This is the turn off for NY 421, one of the strangest state highways in the state. It is a dead ended highway, that leads to gravel roads around Horseshoe Lake and Bog River Flow. It is very twisty and narrow, and portions have not been resurfaced in over 50 years.
Taken on Thursday August 12, 2010 at Horseshoe Lake.
During the day while camping down at Horsehoe Lake, I brought Big Red down to the lake where there wasn't the shade from the trees so it could better soak up the sun.
Taken on Monday June 22, 2020 at Horseshoe Lake.
In the background rises Silver Lake Mountain, that beautiful ridge one sees most clearly from paddling around Hitchins Pond/Lows Lake in the Bog River Canoe Area.
Taken on Thursday August 12, 2010 at Horseshoe Lake.
Heading West across the Lake, I was going directly in the path of sun at 7 PM. Even with sunglasses on, the sun was bright and painful, leading to a temporary sunblindness. I ended up tacking North-West then South-West to avoid the sun, and the choppiness of the water.
Taken on Thursday August 12, 2010 at Horseshoe Lake.Good morning! Yeah, it’s Friday! Sunny and 69 degrees at Jones Pond. 🌞 There is a southwest breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 56 degrees.
Its my final work from home day in the Adirondacks 🗻 and then Saturday I’ll drive home 🏡. My battery bank 🔋 is slowly but surely draining down, despite the 1.5 kWh plus the solar panel has produced over the past week and the half a kilowatt plus ➕ that the alternator has likely produced. The laptop uses a lot of power as does using my phone all day. 📱 Plus I need to do wash and I think I’d rather get home at least for a week or two after this adventure.
Today will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 76 degrees at 2pm. Five degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around June 9th. Maximum dew point of 56 at 8am. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. It was somewhat humid. The high last year was 87 degrees. The record high of 99 was set in 1952.
Solar noon 🌞 is at 1:02 pm with sun having an altitude of 69.1° from the due south horizon (-0.1° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.3 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 8:02 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (297°). 📸 The sunset is in the borthwest (305°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:46 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 36 seconds with dusk around 9:22 pm, which is one second later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter 🌓 Moon in the west-southwest (246°) at an altitude of 35° from the horizon, 227,550 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 10:11 pm. At sunset, look for mostly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 69 degrees. The dew point will be 48 degrees. There will be a west-southwest breeze at 6 mph. Today will have 15 hours and 29 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 23 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will have increasing clouds ☁, with a low of 56 degrees at 4am. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around June 14th. Maximum dew point of 49 at 9pm. Southwest wind around 6 mph. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 63 degrees. The record low of 45 occurred back in 1970.
On this day in 1963, U.S. President John F. Kennedy gave his “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech, underlining the support of the United States for democratic West Germany shortly after Soviet-supported East Germany erected the Berlin Wall. Also, The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time in 1974 to sell a package of Wrigley’s chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio.
Tomorrow will have a chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Mostly cloudy 🌦, with a high of 74 degrees at 4pm. Seven degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around June 2nd. Maximum dew point of 60 at 5pm. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. It was somewhat humid. The high last year was 87 degrees. The record high of 97 was set in 1941.
Looking ahead to Sunday, a 40 percent chance of showers after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 6 to 9 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Maximum dew point of 61 at 8am. Typical average high for the weekend is 81 degrees.
Good evening! Heavy rain and 73 degrees at the Jones Pond. ☔ Glad I’m tired 😴 and decided to bail for the truck early. It’s wet! There is a west-southwest breeze at 9 mph. 🍃 with gusts up to 24 mph 💨💨💨. The dew point is 45 degrees. The skies will clear around 5 pm.
Just a rain storm 💦 but quite wet for now. I’m not sure if good because of all the weather warnings ⚠ of how dry it is. That said, this week has had a lot of showers and Saturday could be quite wet.
Today I stopped by Bog River Falls then spent some time at the Tupper Lake Library. 💻 Been a pretty quiet time at work but I’ve been working on coming up with polling regions for one of my clients. Spent a little time at Tupper Lake Park and then bought a few very expensive groceries at the independent in Tupper Lake.
I forgot to get gas and ended up driving 🚘 through Saranac Lake on the way up to camp. It probably was about the same amount of time as going through pokey Fish Creek Ponds. Pretty drive between Tupper Lake and Saranac Lake, I didn’t realize how much of a drop its down to Saranac Lake. The village of Saranac Lake reminds me of a bit of Galenton, PA with the mountains and the ponds but much bigger and less hillbilly.
Occasionally I’ve been hearing a clinking noise when I turn my steering wheel 🚙 which is bothering me to no end after spending all that money on the front end of the truck. 💵 If something else is wearing out I would have hoped the shop would have pointed it out and asked me if I wanted it fixed. Maybe it’s nothing, there is nothing I can do about it for now, but it’s still annoying. It’s not effecting drivablity and it’s still happening only rarely. At times I get overly sensitive about auto noises.
Jones Pond is nice but they’ve reduced it to two drive in campsites ⛺ – the site I really like and the one in the boat launch parking area 🅿. You can guess which one I am at tonight. It’s fine though, only two nights here ✌ and it’s still on the lake and it’s close to the road so no rough roads to drive and quick to leave come Saturday when I head home. 🏡 Plus I have decent cell service for work. 📱
Tonight will have a 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 53 degrees at 5am. Six degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around June 5th. Maximum dew point of 52 at 10pm. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 61 degrees. The record low of 39 occurred back in 1979.
Tonight will have a Waxing Crescent 🌒 Moon with 23% illuminated. At 5 PM, the moon was in the south (178°) at an altitude of 61° from the horizon, some 229,463 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. 🚀 At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by December 16th. Buckle up for safety! 💺 The Buck 🦌 Moon is on Sunday, July 5. The darkest hour is at 1:01 am, followed by dawn at 4:40 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:16 am in the northeast (56°) and last for 3 minutes and 37 seconds. Sunrise is 22 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 6:01 am with sun in the east-northeast (63°). Tonight will have 8 hours and 30 minutes of darkness, an increase of 21 seconds over last night.
Tomorrow will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 78 degrees at 5pm. Three degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around June 16th. Maximum dew point of 56 at 8am. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph. A year ago, we had rain in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. It was humid. The high last year was 87 degrees. The record high of 99 was set in 1952.
In four weeks on July 23 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (299°) at 8:32 pm,🌄 which is 13 minutes and 39 seconds earlier then today. In 2019 on that day, we had rain and temperatures between 79 and 65 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 83 and 62 degrees. The record high of 96 degrees was set back in 1955.
Looking ahead,
