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.
Maybe some showers mid week and then very seasonable weather for early September. Maybe even fall like for the Labor Day Weekend with lots of sunshine.
Today. Feels like …
September 11th.
Mostly sunny.
North wind around 6 mph.
and
76 degrees
,62 max dew point,
7:40
sunset.
Tonight. Feels like …
September 3rd.
Mostly clear.
Light and variable wind.
and
57 degrees
,
6:15
sunrise.
Sunday. Feels like …
August 28th.
Sunny.
Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the morning.
and
80 degrees
,63 max dew point,
7:38
sunset.
Sunday Night. Hot !
Partly cloudy.
South wind around 7 mph.
and
64 degrees
,64 max dew point,
6:16
sunrise.
Monday. Muggy !
Mostly sunny.
South wind around 6 mph.
and
86 degrees
,67 max dew point,
7:37
sunset.
Monday Night. Muggy !
Partly cloudy.
and
67 degrees
,66 max dew point,
6:17
sunrise.
Tuesday. Muggy !
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny.
Chance of precipitation is 60%.
and
86 degrees
,68 max dew point,
7:35
sunset.
Tuesday Night. Muggy !
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy.
Made it to the last weekend of summer. How fast the date come and go.
Mostly cloudy and 66 degrees at the John Boyd Thacher State Park. ☁ There is a north breeze at 6 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 62 degrees. The skies will clear around 11 am.
I woke up last night feeling kind of sick 🤮. I think it might have been the tuna fish salad I made up with some kind of stale sweet corn 🌽 that I used in the mix. But I made the toilet 🚽 my friend and didn’t get back to sleep 😴 until much later.
I thought about going out to Schoharie but ultimately decided Thacher Park 🏞 was just an easier option. I got my lunch at work yesterday so I saved my packed lunch from yesterday and brought that today. I thought about doing North Bearpen and Roundtop but I figured that I wasn’t feeling great this morning so best to wait until the autumn colors are better. 🍁
Next weekend at any rate I’m heading up to Spectulator ⛺ to camp up there for the long weekend. I’m pretty certain that’s going to happen based on the weather. I will probably try to get set up early Friday morning where I have cell reception for work and then do some hiking in the West Canada Lake Wilderness on Saturday or Sunday of next week.
It does look like a nice late summer weekend. Maybe I will end up going out to Schoharie after all, but I’m too busy and it’s too long of a trip to head out to Piseco-Powley for the weekend, especially with gas prices still over $4 a gallon. Big Red has a drinking problem, plus beer and even hot dogs and hamburgers are more expensive then in past. And that boat has sailed on the weekend. Next weekend, assuming the weather is nice I plan to camp and remote work in the Speculator-area for the long-weekend.
Maybe though we will get a decent amount of rain out of today’s storm. I haven’t looked at the QPF data for today, but it would be telling if I looked around the state. I certainly don’t want to be heading north in the pouring rain, or setting up camp in the dark in the rain, especially if it’s only really one full day before turning around and heading back to Albany.
Today. Feels like … August 14th.
Isolated showers between 7am and 9am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Partly sunny.
Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
and
82 degrees
,68 max dew point,
7:41 sunset.
Tonight. Feels like … July 31st.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy.
Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
and
62 degrees
,67 max dew point,
6:13 sunrise.
Saturday. Feels like … August 22nd.
Mostly sunny.
North wind around 6 mph.
and
81 degrees
,63 max dew point,
7:39 sunset.
Saturday Night. Feels like … August 26th.
Mostly clear.
Light north wind.
and
59 degrees
,
6:14 sunrise.
Sunday. Hot !
Mostly sunny.
Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
and
85 degrees
,62 max dew point,
7:38 sunset.
Sunday Night. Muggy !
Partly cloudy.
and
65 degrees
,65 max dew point,
6:15 sunrise.
Monday. Muggy !
Partly sunny.
and
89 degrees
,70 max dew point,
7:36 sunset.
Monday Night. Muggy !
Mostly cloudy.
and
68 degrees
,68 max dew point,
6:17 sunrise.
Tuesday. Muggy !
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny.
Chance of precipitation is 50%.
and
89 degrees
,71 max dew point,
7:34 sunset.
Tuesday Night. Muggy !
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 50%.
and
68 degrees
,70 max dew point,
6:18 sunrise.
Wednesday. Muggy !
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Stick a fork into its done, as they say about summer, high gas prices and just being so busy with work makes life kind of sucky these days.
Maybe I have an attitude problem but I am just focused on making it through to 2023, saving some money up, getting closer to my goals of owning my own land. I can see the finish line at this point, and every dollar I can avoid spending and instead investing the better.
Partly cloudy and 63 degrees in Delmar, NY. ⛅ Calm wind. The dew point is 61 degrees.
I decided against packing last night to head up north this weekend. 🏡 I was just super tired after a long day of meetings and number 🔢 analysis that stretched into the evening. I was going to go grocery shopping 🛒 but it was getting late, and I just couldn’t imagine running to the store, spending a shit ton of money on food, gas and beer, then packing my gear, and then driving an hour and a half in thunderstorms and pouring rain, to set up gear in the dark and wet, for a hot Saturday with the Potholers mostly dried up, then head home back home on Sunday. 😫 I am spoiled from the pandemic, remote work, and the many long weekends I’ve spent up north. But with work load these days, it’s not a good or realistic option, as I’m sure I”ll be getting emails and texts all weekend, and it’s just not responsible to ignore them all weekend.
I am not fully discounting heading out to Schoharie for this weekend on Saturday, 🏕 but I am not sure. It is still pretty expensive with the gas, and a lot of work to pack gear, and shop as I have virtually no food at home. Maybe it’s just better to stay home and just go to Thacher Park on the Nature Bus. 🚌 That is a free option, that would save like $100 with inflation these days – money 💵 that could be invested for a better tomorrow. On the other hand, if I could find somewhere nice to hike, that might be fun and then camp over night at Burnt Rossman and do a swim in the morning at Mine Kill. ⛰ But if I do go out there, it had to be for something novel and new — and memorable. Not spending $100 to swim in a free swimming pool, when I can use the town pool for $7.
That said, I am hoping next Friday to take off and head up north ⛺ for the Long Labor Day Weekend. Probably leave at sunrise 🌅 next Friday, set up camp early and possibly remote work 💻 part of the day. Saturday hike in the West Canada Lake Wilderness 🍁 possibly up Pillsbury Mountain Saturday night to see the fire tower lit up 🗼 for the tower lighting. From there you can see both the Wakely Tower and Snowy Mountain. 🕹 I want to get clams to boil in some beer, do some floating in the Jessup River or maybe some paddling in Lake Pleasant. I don’t think there will be enough water to do the Kujamunk or even the Sacandaga River out of the lake, unless I do a lot of portaging. 🛶
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Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
and
86 degrees
,65 max dew point,
7:43 sunset.
Tonight. Feels like … July 15th.
Partly cloudy.
Light and variable wind.
and
63 degrees
,64 max dew point,
6:12 sunrise.
Friday. Muggy !
A chance of showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny.
Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
and
85 degrees
,68 max dew point,
7:41 sunset.
Friday Night. Feels like … July 15th.
Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 2am. Partly cloudy.
Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
6:15 am sunrise – Sunday, August 28
6:30 am sunrise – Sunday, September 11
6:45 am sunrise – Sunday, September 25
7:00 am sunrise – Saturday, October 8
7:15 am sunrise – Friday, October 21
7:30 am sunrise – Wednesday, November 2 Standard Time Begins – Sunrise on Sunday, November 6 is at 6:34 am
6:45 am sunrise – Monday, November 14
7:00 am sunrise – Sunday, November 27
7:15 am sunrise – Monday, December 12 Latest Sunrise (Standard Time) – Tuesday, January 3 at 7:23 am
