Day: June 17, 2019💾

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Map: Severence Hill Trail

I’m thankful for public transportation

I’m thankful for…

Mostly reliable, generally well working public transportation that I can take to and from work and social occasions in the city. I don’t have to give much thought to drunk driving laws, I can have a few with friends and catch a bus home. When I’m tired after a long day at work, I don’t have to worry about dozing off behind the wheel or getting stopped for texting while driving. Time on the bus is my own, I can drown out the world with a podcast or work on a blog post.

NY 30 South of Hope

Driving NY 30 South of Hope, NY in the Adirondacks, north of Northville on a beautiful summer afternoon.

Map: Empire State Topography

Cyclist Crashes into Deer, Flips Over Bike, But Escapes with Minor Injuries

Cyclist Crashes into Deer, Flips Over Bike, But Escapes with Minor Injuries

When cyclist Reed Soehnel came cruising down a mountainside, the deer that just happened to cross the road at the time had seemingly timed it perfectly. It appeared that maneuvering out of the way was not an option. Soehnel crushed into the deer with his front tire, flipped over the bike, and slid down the roadway as his bike tumbled past.

The Arctic Ocean and Greenland ice sheet have seen record June ice loss – The Washington Post

The Arctic Ocean and Greenland ice sheet have seen record June ice loss – The Washington Post

Ice is melting in unprecedented ways as summer approaches in the Arctic. In recent days, observations have revealed a record-challenging melt event over the Greenland ice sheet, while the extent of ice over the Arctic Ocean has never been this low in mid-June during the age of weather satellites. Greenland saw temperatures soar up to 40 degrees above normal Wednesday, while open water exists in places north of Alaska where it seldom, if ever, has in recent times.