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.
I’m not sad that the heat wave is breaking with the thunderstorms this afternoon ⛈
While I don’t have air conditioning at home I’m no fan of the heat and humidity. Not great for sleeping 😴 and all I want to do is lay by the fan. I also kind of wish I had more apple 🍏 juice to mix with my ice at home. I guess water is healthier.
This Afternoon. Feels like …
June 8th.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly sunny.
Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
and
77 degrees
,61 max dew point,
8:13
sunset.
Tonight. Feels like …
June 15th.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear.
Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
and
57 degrees
,
5:31
sunrise.
Monday. Feels like …
June 8th.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. High near 77. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
and
77 degrees
,60 max dew point,
8:13
sunset.
Monday Night. Feels like …
May 23rd.
Showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 1am. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Low around 50. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
and
50 degrees
,
5:30
sunrise.
Tuesday. Feels like …
April 26th.
A slight chance of showers after 11am. Mostly sunny.
West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Always happens this way. Too bad it’s too early in the year that swimming pools aren’t open and I’m stuck in town with work, gas prices, and everything else going on. Black flies are bad up north and thunderstorms are expected later. I guess I could slap the kayak on my truck and go for a paddle on the Hudson River, but I don’t like dealing with tides, and that costs money with gas and everything being so expensive these days.
Today. Feels like … June 27th.
Partly sunny.
South wind 6 to 9 mph.
and
82 degrees
,64 max dew point,
8:11 sunset.
Tonight. Feels like … July 15th.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 10pm. Mostly cloudy.
South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
and
63 degrees
,61 max dew point,
5:31 sunrise.
Sunday. Feels like … June 19th.
A chance of showers before noon, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between noon and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Mostly cloudy.
South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
and
80 degrees
,63 max dew point,
8:12 sunset.
Sunday Night. Feels like … July 2nd.
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy.
South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
and
61 degrees
,63 max dew point,
5:30 sunrise.
Monday. Feels like … June 23rd.
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. High near 81. Light southeast wind becoming south 12 to 17 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
and
81 degrees
,60 max dew point,
8:13 sunset.
Monday Night. Feels like … June 1st.
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Good morning! Happy Saturday. Going to be the first hot summer day of the summer. 😎
Already starting to get to be a real hot day with lots of humidity. With gas prices and thunderstorms expected later I don’t think I will drive anywhere, though I’m thinking of packing some water and heading out to Five Rivers later. I don’t expect to see much wildlife, but I like to get my steps in.
Partly sunny and 75 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌞There is a south-southeast breeze at 6 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 64 degrees.
In some ways this week turned out nicer weather-wise then expected 🌤 but it is a lot more muggy then I would have guessed by earlier predictions. But I am enjoying sitting by the fan at home, experimenting with some new ways process GIS data in R. I really enjoy working with the rich functions with good defaults in R — lately I’ve been switching much of my legacy PHP and Python code over to R. 💻Hadley Wickman really is a super brilliant person and his contributions to the tidyverse just make it the perfect tool to do so much with data.
I should go out to Five Rivers Environmental Education Center before the thunderstorms ⛈️ but it’s hot and I like sitting by the fan. I like walking 🚶 and getting my steps in and I just don’t want to burn gas ⛽ with fuel prices these days. It would be nice to make it to June without having gased up since before my April trip to the Adirondacks. 🅿 I haven’t started my truck since last Sunday, saves fuel when it’s not running.
Yesterday being Friday the 13th, 💵 I decided against investing my tax refund. The responsible thing would be to get more bonds but I sure like chasing those returns that stocks produce, even though I fully expect markets to drop significantly over the next few months. But I doubt any losses are permanent and I’m in for the long haul. And if some of the losses become permanent the gains over the past decade will all but make up for it.
It always hits you how hot and muggy summers are 😰, although I’m sure some of it is being spoiled from the air conditioning office 🏢 downtown. Past two years it was a lot of hot and sweaty days working out of my truck at the library 📚. I could go to the library today and work inside to beat the heat but ever since the pandemic it’s not the same. Not sure if the muzzles 😷 are still required at the library though if I was walking around there I would probably wear mine.
While I was on the fence, I decided to stay in town this weekend 🏡
With gas prices so high, I have to be a bit more selective about which weeks I head out of town. Plus my truck is due for an oil change and possibly other service — I should review the manual. I doubt I will have a chance to get out of town this month, but my hope is come June, July and August I can get away at least twice a month, preferring long-weekends so I can maximize my trip.
Probably will plan on places I can park, take advantage of solar and camp all weekend without running the truck, to save fuel. House Pond Campsite is a perfect example of that with the swimming hole. Or possibly do trips out to Schoharie and Burnt Rossman and the Mine Kill Pool, which isn’t quite so far out of town and then I can visit my parents house on Sunday when I get back home. I actually somewhat prefer not to head out of town on Fridays, as I’m often tired after a long week and just want rest up before the long drive up north or out west.
Then more showers possible Saturday into Sunday, especially in the afternoon. But today should be a pretty nice, warm day even by summer standards.
Today. Hot !
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny.
South wind 3 to 8 mph.
and
86 degrees
,61 max dew point,
8:10 sunset.
Tonight. Feels like … July 10th.
Partly cloudy.
South wind 3 to 7 mph.
and
62 degrees
,63 max dew point,
5:32 sunrise.
Saturday. Feels like … July 4th.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny.
Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
and
83 degrees
,61 max dew point,
8:11 sunset.
Saturday Night. Feels like … July 10th.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy.
South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
and
62 degrees
,60 max dew point,
5:31 sunrise.
Sunday. Feels like … June 27th.
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny.
South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
and
82 degrees
,61 max dew point,
8:12 sunset.
Sunday Night. Feels like … July 10th.
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
and
62 degrees
,61 max dew point,
5:30 sunrise.
Monday. Feels like … June 11th.
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny.
Chance of precipitation is 70%.
and
78 degrees
,59 max dew point,
8:13 sunset.
Monday Night. Feels like … June 1st.
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy.
Drive safely as they say. Statistically its not a particularly dangerous day, if anything people are more careful how they drive and what they do on such a day.
Cloudy with some sprinkles of rain and 65 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌧️ Calm wind. The dew point is 58 degrees. The skies will clear around 9 am.
Taking the later express bus 🚍 downtown as I wasn’t moving that fast this morning 🏃 and I don’t think it will be a great morning for walking laps on the Plaza. I still should get in 3,000 to 4,000 steps in walking down to the express and from the Empire Plaza bus garage to work.
Last night I went down to Elm Avenue park 🏞 and read 📖 for about an hour, and read more of Willie Robertson’s American Hunter. I won’t say it’s the most academic text ever but still an interesting read.
I been thinking about playing the dip ▶ in the market and buying some more stock with things being down although probably there will be a dead cat 🙀 bounce before my trade is completed. I have some extra money from my tax refund 💵 and it’s just losing value as inflation eats away at everything.
The CDTA nature bus 🚍 returns this summer, though it looks like the service is just a skeleton of what it was last year. Only runs to Thacher Park 🏞 every two weeks and and much fewer trips and no stops at Five Rivers on the way to Thacher Park. I’m a little bit disappointed, I enjoyed the service last year. Might use it once or twice but probably far less. Sucks, especially with gas prices so high. ⛽ I might instead just go back to walking out to Five Rivers.
