Clear and 68 degrees in Delmar. Fewer fireflies tonight due to lower temperatures and a lack of humidity. Crickets and tree frogs are singing. I saw a bat earlier this evening at the town park.

59 degrees later. Tommorow will be 80 degrees with a breeze and unusually dry weather for mid-summer. Maybe Sunday and Monday were a bit sticky but most of this summer has been quite pleasant.

I have next week off from work. I plan to go to the Finger Lakes and visit the many gorge parks. Not sure if I will leave on Friday night or Saturday morning. If I leave Friday will definitely camp over somewhere on the way our.

Long Pond State Forest could get me within an hour of the Finger Lakes but be a practical trip on Friday. Not sure though I need an extra night camping – I have a full week ahead of me.

Probably stay in the Finger Lakes in the National Forest for a handful of days and visit gorge parks like Watkins Glen, Enfield Glen, Taughannock, and Buttermilk Falls. Then visit Stony Brook State Park and head down to Allegany County for a day or two. Then head to Allegheny National Forest or maybe Chautauqua County with an ultimate goal of reaching Presque Island in Erie PA by the end of the week. My plans are intentionally vague, weather, my mood, and how things are going will decide the ultimate route.

Thursday night is the Riverkeeper candlelight vigil in Coeymans to encourage GE to finish cleaning the river. I want to go, as I think they need to fully clean up the river. It’s a good reason to avoid leaving on Friday night for the Finger Lakes and to allow more time to pack and wash my clothes – which really ain’t a big deal. I mostly hate rush hour traffic and having to rush down the expressway to get to a campsite.