Day: May 9, 2026💾

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SVGZ Graphic: Iowa Population Density
Map: Taylor Valley State Forest
Thematic Map: Average Hottest Day of the Year in NYS 2006-2020

Not Too Big of a Bed

Short Bed

Long Bed

The Stub Bed SuperDuty

People say that about my SuperDuty with the 6 3/4 foot bed. It doesn’t have the bigger 8 foot bed.

People seem awful concerned about having a shortbed on my SuperDuty.
I think that’s most people’s complaints when they see that truck.
Not that it’s any of their business on the truck I chose to buy.

But I was looking at the State Fire truck with the quad cab and the long bed, and thinking that must truly be a bitch to park. Really much too long for my purposes. 6 3/4 foot is plenty long for my purposes for camping in, but with the shorter frame and bumper-to-bumper means a shorter turning radius, fits in smaller campsites, is less likely to get hung up on ditches or rocks sticking up on the forest trail.

Map: Adirondack Rail Trail - Tupper Lake to Rollins Pond
Map: Adirondack Rail Trail - Rollins Pond to NY 30
SVGZ Graphic: Average Days with More then 6 Inches of Snow, by Decade
Terrain Map: Hills and Hollows from Fort Hunter to Scotia

Powley Place – East Canada Creek – Kayak Canoe

From the bridge at Powley Place, you can paddle about two miles downstream before hitting the first major rapids, where the stream divides around an island. You can also explore a short distance upstream until beaver dams block your path.

Powley Place - East Canada Creek - Kayak Canoe

Map: Rondaxe Fire Tower Trail