Walking Along the Erie Canalway in Manlius
Walking along the Old Erie Canal in Manlius Center
Aspen
Summit of Windham High Peak
Walking along the summit of Windham High Peak.
Windham Area Peaks
I have put together a series of maps of the peaks in the Catskill that show elevation and contours of peaks, mostly as an experiment to develop and learn about new types of mapping.
Own a bicycle it will be great 🚲
I wasn’t wrong when I hesitated to buy a bicycle, knowing the inevitable range of parts it would need, the ongoing costs and visits to the repair shop. The necessary downtime for repairs. I try to be easy on my toys but I concede I do ride a lot of miles, especially commuting, and it’s a mountain bike so it does see some rougher terrain like trails and dirt roads but I try to keep it to reasonable terrain and speed. And I’m trying to keep up with the maintenance program.
But it’s a lot of work to keep stuff up and operating smoothly. I probably need to learn to wrench more of my stuff properly but its tough to know what tools I need, the right amount of torque to apply and into what is proper direction. Now I get there are places to learn these skills – be it the bike rescue or YouTube or books. But that takes time and frustration with so much conflicting advice out there.
Material things are really just a recipe for heart break. They may look fun, provide good experiences in the short run but rarely do they last very long before needing hauling to the local dumping grounds. Experiences is what matters but you need things for experiences. Many people do good with second hand things and keep them running for a long time smoothly but I find that very hard to do.
Opening Area
Blue sky, Sunshine, what a day to take a walk in the park. ☀
I was so troubled by so much yesterday on Friday the 13th but the sun is shining and I’m in the wilds of Rural Albany County enjoying this early autumn day that promises to be an amazing day. But Spanky and Our Gang sounds so amazing on this beautiful morning.
What a day to be alive! ☀ I could harp on all that is wrong in the world today 🌎 but I seem to have big smile on my face. Watching the colorful leaves flutter on the trees and the bee 🐝 fly by. Maybe it’s the tricomes remaining on my mind last night but after a stormy yesterday, my mind gripped by fear 😱 it’s all so beautiful today. I’m just out for a little walk 🚶, listening to some upbeat music 🎶 from the sixties with a smile on my face. It was a good night last night and I had a nice fire 🔥. And I got a nice night of sleep 😴.
As my bike 🚲 is in the shop getting the chain 🔗 serviced, I’ll be walking 🚶 but I’m fine with that as I’m in no rush. Didn’t pack my 22 but I’m keeping my eyes 👀 open for tree rats. 🐿️ I still need to get my hunting license but I can do that online, probably right for my phone. 📱 But I am so busy these days, hardly enough time for that. A few minutes to day dream before reality sets back in.
I’m really quite happy to be out in Rennselaerville away from the city even as more and more data jobs come in. ☺ Later on I’ll address them as I’m stone cold sober just enjoying the beauty. 🏞 I do still sort of wish I had gone to Vermont but maybe next weekend. It probably it would have been too cool in Vermont to swim 🏊 at any rate and in a few weeks there will be excellent colors in that state. 🍁