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.
How fast the weeks come and go. Sun is rising noticeably later now though part of it I got a fairly early start.
Mostly sunny and 62 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☀ Calm wind. The dew point is 59 degrees. Not so humid, nice.
Yesterday was a super busy day 📄 with a million things to do and bringing work home and sitting down at the library outside with the laptop 💻 working until nine.
Got a phone call 📞 right when I was leaving work so I missed the express 🚌 home but the local was an electric bus ⚡ so that was fun. Got my steps 👣 in regardless.
Still chewing over my weekend plans ⛺ especially now that Friday looks more stormy and I can’t leave until around five and I don’t know how busy the weekend will be.
At one level I want to do one last trip to Piseco-Powley Road 🏊♂️ for the year if only because it would be a day away from the email 📧 and phone 📱. But it’s such a long trip with the high gas prices ⛽ and just two days. The pandemic and remote work got me spoiled.
I think we are done with the rain for a while and it looks like a nice late August.
Today. Feels like …
July 15th.
Sunny.
Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
and
84 degrees
,67 max dew point,
7:44
sunset.
Tonight. Feels like …
August 20th.
Mostly clear.
Light and variable wind.
and
60 degrees
,
6:11
sunrise.
Thursday. Hot !
Sunny.
Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
and
86 degrees
,64 max dew point,
7:43
sunset.
Thursday Night. Hot !
Mostly clear.
Light and variable wind.
and
64 degrees
,63 max dew point,
6:12
sunrise.
Friday. Muggy !
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny.
Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
and
86 degrees
,65 max dew point,
7:41
sunset.
Friday Night. Feels like …
July 15th.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Good morning! What day is it? Hump Day, of course.
The answer is I don’t know but time goes by so quickly these days. Tomorrow I’ll have to pack my truck and go shopping for what is likely my last trip to Piseco-Powley Road for the year.
Partly sunny and 69 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☀ Calm wind. The dew point is 64 degrees. Definitely still muggy from yesterday’s rain which didn’t add up to much but better than nothing.
Out walking 🚶 at six thirty today which isn’t as early as I would have liked but it was another dark morning and I was trying to retrieve the mouse 🐭 I caught that snuck under the stove in the trap. Haven’t got him yet, he’s way under there. With work today I’m not sure if I can do my lunch time walk but between the evening commute and going)library I should be good. 👣
Last night 🌃 I spent some time reading 📖 before going for my evening walk 🚶. Rain stopped relatively early yesterday but it gets dark so early these days. I wanted to get through a few more books 📚 as the ones I got out for summer vacation are due this week. I may get more before I go up north this weekend. Maybe I should do that tonight and go shopping 🛒 and pack tomorrow night.
Lake Lila, spanning 1,436 acres, lies secluded within the William C. Whitney Wilderness Area, nestled in the heart of the Adirondack Park’s west-central region. To reach this pristine destination, travelers must navigate a rustic 6-mile dirt road. Upon arrival, access to the lake can only be achieved via manual boat launch, following a brief 0.3-mile portage from the parking area.
Rain showers this morning, but hard to say how much. 🌧
Probably not going to end the drought, but every little bit helps. With the rain and clouds around this morning and the later sunrise, it was super dark this morning.
Today. Feels like … August 28th.
A chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy.
Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
and
80 degrees
,69 max dew point,
7:46 sunset.
Tonight. Muggy !
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy.
Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
and
64 degrees
,68 max dew point,
6:10 sunrise.
Wednesday. Muggy !
Mostly sunny.
Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
and
85 degrees
,67 max dew point,
7:44 sunset.
Wednesday Night. Feels like … August 13th.
Mostly clear.
West wind 3 to 6 mph.
and
61 degrees
,63 max dew point,
6:11 sunrise.
Thursday. Hot !
Sunny.
Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
and
86 degrees
,64 max dew point,
7:43 sunset.
Thursday Night. Hot !
Partly cloudy.
and
64 degrees
,63 max dew point,
6:12 sunrise.
Friday. Muggy !
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny.
Not the nicest day but cool enough that I was able to the light reinstalled in the outdoor fixture that has the hornets nest.
Clouds and 71 degrees at the Elm Ave Park and Ride. ☁️ Calm wind. The dew point is 68 degrees. The skies will clear tomorrow around 4 am.
We had clouds yesterday but no rain. 🌧️ Muggy though by afternoon especially when the sun ☀ came out and made things extra steamy. Today the chances of rain look somewhat better though still not great. At least it’s been somewhat wetter in the Adirondacks so if I have a fire 🔥 up north the risk won’t be that great. I’m sure the water 💦 levels will be low in the Potholers though.
Today’s sunrise was at 6:08 am. The next time the sun will rise earlier then today 🌄 is in 239 days on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.
The average high for today is 81 degrees. 🌡 The next time it will be on average warmer then today is in 306 days on Saturday, June 24, 2023 when the average temperature will be 82 degrees.
The highest point for the sun today will be 59.1° from the horizon at 12:59 pm. 🌞 The next time the sun will be higher in the sky mid-day is in 242 days on Friday, April 21.
Today has 13 hours and 37 minutes of daylight. ⏳ The next time the day will be longer then today is in 242 days on Friday, April 21.
Today’s sunset will be at 7:48 pm. The next time the sun will set later then today 🌆 is in 246 days on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.
The average low for today is 60 degrees. 🌡 The next night it will be on average warmer then tonight is in 309 days on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 when the average temperature will be 61 degrees.
