier then today 🌄 is in 43 days on Sunday, November 6.
The average high for today is 71 degrees. 🌡 The next time it will be on average warmer then today is in 235 days on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 when the average temperature will be 72 degrees.
The highest point for the sun today will be 46.9° from the horizon at 12:48 pm. 🌞 The next time the sun will be higher in the sky mid-day is in 177 days on Monday, March 20.
Today has 12 hours and 10 minutes of daylight. ⏳ The next time the day will be longer then today is in 176 days on Sunday, March 19.
Today’s sunset will be at 6:50 pm. The next time the sun will set later then today 🌆 is in 169 days on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
The average low for today is 49 degrees. 🌡 The next night it will be on average warmer then tonight is in 238 days on Saturday, May 20, 2023 when the average temperature will be 50 degrees.
West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
and
44 degrees
,
6:44
sunrise.
Sunday. Feels like …
September 30th.
Showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy.
South wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
and
68 degrees
,56 max dew point,
6:49
sunset.
Sunday Night. Feels like …
September 12th.
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy.
South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
and
54 degrees
,
6:45
sunrise.
Monday. Feels like …
September 30th.
A chance of showers. Partly sunny.
South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Good morning! Cool but sunny start to the last weekend of September 🍁.
How fast time comes and goes. Been so busy all month long but I did manage to get out of town twice this month.
Sunny and 42 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌞 There is a west-northwest breeze at 8 mph. 🍃.
Cool but clear this morning 🌅 but that’s what one would expect. I’m sure it’s even colder up north. Out for my morning, and then I plan to drive out to Westerlo and meet my parents for a trip in the Belleayre Gondola. 🚡 They are packing a picnic 🍉 lunch and it should be nice, assuming it’s not too frigid atop of Belleayre. 🥪
Not a lot of color at this point, even in the mountains which is part of the reason I didn’t plan to head out of town this weekend. 🍂 But it will be a great family trip! 👪 I had originally planned to go up north, but Sunday isn’t looking that great, today is cold and I have some questions in my mind where or not my truck needs service before I head out of town for any longer trips. 👪
Out for my morning walk 🚶♀️ which is good because I’ve fallen so far behind when it comes to steps this past week. It’s just be so rainy and I’ve been working late. 👨💼 Then by the time I get home I’m often tired. And the mornings are so dark. But I need to try harder and get more steps in. Especially when I end up eating so much junk food when I’m in the office late at night. Before you know it, the sidewalks are going to be icy and that winter wind is whipping around with the sunset at 4:30 PM. 👣 I got to do better though before I get fat. 🍬
I want to spend some time cleaning this evening 🧽 as I’ve noticed things are getting kind of dingy and dirty in my apartment. Definately could use some sprucing up after the summer that came and went. Well maybe that’s something I can do in the evening. I don’t think it will be too crazy of day riding a gondola with my parents.
That wind makes it cold. I am kind of glad I decided against going up to the Adirondacks this weekend. It would have been pretty cold. But its going to be a fun trip tomorrow with mom and dad, riding the gondola at Bellayare, taking in the colors.
Today. Feels like … October 27th.
Sunny.
Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
and
57 degrees
,
6:52 sunset.
Tonight. Feels like … October 18th.
Mostly clear.
Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
and
40 degrees
,
6:43 sunrise.
Saturday. Feels like … October 3rd.
Sunny.
Northwest wind 8 to 16 mph.
and
67 degrees
,45 max dew point,
6:50 sunset.
Saturday Night. Feels like … October 1st.
Partly cloudy.
West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
and
46 degrees
,
6:44 sunrise.
Sunday. Feels like … September 30th.
A chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny.
South wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
and
68 degrees
,54 max dew point,
6:49 sunset.
Sunday Night. Feels like … September 14th.
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
