Good evening! Partly clear and 53 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a north breeze at 8 mph. 🍃. Temperatures are dropping quickly tonight, I wore a t-shirt 👕 out hiking earlier but by evening heading home it was cold enough to warrant turning on the heat in the truck.

Sunday dinner at the parents house was good. 🍝 Mom and dad made spaghetti and meatballs, only the way a mother could make them. Yummy 😋. I also got the inside of the truck picked up, floors vacuumed and things cleaned up a bit around the apartment. This week after work I’ll work on packing and finalizing organizing for vacation. 💼 Blodgett Hill was pretty neat to explore, I’d like to explore it more come the winter or maybe next year.

I rode the exercise bike 🚲 for a while while watching YouTube after getting home from the folks house 🏡. Now I’m laying back in bed working on the blog post. My neighbor isn’t home so I don’t have to worry about the noise from the bike. 🔕 Took a sleeping pill 💊 and I have set alarm ⏰ for 6:30 in the morning so I can drop off the truck in the morning. The wheel noise has gotten louder, I’m pretty sure it’s a failing wheel bearing but I’ll let the mechanic figure it out 🔧and not guess myself. Hopefully it will get fixed and vacation will go well.

Tonight will be partly cloudy 🌤, with a low of 41 degrees at 5am. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around October 10th. North wind 6 to 8 mph. In 2018, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 43 degrees. The record low of 28 occurred back in 1991.

Tonight will have a Waxing Crescent Moon 🌒 with 8% illuminated. The moon will rise at 8:55 am. The First Quarter Moon is on Friday night with showers likely. The Hunter Moon 🌝 is on Saturday, October 12th. Perfect timing for my trip. The sun will rise at 6:50 am with the first light at 6:22 am, which is one minute and 6 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 Tonight will have 12 hours and 10 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 51 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 68 degrees at 3pm. Two degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around September 27th. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 66 degrees. The record high of 88 was set in 1905.

Midweek looks like it will be quite rainy. 💦 We could use the rain. West Virginia is particularly dry but the fire risk is still quite low probably because the Mountain Laurel stores a lot of moisture and the fields are still quite green. No fire bans down there, I checked 🔥. Not sure how good the colors will be down there. 🍁🍂

I am thinking about visiting Hyner View on the way down to West Virginia next Sunday but I might wait until the trip back north just because I don’t know how good the colors will be there 🍂but it should be good by Columbus Day Weekend. Plus it’s a bit out of the way and I’m probably going to be a rush to get down to West Virginia. First few nights in West Virginia I’ll probably be Cannan Heights.

In four weeks on October 27 the sun will be setting at 5:55 pm,🌄 which is 45 minutes and 31 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2018 on that day, we had rain and temperatures between 43 and 37 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 56 and 36 degrees. The record high of 79 degrees was set back in 1963.

Looking ahead, Average High is 60 🍂 is in 2 weeks, Daylight Savings Time Ends 🛥️ is in 5 weeks, Average High is 50 🍂 is in 6 weeks, Regular Deer Season in Southern Zone 🦌 is in 7 weeks, Buy Nothing Day 🛍️ is in 2 months, December 🎄 is in 9 weeks, Bill of Rights Day 📜 is in 11 weeks, Days are Getting Longer ☀️ is in 12 weeks, National Pie Day 🍰 is in 16 weeks, 5:30 PM Dusk 🌆 is in 17 weeks, 37th Birthday 🎉 is in 4 months.

Good evening! Humid with thunderstorms and 73 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ I decided to stay home and get a few things done. It was also raining hard for a while. There is a west breeze at 11 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 63 degrees. 0.13 inches of rain is expected before it ends tomorrow around 1 am.

Tonight will have showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then isolated showers between 2am and 3am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 60 degrees at 6am. 12 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around August 20th. Maximum dew point of 63 at 9pm. West wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2018, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 46 degrees. The record low of 27 occurred back in 1963.

Tonight will have a Waning Crescent Moon 🌘 with 18% illuminated. The moon will rise at 1:19 am. The New Moon is on Friday night with mostly clear skies. The Hunter Moon 🌝 is on Saturday, October 12th. The sun will rise at 6:43 am with the first light at 6:15 am, which is one minute and 5 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 Tonight will have 11 hours and 52 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 52 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be scattered showers, mainly between 9am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy 🌦, with a high of 67 degrees at 3pm. Two degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around September 28th. Much cooler tomorrow. Maximum dew point of 57 at 6am. Light and variable wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning with a few breaks of sun the afternoon. The high last year was 63 degrees. The record high of 90 was set in 2017.

Got my camping gear put away. ⛺ I know in a week I’ll need it again but first I want to get things well organized before I leave for vacation. I don’t want to have to dig around for missing equipment during camping or not have the gear I need.

Continuing to go through my maps and studying for my road trip. Car 🚙 It is super obnoxious that there is no one single map of the George Washington National Forest. You can buy small National Geographic maps but no official or unofficial overview map exists. 🗾 The Monongahela National Forest in contrast has a very excellent map, well worth the $14 online or $10 at the Forest Service office. It’s detailed but easy to read. Very talented geographer made it up. It’s also a work of the federal government so you can freely copy and print it but the official version is on water proof paper. There is also a Jefferson National Forest map but that one is not waterproof paper and the design is lower quality.

In four weeks on October 21 the sun will be setting at 6:04 pm,🌄 which is 47 minutes and 19 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2018 on that day, we had cloudy and temperatures between 48 and 35 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 58 and 38 degrees. The record high of 81 degrees was set back in 1979.

Looking ahead, Columbus Day 🛥️ is in 3 weeks, Average High is 55 🍂 is in 5 weeks, Veterans Day 🇺🇸 is in 7 weeks, Cyber Monday 🛍️ is in 10 weeks, First Sunday of Advent ✝️ is in 10 weeks, Earliest Sunset of the Year ⌛️ is in 11 weeks, Festivus 🍖 is in 3 months and National Cheese Lovers Day 🧀 is in 4 months.

Good evening! Partly clear and 75 degrees in Dormansville, NY. There is a south-southwest breeze at 8 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 64 degrees. Kind of muggy end to summer. But then again autumn is going to start out pretty hot and muggy. 🔥

With today, I think it’s fair to say summer camping season is done. I doubt I’ll do any more kayaking this summer, put the fishing pole away for my gun. ⛺ I’m still looking forward to my West Virginia trip in twelve days. Money will be tighter then expected but if I have to dip a little bit into savings it’s not the end of the world. I’m mostly backcountry camping so lodging expenses will be low and I cook most of my own food 🍲.

It was a great weekend, got to see see and do a lot but it’s intensely frustrating 😤 that Big Red has developed a noise in the rear right wheel. Not sure if it’s the drum brake or the wheel bearing but things only break when money is tight. I’m always putting more damn money into keeping the brakes working right. Those big wheels, my heavy truck cap the solar panel, batteries and camping equipment put quite a bit of weight on the brakes going down the mountains. If I get another truck eventually it’s going to be a 3/4 ton for sure, without a lift kit. But I may go car-less for a while so I can save more for my future.

Tonight will be partly cloudy 🌤, with a low of 65 degrees at 5am. 16 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 64 at 10pm. South wind around 8 mph. In 2018, we had partly cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 45 degrees. The record low of 32 occurred back in 1963.

Tonight will have a Waning Crescent Moon 🌘 with 28% illuminated with the moon rising at 12:16 am. The moon will rise at 1:00 am. The New Moon is on Friday night with mostly clear skies. The Hunter Moon 🌝 is on Saturday, October 12th. The sun will rise at 6:43 am with the first light at 6:15 am, which is one minute and 5 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 Tonight will have 11 hours and 50 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 51 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have a chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny 🌞, with a high of 85 degrees at 3pm. 16 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 65 at 10am. Summer like for sure. South wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 66 degrees. The record high of 97 was set in 1895.

In four weeks on October 20 the sun will be setting at 6:06 pm,🌄 which is 47 minutes and 25 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2018 on that day, we had partly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 62 and 46 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 58 and 38 degrees. The record high of 80 degrees was set back in 1965.

Tomorrow I will probably go to Walmart and get more blue jeans 👖. I wrecked the one pair and I’m running low on pairs that aren’t ripped or falling apart. Maybe I can order them online and save the trip. Tuesday I need to go to State Farm and Slingerlands and present my insurance discount certificate. I might walk there. Wednesday is the Guilderland Planning Board meeting but I’m not sure if I can make it as I want to avoid driving the truck until it’s been looked at next week. Thursday is going over to John Wolcott house. I’ll walk there. Next weekend is staying home, cleaning and planning out my autumn road trip.

Looking ahead, Average High is 60 🍂 is in 3 weeks, Daylight Savings Time Ends 🛥️ is in 6 weeks, Average High is 50 🍂 is in 7 weeks, December 🎄 is in 10 weeks, Bill of Rights Day 📜 is in 12 weeks, Days are Getting Longer ☀️ is in 3 months, National Pie Day 🍰 is in 17 weeks, 5:30 PM Dusk 🌆 is in 18 weeks and Election Day 2020 🗳️ is in 6 weeks.

Good evening! Mostly clear and 65 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌃 Calm wind. The dew point is 53 degrees. A fairly nice evening. I went for my evening walk 🚶 and got my camping gear and kayak loaded on my truck for tomorrow.

I also cleaned the very dirty bathroom sink and watched a bit of the Our Wyoming Life channel that I downloaded. 🎥 Agriculture is really fascinating business. I also have been watching a lot of videos lately about chillers and HVAC systems as they are a fascinating topic and one that’s very important with climate change such a risk to our future.

The bird 🐦 hike is bright and morning tomorrow. Then it’s off to kayaking and hiking. Then camp. ⛺ Not a big thing to pack for but it’s going to be an early start tomorrow. 6 AM before sunrise the alarm ⏰ clock is set.

Tonight will have patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear 🌃, with a low of 51 degrees at 5am. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical night around September 18th. Maximum dew point of 53 at 9pm. Light west wind. In 2018, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 65 degrees. The record low of 29 occurred back in 1973.

Tonight will have a Last Quarter Moon with 49% illuminated. The moon will set at 1:52 pm. The Last Quarter Moon will be tonight with partly cloudy skies. The Hunter Moon 🌝 is on Saturday, October 12th. The sun will rise at 6:40 am with the first light at 6:12 am, which is one minute and 4 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 Tonight will have 11 hours and 44 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 53 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have patchy fog before 8am. 🌁 Otherwise, sunny 🌞, with a high of 83 degrees at 3pm. 13 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around July 26th. Maximum dew point of 57 at 4pm. Calm wind. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 71 degrees. The record high of 95 was set in 1895.

In four weeks on October 18 the sun will be setting at 6:09 pm,🌄 which is 48 minutes and one second earlier then tonight. In 2018 on that day, we had cold, sunny and temperatures between 46 and 31 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 59 and 39 degrees. The record high of 84 degrees was set back in 2016.

Looking ahead, November 🥧 is in 6 weeks, Buy Nothing Day 🛍️ is in 10 weeks, Saint Nicholas Day 🎅 is in 11 weeks, Latest Sunrise of the Winter 🌄️ is in 15 weeks and Inauguration Day 2021 👴🏻 is in 16 months.

Good evening! Clear and 57 degrees in Delmar, NY. Calm wind. The dew point is 45 degrees.

I made up fish 🐠 sticks and went for my evening walk. 🚶 Definitely getting darker earlier but I do prefer now to do m walk earlier. This way when I procrastinate I don’t miss my walk. Plus doing the walk past the high school 🚸 during the winter months at nine o’clock is pretty desolate. I’ve heard they’ve had a lot of problems with muggings again in the city and who knows if they could spill out into the suburbs.

I got to Walmart to get the supplies I needed plus food for the weekend 🍲 and gased up Big Red. Finally got new boots, 👢 my old ones were in really rough shape. I’ll old pack tomorrow and get things ready as I have to leave by 7:30 AM on Saturday for the Save the Pine Bush Bird 🐦 Hike. After that I’ll probably paddle along Lily Lake and camp up at Pisceo-Powley Road for one last time this year and check out the Potholers on Sunday. 🏊 Going to be remarkably warm this weekend but I bet with these cold nights the water temperatures have fallen dramatically. Maybe they’ll also be some good color up north.

Tonight will be mostly clear 🌃, with a low of 44 degrees at 6am. Six degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around October 3rd. Calm wind. Going to be another cold night. I probably should close the windows but I’m not willing to give up on the fresh air for this year. It might be chilly when I climb out of bed but I have hot coffee and will shower 🚿 when I awake. Need to get used to the cold for autumn camping ⛺ and hunting season. In 2018, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 58 degrees. The record low of 30 occurred back in 1979.

Tonight will have a Waning Gibbous Moon 🌖 with 60% illuminated. The moon will set at 12:49 am. The Last Quarter Moon will be tomorrow with partly cloudy skies. The Hunter Moon 🌝 is on Saturday, October 12th. Nice, while I’m on vacation. The sun will rise at 6:39 am with the first light at 6:11 am, which is one minute and 5 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 Tonight will have 11 hours and 41 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 51 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have patchy dense fog before 8am. 🌁 Otherwise, sunny 🌞, with a high of 76 degrees at 3pm. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around September 7th. Maximum dew point of 49 at 6pm. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 72 degrees. The record high of 90 was set in 1946.

I am trying to carefully plan out my autumn trip this year so it’s not so disorganized as two years ago. 🍂2017 was a tough year with my parents health, they had a lot of issues so my October Trip to West Virginia wasn’t very well planned but it worked out fine. It just didn’t involve seeing a lot of new places and the places I saw – namely that Ohiopyle State Park was underwhelming. But I’m more of a wilderness camper.⛺ I think this year I want to see Hyner View in Pennsylvania during the autumn and hopefully the leaves will still be on the trees up in Cannan Heights and the Black River Falls area and some good colors when I drive up Spruce Mountain the highest peak in the Mountain State. 🗻 Driving down to New River Gorge should be really interesting and give me a chance to see more of the mountain state, including parts of Southern West Virginia which are supposedly much more southern in culture.

In four weeks on October 17 the sun will be setting at 6:10 pm,🌄 which is 48 minutes and 14 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2018 on that day, we had mostly sunny, rain showers and temperatures between 57 and 39 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 59 and 39 degrees. The record high of 85 degrees was set back in 1947.

Looking ahead, Northern Zone Regular Season 🦌 is a month away, Halloween 🛥️ is in 6 weeks, Thanksgiving 🦃 is in 10 weeks, Repeal of Prohibition Day 🍺 is in 11 weeks, Boxing Day 🥊 is in 14 weeks, National Cheese Lovers Day 🧀 is in 18 weeks and National Pie Day 🍰 is in 4 months.