Day: July 29, 2021💾

July 29, 2021 – Looking Ahead This Week

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I think we are done with the heaviest rain now, 💦 but maybe we will get some more. I think I am going to go for a quick afternoon swim later on at Watkins Glen Park and then get groceries and head back to camp.

I am a bit disappointed with Friday’s weather, but I think it will improve as the day goes on. Kind of like yesterday. ⛅ Maybe I can just have another lazy morning, although I’m watching as vacation quickly fades away before my eyes.

Saturday sure looks nice, but cold. Maybe good weather for hiking. 🚶‍♀️ I know the parts of the trip that are most memorable are those places that are unique and different. The trick is to think up new places to hike. Alternatively, I could go to Taughannock Falls State Park, swim, paddle and fish there. I do need to take the kayak off my truck, clean off any hydrilla 🌱 and maybe wash it down with a light bleach solution before I take it anywhere else in the water.

Sunday, if it’s not real nice, I might leave earlier, but I am in no rush to get back home.

Weather Summary
This Afternoon.
Feels like …
September 17th.		 Heavy Rain and 74 degrees , 8:29 sunset.
Tonight.
Feels like …
August 20th.		 Chance of T-storms then Chance of Showers and 60 degrees , 5:58 sunrise.
Friday.
Feels like …
October 7th.		 Chance of Showers and 65 degrees , 67 max dew point, 8:29 sunset.
Friday Night.
Feels like …
September 24th.		 Mostly Clear and 49 degrees , 5:59 sunrise.
Saturday.
Feels like …
September 19th.		 Sunny and 73 degrees , 48 max dew point, 8:28 sunset.
Saturday Night.
Feels like …
September 6th.		 Chance of Showers and 56 degrees , 6:00 sunrise.
Sunday.
Feels like …
September 21st.		 Showers is likely and 72 degrees , 55 max dew point, 8:27 sunset.
Sunday Night.
Feels like …
September 9th.		 Showers is likely then Chance of Showers and 55 degrees , 6:01 sunrise.
Monday.
Feels like …
September 21st.		 Mostly Sunny and 72 degrees , 59 max dew point, 8:25 sunset.
Monday Night.
Feels like …
September 12th.		 Mostly Clear and 54 degrees , 6:02 sunrise.
Tuesday.
Feels like …
September 14th.		 Mostly Sunny and 75 degrees , 56 max dew point, 8:24 sunset.
Tuesday Night.
Feels like …
September 3rd.		 Partly Cloudy and 57 degrees , 6:03 sunrise.
Wednesday.
Feels like …
September 5th.		 Mostly Sunny then Chance of T-storms and 78 degrees , 59 max dew point, 8:23 sunset.
Map: Debar Pond
Map: Cobble Knob Trail in Wilmington

AG James reaches deal with EPA to combat smog

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AG James reaches deal with EPA to combat smog

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday reached a tentative multi-state agreement that is aimed at reducing smog.

The agreement must still be finalized by a court.

Under the deal, federal environmental regulations would take final action on "good neighbor" plans by a half-dozen states meant to limit ground-level ozone emissions that can produce smog. The agreement also includes New York City as well as Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, and New Jersey in addition to New York state.

It's estimated that on bad air quality days, nearly two-thirds of New York's population — about 12.5 million people — are subjected to unhealthy levels of smog.
Map: Harding Road Trail

Good Afternoon – July 29, 2021

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Good afternoon! Spending a little time at the Watkins Glen Library after kayaking on Cayuta Lake and getting soaked. 📚

It’s a pretty nice library, in my book. But then again, it’s hard to pass up a public library for free wi-fi. And there is something nice about connecting up to the unlimited internet, 📶 especially now with my phone broken until I can replace it next week.

Cloudy and damp, 72 degrees at the Watkins Glen Public Library. ☁ There is a south breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 66 degrees.

While I stayed out on Cayuta Lake probably too long, until it was pouring rain very hard 🌧 it was fine and I got warmed up in my truck. ♨️ The defroster plus heat set to 90 degrees warms up quick. 😅 Cayuta Inlet on Cayuta Lake in Odessa is a really nice paddle. 🛶 I saw a bald eagle. 🦅 6/10 mile to first big Beaver dam but you could go father. Three smaller beaver dams but you can break over them. 🐻 Also saw a Great Blue Heron, ducks, snapping turtle, lots of flowers and wildlife. 🦆

Last night was pleasant, had a little fire 🔥 but didn’t stay up very late as I was tired after the hiking at Texas Hollow State Forest. That view from the Finger Lakes Trail along Carlies Road was super nice. I will have to run out to my truck and get the camera 🤳 so I can upload some of the photos.

Sunset on Seneca Lake

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On Monday evening, I sat in Clute Park watching the sunset. It was a nice sunset, as a sailboat sailed by. Not as red as what they saw back east, or so I am told from the wildfire smoke.

Thursday July 29, 2021 — Watkins Glen
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