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Nearly half of New York state is in pre-drought phase

Nearly half of New York state is in pre-drought phase

"About half of New York state is inching toward a drought, according to today's U.S. Drought Monitor weekly report. About 45 percent of the state is "abnormally dry," the category before "moderate drought." Just over 4 million people live in that area. Most of Upstate New York will likely get an inch of rain through next Tuesday, according to the Weather Prediction Center."

A Look Back to Past Memorial Day Weekends

With only three weekends left to Memorial Day Weekend, I have to think about where I want to go camping during that long weekend. In recent years I’ve not gone so far from home, just because the black flies are often intense during Memorial Day Weekend, and it can be quite cold and rainy. Here is where I’ve gone in recent years.

2017 – Green Mountain National Forest

This year, I camped at Green Mountain National Forest. I ended up heading home on Sunday because it was increadibly wet and humid, 🌧 and the black flies were atrocious. πŸ› Went for a paddle on Grout Pond on Sunday.🐜

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 Stratton Mountain From Grout Pond

 Camp

2016 – Green Mountain National Forest

Hot but sunny this year. One morning was foggy. Did a fair bit of swimming at the beach on Grout Pond.πŸ˜… Bugs were bad but overall it was a pretty good trip, quiet because at this point Kelley Stand Road was still closed so I had to go via back way up to this campsite.πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

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Camp. Not as messy as appears

Down by the Pond

Sure was foggy yesterday

2015 – North Lake in Atwell (Black River Wild Forest)

Camped on the North Lake Reservior this year.πŸ›₯ It was a bit crowded and hot, and the motor boats on the lake were a bit annoying at time. Met some interesting people from outside of Lowville, drunk beer with them late one evening.🍺

Towards Sugar Loaf

Sandy Beach

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2014 – Cherry Ridge Campground in Brookfield

In 2014 I spent Memorial Day Weekend out in Madison County. 🎣I camped at the Cherry Ridge Campground at Charles Baker State Forest, hiked part of the Cazenovia-Canastota Trailway, and did some fishing down at Nelson swamp.πŸ•

Campsite 1 in the Morning

Old Railway Bed Cuts Through Gorge

Making Coffee

2013 – Moose River Plains

The first two days at Moose River Plains in Memorial Day Weekend 2013 was a frigid, cold rain. πŸ‘’It got better for the last two days, one of which I hiked up Black Bear Mountain and the other I hiked out to Ferg’s Bog. I also did some fishing in the Moose River.πŸ”

The Rain Lets Up

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Cascade Lake

Wet

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2012 – Piseco-Powley Road

In 2012, I spent Memorial Day Weekend camping at Piseco-Powley Road. 🌞 It was a nice weekend, not particularly muddy although hiking back to Big Alder Bed I decided to turn around, as it looked like a torrent trying to cross the East Branch right at the outflow of the Sacanadaga River.πŸ¦‹

Powley Place Bridge on a Sunny Day

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West Branch of East Canada Creek