Moss Island

Moss Island is an island in Little Falls, New York, located between the Mohawk River and the New York State Barge Canal. It is composed of an igneous intrusion of syenite, and became an island when canal locks were built so boats could avoid the 40-foot (12 m) falls. It is known for its large 40–50-foot (12–15 m) deep potholes as well as being popular with local rock climbers. It was declared a National Natural Landmark in 1976.

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Moss_Island

Some of the back story on Moss Island and the fight to save it, along with Lynne Jackson and Dan Van Riper’s trip to Moss Island can be found here: http://www.albanyweblog.com/2008/08-aug/08-08-08.php

See this 1976 Documentary on the proposed bridge over Moss Island and the fight to save Moss Island on Youtbue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOwYEhJuAc8

See the 1977 Revised Environmental Impact Statement on Southeast Arterial Hwy, Route 169 Replacement, Little Falls.
https://books.google.com/books?id=QqY1AQAAMAAJ

Moss Island in May?

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This May I am thinking of doing a trip to Moss Island, most likely camping at Piseco-Powley Road then driving down on a Saturday to the Island. While all of Piseco-Powley Road wouldn’t be open in the spring, once the snow is gone, one can still drive as far north as the Potholers and the Hamilton County line.  I think it would be fascinating to see all of the wildflowers on the island during the spring time, as the last two times I’ve been to Little Falls it’s either been late August or mid-September.

Climbers

August 25, 2018 Afternoon

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Good afternoon! Mostly cloudy and 78 degrees in Little Falls as I sit in this pothole overlooking the Mohawk River. There is a south breeze at 8 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 60 degrees.

This weekend I’m camping up on Pisceo Powley Road at my usual campsite, and today I’m hiking and exploring Moss Island.🌲 I wanted to camp either at Powley Place or just north of it but all the campsites were taken. So I got my usual site. Moss Island, especially the potholes are as spectacular as always.

This afternoon will be mostly sunny 🌞 , with a high of 81 degrees at 3pm. Two degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 60 at 1pm. South wind around 8 mph. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies. The high last year was 74 degrees. The record high of 99 was set in 1947.

The sun will set at 7:45 pm with dusk around 8:14 pm, which is one minute and 39 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for partly clear skies and76 degrees. The dew point will be 59 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 6 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 28 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 44 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be partly cloudy ☁, with a low of 58 degrees at 6am. One degrees below normal. Maximum dew point of 59 at 6pm. South wind 3 to 6 mph. In 2017, we had mostly clear skies. It got down to 49 degrees. The record low of 40 occurred back in 1942.

On this day in 1950, President Harry Truman orders the U.S. Army to seize control of the nation’s railroads to avert a strike.🚂 So much for the boy from Missouri being a socialist. The railroads were in pretty dire straits by then and Truman was afraid that a strike to harm the United States preparedness during the Cold War.

Looking ahead, next Saturday is the first Sunset Before 7:30 PM in Albany 🌆 when the sun will be setting at 7:33 pm with dusk at 8:02 pm. On that day in 2017, we had mostly cloudy skies and temperatures between 66 and 45 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 77 degrees. We hit a record high of 96 back in 1953.