John Boyd Thacher State Park

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.

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Andy | June 13, 2022

Sunday June 20, 2010 — John Boyd Thacher State Park

Weather Update – June 13, 2022

Andy | June 13, 2022

Hot than thunderstorms and cool this week 🌦️

I was hoping for warmer weather for tubing this weekend but it doesn’t look quite as nice as I had hoped mercury I wise. Only in the upper 60s up north. But lots of sun come the weekend it looks.

Today. Feels like … June 23rd.	Mostly sunny. Light west wind becoming northwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. and	81 degrees	, 63 max dew point,	8:35 sunset.
Tonight. Feels like … June 1st.	Partly cloudy. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight. and	53 degrees	,	5:15 sunrise.
Tuesday. Feels like … June 23rd.	Mostly sunny. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph. and	81 degrees	, 56 max dew point,	8:36 sunset.
Tuesday Night. Feels like … June 18th.	Mostly clear. North wind 3 to 7 mph. and	58 degrees	,	5:15 sunrise.
Wednesday. Feels like … July 15th.	Sunny. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the morning. and	84 degrees	, 59 max dew point,	8:36 sunset.
Wednesday Night. Feels like … July 10th.	Isolated showers. Partly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 20%. and	62 degrees	, 59 max dew point,	5:15 sunrise.
Thursday. Feels like … July 4th.	A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Chance of precipitation is 50%. and	83 degrees	, 65 max dew point,	8:36 sunset.
Thursday Night. Muggy !	Showers likely, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 60%. and	67 degrees	, 66 max dew point,	5:15 sunrise.
Friday. Muggy !	A chance of showers. Mostly sunny. Chance of precipitation is 50%. and	85 degrees	, 67 max dew point,	8:37 sunset.
Friday Night. Feels like … June 15th.	Partly cloudy. and	57 degrees	,	5:15 sunrise.
Saturday. Feels like … May 27th.	A chance of showers. Mostly sunny. Chance of precipitation is 30%. and	74 degrees	, 51 max dew point,	8:37 sunset.
Saturday Night. Feels like … June 1st.	A chance of showers. Partly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 30%. and	53 degrees	,	5:15 sunrise.
Sunday. Feels like … May 27th.	Mostly sunny. and	74 degrees	, 47 max dew point,	8:37 sunset.

Daily Update – June 13, 2022

Andy | June 13, 2022

Good morning! Monday’s come back around again. 🏖️

It’s odd but always on Monday the earlier express bus is on time. But I was making good time and I knew it from the real time bus map.

Partly cloudy and 66 degrees at the Elm Ave Park and Ride. ⛅ Calm wind. The dew point is 63 degrees.

A fairly nice morning 🌅, not too hot but sunny. Going to get hot as the week proceeds although certainly not that far off for the start of calendar summer.

Gas 💵 prices remain around $5 locally with a lot of fuel ⛽ stations avoiding breaking the $4.99 9/10 mark. I know when I go up north I’ll fuel up in Schenectady where the county has reduced taxes. Why reward the bad behavior of Albany County Legislators?

I am not totally sure if I will take off Thursday and Friday or Friday and Monday ⛺ but I think I want to get out of town for four nights. I could technically do five nights if I drove up after work – the days are long enough – but the issue is having the ice remain and having to move after 3 nights 🌃.

I guess the ice issue isn’t that big of a deal, 🍙 as I could always run into two on Sunday afternoon, especially if I need to move my campsite due the 3 nights limit expiring and limit on camping for 3 nights in any one spot. But I have to think about my options more.

Tonight after work, I want to get out the inner tube and put away the heater. ⭕ I need to reinflate it, and if anything like last time, it will take about 30 minutes to fill with my little pump. I guess I could take it to the gas station, like a Stewarts to fill it up but the little pump worked fine, it just took a while. But my battery bank 🔋 should be full after today.

Weather Update – June 12, 2022

Andy | June 12, 2022

Warm by mid week 🏖

But then thunderstorms and cool for the weekend. Kind of a little bit of everything.

Today. Feels like … May 27th.	A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. and	74 degrees	, 62 max dew point,	8:35 sunset.
Tonight. Feels like … July 2nd.	Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between midnight and 5am. Mostly cloudy. South wind 3 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	61 degrees	, 62 max dew point,	5:15 sunrise.
Monday. Feels like … June 23rd.	Mostly sunny. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. and	81 degrees	, 64 max dew point,	8:35 sunset.
Monday Night. Feels like … June 11th.	Partly cloudy. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. and	56 degrees	,	5:15 sunrise.
Tuesday. Feels like … June 23rd.	Mostly sunny. North wind 5 to 8 mph. and	81 degrees	, 57 max dew point,	8:36 sunset.
Tuesday Night. Feels like … June 18th.	Partly cloudy. and	58 degrees	,	5:15 sunrise.
Wednesday. Feels like … July 15th.	Mostly sunny. and	84 degrees	, 60 max dew point,	8:36 sunset.
Wednesday Night. Feels like … July 2nd.	A chance of showers. Partly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 50%. and	61 degrees	, 59 max dew point,	5:15 sunrise.
Thursday. Feels like … July 4th.	Showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny. Chance of precipitation is 60%. and	83 degrees	, 66 max dew point,	8:37 sunset.
Thursday Night. Muggy !	Showers likely, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 60%. and	65 degrees	, 65 max dew point,	5:15 sunrise.
Friday. Feels like … July 15th.	A chance of showers. Mostly sunny. Chance of precipitation is 30%. and	84 degrees	, 66 max dew point,	8:37 sunset.
Friday Night. Feels like … June 22nd.	A chance of showers. Mostly clear. Chance of precipitation is 30%. and	59 degrees	,	5:15 sunrise.
Saturday. Feels like … June 8th.	Sunny. and	77 degrees	, 52 max dew point,	8:37 sunset.

Daily Update – June 12, 2022

Andy | June 12, 2022

Good morning! Happy Sunday. ☀

A remarkably nice spring day. Not at all what I expected. Decided to walk out to Five Rivers Environmental Education Center after putting around, working on some code.

Partly sunny and 72 degrees at the Five Rivers Environmental Education Center. ☀ There is a south-southeast breeze at 10 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 57 degrees.

Both yesterday and today I walked 🚶 out to Five Rivers. Today along Meads Lane, yesterday the more direct way as my contact lens 👀 was bothering me at the end of the day. Besides that been spending most of my weekend at home due to high gas prices. ⛽ You can avoid the pump if you don’t drive. Maybe I would have gone to the Gas Up were gas not so expensive. 🚜

I should have my 10,000 steps in by the time I get home. 👣 I’ve been doing well above that for all week, and I expect to be above that by later. 🍔 In afternoon I’ll be joining the folks for Sunday dinner and then depending on the weather I might do a quick 🌃 evening hike.

I am hoping to take off Thursday or Friday of next week to head up north for a five day weekend. ⛺ Not totally sure where I’m going or when, I’m a bit concerned about the end of the week forecast though the weekend looks nice but cold with highs in the upper 60s. But it’s been a long time since I have gotten out of town.

Weather Update – June 11, 2022

Andy | June 11, 2022

Today is the best day of the weekend 🌥

Looking though at a fair amount of clouds mid-day but not the rain they were predicting earlier on. Tomorrow looks wetter though, especially in the afternoon. Looks like the second half of the week will be hot, but then cooling down for weekend. I am thinking of taking Thursday and Friday off of next week, and heading up north through Monday, though that will be 4 or 5 nights, so I’ll have to decide if I want to move to two different campsites or come back earlier. A lot depends on how the weather looks next week and if I can get off that day.

Today. Feels like … June 8th.	Partly sunny. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. and	77 degrees	, 52 max dew point,	8:34 sunset.
Tonight. Feels like … June 8th.	Partly cloudy. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. and	55 degrees	,	5:15 sunrise.
Sunday. Feels like … May 31st.	A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. High near 75. South wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. and	75 degrees	, 63 max dew point,	8:35 sunset.
Sunday Night. Feels like … July 2nd.	Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 11pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. and	61 degrees	, 63 max dew point,	5:15 sunrise.
Monday. Feels like … June 19th.	Mostly sunny. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. and	80 degrees	, 61 max dew point,	8:35 sunset.
Monday Night. Feels like … June 11th.	Mostly clear. and	56 degrees	,	5:15 sunrise.
Tuesday. Feels like … June 19th.	Sunny. and	80 degrees	, 55 max dew point,	8:36 sunset.
Tuesday Night. Feels like … June 15th.	Mostly clear. and	57 degrees	,	5:15 sunrise.
Wednesday. Hot !	Sunny. and	85 degrees	, 58 max dew point,	8:36 sunset.
Wednesday Night. Hot !	Partly cloudy. and	64 degrees	, 59 max dew point,	5:15 sunrise.
Thursday. Muggy !	Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. Chance of precipitation is 40%. and	87 degrees	, 67 max dew point,	8:36 sunset.
Thursday Night. Muggy !	Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 40%. and	66 degrees	, 66 max dew point,	5:15 sunrise.
Friday. Muggy !	Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. Chance of precipitation is 30%. and	87 degrees	, 66 max dew point,	8:37 sunset.

Daily Update – June 11, 2022

Andy | June 11, 2022

Good morning! Happy Saturday. Made it to the weekend. 🏊‍♀️

Second weekend of June. Today’s forecast looks better then earlier predicted, but with gas prices and being tired I’ll probably just stick close to home and then walk out to Five Rivers in the afternoon. With gas at 5 dollars plus a gallon, I don’t necessarily want to go far from home.

Partly cloudy and 68 degrees in Delmar. ⛅ Calm wind. The dew point is 52 degrees. The skies will clear around 2 pm.

I am thinking this afternoon of walking out to Five Rivers. 🚶‍♀️ It gets my steps in and doesn’t cost a lot of money. I like to go later in the afternoon, when the crowds filter out. You see more wildlife in the evening, and plus I like to take my mornings slow.