Vermont

Vermont, a northeastern state in the United States, is celebrated for its charming landscapes, including the iconic Green Mountains and picturesque valleys.

The Green Mountains, adorned with lush forests and pristine lakes, serve as a backdrop for exploration. From ascending scenic trails to cycling through quaint villages, the state caters to diverse interests. The Green Mountain National Forest provides a haven for camping under the stars, while Vermont’s serene lakes and rivers offer opportunities for kayaking and water-based escapades.

This webpage centers on free camping opportunities within the Green Mountain National Forest, inviting outdoor enthusiasts to immerse themselves in the region’s natural beauty. With a focus on hiking, biking, kayaking, and other outdoor activities, Vermont offers a plethora of adventures.

In Vermont, the union of nature’s wonders and outdoor pursuits promises a memorable and enriching experience for all who seek it.

July 13, 2020 Morning

Good morning! Monday’s come back around again. Mostly cloudy and 71 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ Calm wind. The dew point is 65 degrees. The skies will clear around 9 pm.

It looks like the muggers will be with us all week 😰 with humidity and the dew point well in the sixties and real muggy come Friday. For now my plan is stick close to home but I could change my mind. I’ve been thinking about going to the Potholers for some time now but it’s a pain with Piseco Powley Road still not open on the southern end.

Before it gets too hot this morning, I am going to go for a morning walk 🚶 and then take a quick shower and get down to work. I am continuing to crunch numbers 🔢 for the report I’m running but in the afternoon I have to do some more internet research so I’ll go down to the library 📚 where the internet is fast.

Today will have isolated showers between 11am and noon, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny 🌦, with a high of 84 degrees at 2pm. One degree above normal. Maximum dew point of 66 at 8am. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. It was somewhat humid. The high last year was 88 degrees. The record high of 96 was set in 1894.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 1:02 pm with sun having an altitude of 69.1° from the due south horizon (-1.7° 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 7:51 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (294°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (301°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:33 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 22 seconds with dusk around 9:06 pm, which is 34 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:50 pm. At sunset, look out for possible thunderstorms 🌩 and temperatures around 75 degrees. The dew point will be 64 degrees. There will be a west-northwest breeze at 7 mph. Today will have 15 hours and 2 minutes of daytime, a decrease of one minute and 23 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have isolated showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly cloudy 🌥, with a low of 62 degrees at 4am. Typical for tonight. Maximum dew point of 64 at 6pm. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. In 2019, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 69 degrees. The record low of 49 occurred back in 1940.

On this day in 1977, the Great 1977 New York City Blackout begins, plunging New York into 24 hours of darkness, chaos, and crime. It really was a dark time in the city. 🌆

Going to be a nice, hot summer weekend. 🏊 Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Maximum dew point of 68 at 8am. Sunday, scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 70 at 9am. Typical average high for the weekend is 83 degrees.

Straight Thru the Plains

Dreary

The Green Mountains trip I took ended up with the skies getting cloudy and things a bit dreary. But I guess not every day can be sunshine and rainbows.

Taken on Friday July 10, 2020 at Green Mountain National Forest.

July 12, 2020 Morning

Good morning! Happy Sunday. It’s rather cloudy and 76 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ That said, the clouds are helping to keep it cooler. There is a west-southwest breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 64 degrees. The skies will clear around 10 am.

Another hazy, hot and humid day on tap. 😰 Cloudy start to day but I expect more sun later but a tad less humidity. I am going out to my parents house for a picnic this afternoon.

Today will be partly sunny 🌞, with a high of 87 degrees at 3pm. Five degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 65 at 9am. West wind 7 to 14 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning with a few breaks of sun the afternoon. It was humid. The high last year was 81 degrees. The record high of 96 was set in 1935.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 1:02 pm with sun having an altitude of 69.3° from the due south horizon (-1.6° 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 7:52 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (294°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (301°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:34 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 23 seconds with dusk around 9:06 pm, which is 33 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:51 pm. At sunset, look for partly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 80 degrees. The dew point will be 65 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 15 hours and 3 minutes of daytime, a decrease of one minute and 20 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have isolated showers before 8pm, then isolated showers after midnight. Partly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 65 degrees at 5am. Three degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 65 at 8pm. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 65 degrees. The record low of 45 occurred back in 1939.

On this day in 1967, the Newark Riots begin with over six days of rioting, looting, and destruction leaving 26 dead. We really are fortunate that despite living troubled times, there has been no rioting in our cities.

July 10, 2020 Morning

Good morning! Yeah, it’s Friday! Partly sunny with fog and 65 degrees at the Green Mountain National Forest. 🌁 Calm wind. The dew point is 62 degrees. A rather pleasant morning with a breeze on a soon to be hot old July day. Clouds might keep it cooler though.

Today will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly sunny. ☀ But later on becoming cloudy 🌧, with a high of 78 degrees at 1pm. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around June 16th. Maximum dew point of 67 at 4pm. Already seeing the clouds start to push in a bit Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. It became humid as the day progressed. The high last year was 89 degrees. The record high of 100 was set in 1936.

I have a few projects to work on today 📝 but I expect a fairly quiet day working from the hammock to replying to emails 📧 and taking calls 📞 from my hammock. The work laptop is charging using the solar power now, I’m sure there will be some kind of project come the afternoon to do. 💼 Probably at four o’clock. I do want to hit the swimming hole 🏊 later.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:58 pm with sun having an altitude of 69.3° from the due south horizon (-1.3° 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 7:50 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (295°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (302°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:32 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 25 seconds with dusk around 9:05 pm, which is 29 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:51 pm. At sunset, look out for rain 🌧 and thunderstorms 🌩 and temperatures around 67 degrees. The dew point will be 67 degrees. There will be a east-southeast breeze at 15 mph. Today will have 15 hours and 8 minutes of daytime, a decrease of one minute and 14 seconds over yesterday.

I think my plan for today is to work in the Green Mountains 🗻 and maybe hit the swimming hole a few times and then head home after work, assuming it’s not raining too hard for unsafe driving 🚘. It’s been a fun week but I don’t want to camp in the pouring rain 💦 which it looks like we are right on to get a direct hit from Tropical Storm Fay here in the Green Mountains. Plus I’m low on ice but I’ve eaten most of the pershibles.

Tonight will have showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. 🌧 Low of 65 degrees at 5am. Four degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 67 at 7pm. 🏖️ East wind 15 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible. Yeah purty wet. In 2019, we had partly cloudy skies in the evening, which became light rain by the early hours of the morning. It became very sticky as the night progressed. It got down to 71 degrees. The record low of 48 occurred back in 1986.

I keep finding litter 🚯 around this campsite which I keep picking up. Some people are pigs. 🐽 I know that when I camp, anything that doesn’t completely burnt gets packed out for recycling. ♻ I don’t put aluminum or glass in the fire pit and while I may burn out cans to clean them of food residue, I always clean out the fire pit and remove the cans and any unburnt plastic or similar residue. I bury my poop 💩 and I try to leave wood at the fireplace and tidy up the site before I leave. Nobody wants to see or smell your pile of poop or deal with your garbage. 🚮

On this day in 1890, Wyoming is admitted to the United States as the 44th US State. Many liberals regard that as a mistake, although it has some beautiful country out in Yellowstone and lots of grass to feed cows and oil and coal. 🗻 And in 1962, Telstar, the world’s first communication satellite is launched. 📡

Tomorrow will have showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. 🌧 High of 78 degrees at 2pm. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around June 16th. Maximum dew point of 70 at 2pm. 🏖️ Southwest wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. It became humid as the day progressed. The high last year was 86 degrees. The record high of 98 was set in 1936.

Looking ahead to Sunday, a chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 67 at 8am. Typical average high for the weekend is 82 degrees.

Flower

July 9, 2020 Night

Good evening! Mostly clear and 71 degrees at the Green Mountain National Forest. There is a south breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 67 degrees. The muggy weather ends Tuesday around 11 pm. 😓

Kind of a hot day but until later in the afternoon the heat wasn’t that bad. 😰 I could always hop in the Deerfield River if it got too hot plus I had the fan blowing on me most of the day while working. Busy day at work but I did get to hit the swimming 🏊 hole a few times. Cooled off enough to have a little fire.

One of the locals mentioned that there is a place up the road that sells firewood 🔥 something I’ll have to keep in mind for future visits. I was able to cobble together enough wood for the fire plus some camp garbage I had to burn. I also had a bag of litter 🚮 I picked up, and when burning that I found a discarded butane container which I pulled out of the fire just in time.

Tonight will have isolated showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy , with a low of 63 degrees at 5am. Two degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 67 at 9pm. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies. It got down to 60 degrees. The record low of 47 occurred back in 1963.

Tonight will have a Waining Gibbous 🌖 Moon with 75% illuminated. The moon will rise at 11:38 pm. The Buck 🦌 Moon is on Friday, July 24. The darkest hour is at 12:58 am, followed by dawn at 4:48 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:23 am in the east-northeast (58°) and last for 3 minutes and 25 seconds. Sunrise is 44 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 6:05 am with sun in the east-northeast (65°). Tonight will have 8 hours and 51 minutes of darkness, an increase of one minute and 12 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have a chance of showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Partly sunny 🌦, with a high of 75 degrees at 2pm. Seven degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around June 6th. Maximum dew point of 67 at 1pm. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 89 degrees. The record high of 100 was set in 1936.

I think based on the latest forecast I’m going to head home 🏡 on Friday evening after work. Maybe hit the swimming hole a few times tomorrow but I don’t want to camp in the rain. And it’s likely going to be super wet here Friday night into Saturday. 💦

In four weeks on August 6 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (293°) at 8:06 pm,🌄 which is 25 minutes and 37 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had humid, mostly sunny, rain showers and temperatures between 84 and 63 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 82 and 61 degrees. The record high of 98 degrees was set back in 1900.

Dusk