Good morning! What day is it? Get Away Day before Independence Day, of course. Four weeks to Teeth Cleaning Day 😃. I figure that way I’ll remember the appointment. Partly sunny and 68 degrees at the Elm Ave Park & Ride – CDTA. That said, the driver ain’t waiting, she left the station 🚉 a minute early, dropped the hammer 🔨 at the green light 🚦 and has powered through at least one red light. Must be her last trip of the day. Calm wind. The dew point is 64 degrees. Hot and humid.

That said maybe she was flying ✈ because she knew how bad the traffic would be in the Empire State Plaza. 🚕🚓🚗🚐🚌 Things are so pokey this morning. With the traffic delays going through I’m kind of glad I didn’t drive in, as it’s a lot more fun to be blogging on my phone, sitting on the air conditioned bus then wrangling my way through bumper to bumper traffic. I’m sure I’ll have my share to deal with this afternoon.

Things are packed except for the cooler and the propane but I’ll get those things after work and be off by six or maybe earlier if they close the office down early. 🏢 I expect a slow commute for the first half hour but the air conditioning works well in the truck and it’s not like it gets real dark until like 9:15 pm or later in the Adirondacks this time of year. Google Maps estimates with traffic, I’ll be to Wakely Dam by 8:40. 🌄

I expect it will be a nice weekend at Moose River Plains, but certainly a hot one too. I heard it was going to be buggy, 🐜so I bought a container of DEET, Picardin and Oil of Eucalyptus insect repellents. All but the Picardin came in plastic spray bottles, which is handy for when they run out — don’t have to save and bring to transfer station. Hopefully that will control the bugs well.

I am bringing the kayak, as one night I’ll probably take it out on Helldiver Pond for some evening fishing and enjoying the sunset. 🎣 I doubt I’ll go out on Cedar River Flow this year, but my mind could change. Or maybe I’ll take it out on one of Chain Lakes or even Moss Lake. I’m thinking of on Saturday doing the Stillwater Firetower — or maybe Sunday, it depends on what the weather looks like come Saturday and how soon the front come through.🚶

Today will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 89 degrees at 4pm. Seven degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 64 at 8am. Light north wind. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. It was humid. The high last year was 94 degrees. The record high of 102 was set in 1911. The real humidity builds on after I’m up in the Adirondacks.

The sun will set at 8:36 pm with dusk around 9:11 pm, which is 13 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for mostly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 81 degrees. The dew point will be 62 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 15 hours and 13 minutes of daytime, an increase of 48 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly clear 🌃, with a low of 63 degrees at 5am. Two degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 62 at 8pm. Calm wind. In 2018, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It became very sticky as the night progressed. It got down to 71 degrees. The record low of 44 occurred back in 1971.

On this day in 1886, the New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, 💻 eliminating typesetting by hand ✋. I am pretty sure that like a computer only a little bit more primative. Now they probably use computers but not at Tribune because they don’t exist any more.

Independence Day will be sunny and hot, with a high near 91. ☀ Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Muggy as duck with dew points approaching or exceeding seventy. Even in Pennsylvania you can get a ticket for going that fast. I’m glad I’ll be up in the Adirondacks sipping and ice cold beer. 🍻 I just hope that I won’t run out beer but they probably sell that in Inlet.

Friday starts the dog days of summer. 🐶 Hot and muggy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. ☀ Partly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Summer weather, with the muggers in full force.

Saturday looks pretty unstable but Sunday will be absolutely beautiful. 😕 Saturday, showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8am, then showers likely between 8am and noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Maximum dew point of 72 at 10am.

Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Maximum dew point of 60 at 6am. Typical average high for the weekend is 82 degrees. Sunday will be really nice, I should try to maximize the most of the day. I might do some hiking on one of the shorter trails along NY 28 south of Old Forge, as that’s the way I plan to come home.

Looking ahead, there are 4 weeks until *MY* Teeth Cleaning Day 😃 when the sun will be setting at 8:16 pm with dusk at 8:48 pm. On that day in 2018, we had partly sunny and temperatures between 86 and 67 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 82 degrees. We hit a record high of 98 back in 1917.

Good afternoon! Partly sunny and 68 degrees in Inlet. There is a west breeze at 11 mph. The dew point is 55 degrees. A pretty nice summer day for sure.

This afternoon will have isolated showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high of 70 degrees at 2pm. 12 degrees below normal. Maximum dew point of 55 at 12pm. West wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had mostly cloudy skies and a high of 82 degrees. The record high of 102 was set in 1911.

The sun will set at 8:44 pm with dusk around 9:19 pm, which is 15 seconds earlier than yesterday. At sunset, look for mostly clear conditions and 64 degrees. The dew point will be 55 degrees. There will be a west-northwest breeze at 7 mph. Today will have 15 hours and 21 minutes of daytime, an increase of 52 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low of 49 degrees at 5am. 12 degrees below normal. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. In 2016, it got down to 54 degrees with mostly sunny skies. The record low of 44 occurred back in 1971.

On this day in 1886, the New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.

Looking ahead, there are 4 weeks until Mutts Day when the sun will be setting at 8:22 pm with dusk at 8:55 pm. On that day in 2016, we had rain, drizzle, fog, mist, cloudy skies and temperatures between 71 and 63 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 82 degrees. We hit a record high of 98 back in 1917.

The first two days camping at Moose River Plains — Friday June 30th and Saturday July 1st were certainly wet. It rained and rained on Saturday, and it poured driving up here. There was a part of Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road that was so wet that even driving at 15 MPH the windshield wipers were having trouble keeping up. Fortunately, I picked a fairly well drained campsite, which while wet in some parts after the heavy rain remained relatively dry.

Saturday with the rain, I mostly stayed in camp, spending some time reading and listening to podcasts, mostly under the truck cap. Ran out of propane on Saturday evening after dinner, ended up going down to Old Forge in search of more propane on Sunday, but being a Sunday everything was closed. Old Forge was crazy with the traffic. So I ended up turning around, an ended up hiking to Cascade Falls and Cascade Lake in Big Moose.

Yesterday, I hiked back to Cascade Lake and Cascade Falls. It was a pretty nice afternoon. It’s about a 7 mile round trip hike and while the trail was wet in parts, all and all it was pretty pleasant. Cascade Falls aren’t as impressive as their name suggests, but Cascade Lake is quite scenic.

I ended up buying an overpriced $6 one-lb container of propane. That’s really expensive when the last time I filled my 20-lb propane tank for $11 total. But the dual fuel stove wasn’t working well, especially because the gas I have is quite old. I just got to make sure to keep at least one of those tiny disposable cylnders (which I hate) around for emergencies, especially when camping in the Adirondacks where there are limited suppliers of propane. That said, once I get my tank filled again, I don’t expect I will need more propane until at least the end of the summer. The bigger user of propane is the heater, and I don’t use that in the summer.

Took a shower at Limekiln Lake Campground, but the beach was closed so no swimming. But I apprechiated getting clean after getting wet the previous days from all the mud. Baked another pizza (which I think is a fun, delicious camp food) in my oven last night, then went down to Helldiver Pond to watch the sunset. Rained and poured overnight, but by mid-morning got quite sunny and things started to dry back out again.

This morning, I made up blueberry muffins, a bit without local blueberries because they aren’t out yet I the Adirondacks. More sun and warmer weather would be nice, but you have to deal with what god gives you. I was thinking of moving my campsite down to the Plains so I could walk down there tonight to watch the starts but with my gear still pretty wet, I decided against that for now.

This afternoon, I’m heading down to Moss Lake. Probably do some fishing and paddling on the lake. I do need to get some ice and I might see if I can get my propane tank filled, but if not the little, expensive container should work through Monday. I will get it filled before the next time I go camping. Assuming that I can get turned around in Inlet — the traffic is crazy.