Good morning folks from the Cotton Hill Lean-to. Cloudy and the thermometer says it’s 29 degrees. Slight northwest wind. 46 degrees and sunny later, assuming the persistent clouds push off. Who knows, this front has been taking its precious time. Sunset is around 7:17 pm and it will be a clear night with temperatures expected around freezing.
Got up a little earlier than expected when I heard a car alarm going off in the valley below, so I hiked down to the car and got the food out and brought it back to camp. The truck seems fine, although I didn’t start it up. Plugged in one of the cellphone charger batteries into the truck. Swapping them out to keep my cellphone and Bluetooth speaker charged.
Made some eggs for breakfast. Planning to stay at camp all day, as I don’t want to leave my gear unattended nor carry it back down then back up the hill again. I have a book I will read today and just hang out. Tomorrow I might hike over to the Cliffs of Middleburgh. It depends on how early of a start I get.
I see bits and pieces of blue sky so I’m helpful it will warm up soon.
Good evening. Kind of a frigid evening in the wilderness, with my thermometer saying it’s 31 degrees and the wind still whipping around, although not as blustery as earlier. It is mostly cloudy this evening but will clear out by morning and drop to 25 degrees by morning. The wind will die down, which will make it feel less cold. Lots of blue sky by morning and temperatures in the mid 50s. Not bad for March.
Crouched over the fire with the big buddy roaring away on my butt. The fire has been perked up but still the wood is wet and punky. Cold enough I couldn’t use the splitter on the propane tank, so the lantern is running on a disposable tank — which I have a refill adapter for and when it fails, I found out the tanks are recyclable at most state parks.
Nice to be back in the wilderness next to fire, despite the cold. But it is March so cold is to be expected. Warmer weather is coming in a few weeks. Indeed, nine weeks from tonight will be the start of Memorial Day Weekend with an average high of 73 degrees as the unofficial start of summer kicks off.
Sunrise tomorrow is at 6:43 AM with clear skies and possibly some nice views of the Waning Crescent Moon in the southeast.
Good afternoon! Currently mostly sunny and 57 degrees with a 14 mph south-southeast wind up top of Vromans Nose.
Really pretty darn nice weather for mid-March. I’ve already set my phone and car clocks ahead, so it reads a little after 1:30 pm. Earlier this morning, I went to a Franklinton Vlaie and hiked down to the lake. They’ve really have fixed up that area with a boat dock and nice benches. Later today, I will probably go over to Mine Kill State Park then back to camp.
This afternoon will be sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 9 to 13 mph. That’s about 19 degrees above normal. The record high of 69 degrees was set back in 2012.
Tonight the sun will set at 6:01 pm with darkness around 6:29 pm, which is 1 minutes and 11 seconds later than yesterday. In four weeks on April 9 the sun will be setting at 7:33 pm (Daylight Savings Time), which is 1 hour and 32 minutes later then today.
Tonight we have a Waxing Cresent Moon with 26% illuminated. It will set at 9:11 pm. The First Quarter Moon is next Saturday and the March’s Full Worm Moon is on March 22nd.
Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind around 9 mph. That’s about 13 degrees above normal. Going to a nice evening up in the woods. The record low of -6 degrees was set back in 1885.
Don’t forget to spring your clocks forward.
I hope your Saturday is going well. Have a great evening!
