New York State

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. New York is the 27th-most extensive, the 3rd-most populous, and the 7th-most densely populated of the 50 United States. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border with Rhode Island east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Ontario to the west and north, and Quebec to the north. The state of New York is often referred to as New York State to distinguish it from New York City.

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Articulated Bus in Seattle slides on snow

Tomorrow, CDTA gets to see how their 10 or so new articulated pusher buses will preform in the snow and ice.

Pusher buses are notoriously bad in the snow, they use the TRAILER rather then the TRACTOR to "push" them along the road. It's the opposite of semi-trucks that use the tractor to pull the trailer. Air pistons keep them from jackknifing when the steering wheel is going straight in normal weather, but they don't do very good in snow and ice.

Of course, they could just leave the articulated buses parked and just use the normal buses. But what fun would that be?

No, I Don’t Give a Darn

A fairly mature doe seemed disinterested in me spying on him at Five Rivers Environmental Education Center.

Soon to be Demolished Thomas Mountain Cabin

A brief walk around to the Thomas Mountain Cabin that NYSDEC is proposing to demolish as part of their no closed cabins policy on forest preserve. But for now it's open to the public for camping and enjoyment.

Cold Blustery November Morning at Camp

Sunday, November 6 was a rather chilly but bearable morning with light snow coming down as I camped at one of the campsites on the East Branch Sacanadaga River.