Nice Smooth Part of the Trail
The quality of Catskill Scenic Trail varies greatly for bicycling, this is one of the smoothest, best maintained sections.
Taken on Saturday July 22, 2023 at Catskill Scenic Trail.Why ads? ๐ค / Privacy Policy ๐ณ
The quality of Catskill Scenic Trail varies greatly for bicycling, this is one of the smoothest, best maintained sections.
Taken on Saturday July 22, 2023 at Catskill Scenic Trail.The town fee schedule doesn’t list it. I checked the town code, and it says one quarter. Twenty five cents! Cheaper then a payphone, if you can find one. I thought it used to be 75¢ the last bicycle I registered but that was 15 years ago and my memory could be bad. I’ll bring a handful otherwise the town clerk’s office is just going to have to make change from a five.
Good morning! Monday’s come back around again. Fog ๐ซ and 66 degrees in Delmar, NY. Calm wind. The dew point is 66 degrees. The AQI is only 25 right now, good, but expected to drop into the unhealthy range of 150-200 by afternoon. Look forward to the air burning your lungs and making it hard to breathe with the Cannunks burning their forests. The muggy weather ends Thursday around 2 am. ๐
That said, the first thing in my agenda this morning is to register my bicycle ๐ฒ๐ซ with the Town Clerk before heading downtown. I have a $70 hardened steel u-lock ๐ to secure my bicycle should I decide to park it outside, though my plan is to bring it inside the office ๐ข most days. At lunch time I’ll walk ๐ถ up to the hospital ๐ฅ to visit a friend recovering there. Hopefully at that hour the air pollution won’t be quite as bad. ๐ Yesterday walked 2.5 miles and rode my bike 28 miles including to the Corning Preserve and Five Rivers Environmental Education Center. ๐ธ
Started out my morning with a hard boiled egg ๐ฅ, a good source of protein and not so good saturated fats which I will follow up with cream of wheat, fresh blueberries ๐ซwith a dap of plain non fat Greek yogurt. It’s nice knowing now that should I run low on yogurt or other supplies mid week the grocery store is just a quick ride from home – I figured out a back way involving the rail trail and sprawl roads to avoid Delaware Avenue completely when going to Hannaford. โบ Cold black coffee โ with ice to get me moving.
Once the black beans are done this morning๐ง I should be done cooking for the week as I’ll have plenty of good things to eat all week either fresh, in the freezer or refrigerator. ๐ Have five remaining hard boiled eggs in the fridge, cold kidney beans waiting for maple syrup, cooked chicken and shrimp, couscous with edamine and spinach, brown rice with edamine and lentils along with all the usual suspects – red and sweet onions, tomatoes, hot and regular peppers, cherries, grapes, blueberries and a long list of other good eats. Getting fresh sweet corn at the farmers market on Wednesday and will enjoy with MSG. Lots of lemons and stevia for ice coldy lemonade ๐ in the evening. Good eating this week.
Today will be widespread haze and wildfire smoke after 10am. ๐ฌ Think it’s going to be a half pack kind of day outside this afternoon. Otherwise, mostly sunny โ, with a high of 87 degrees at 2pm. Three degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 67 at 7am. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. It was somewhat humid. The high last year was 92 degrees. The record high of 99 was set in 1900.
Solar noon ๐ is at 1:02 pm with sun having an altitude of 68.6° from the due south horizon (-2.2° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.4 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐ starts at 7:49 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (294°). ๐ธ The sunset is in the west-northwest (300°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:31 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 21 seconds with dusk around 9:03 pm, which is 41 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ At dusk you’ll see the New ๐ Moon in the borthwest (305°) at an altitude of 0° from the horizon, 251,045 miles away. ๐ The best time to look at the stars is after 9:47 pm. At sunset, look for partly cloudy skies ๐ and temperatures around 79 degrees. The dew point will be 66 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 5 mph. Today will have 15 hours of daytime, a decrease of one minute and 33 seconds over yesterday.
This evening ๐ I plan to ride out to Five Rivers Environmental Education Center ๐ธ and some walking out there and read ๐ until 8:15 pm when I’ll head home. I have both a front and rear light installed for safety. My new goal ๐ฅ is to walk 7.5 miles or ride 15 miles daily or any combination of the two. I figure based on calories that 1.7 ridden equals 1.0 miles walked. That said, it takes me roughly 16 – 20 minutes to walk that equal calorie burn on the bicycle in 8-12 minutes.
Tonight will have scattered showers, mainly after 5am. Widespread wildfire smoke and poor air quality. Partly cloudy ๐ซ, with a low of 67 degrees at 4am. Four degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 68 at 4am. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2022, we had partly cloudy skies in the evening, which became light rain by the early hours of the morning. It became very sticky as the night progressed. It got down to 73 degrees. The record low of 46 occurred back in 1939.
I superglued my boots ๐ข so I can get a few more weeks out of them, but I do think I’ll need to replace them come vacation. Might want to bring and wear the old ones while camping ๐ if the woods is a complete swamp like I fully expect it to be though the Finger Lakes haven’t been quite as wet as locally.
I found I was down to a 36″ waist size for my shorts, ๐ฉณ which I bought another pair on sale this weekend. Amazing thinking I used to get 42″ shorts only a year or two ago, as I liked to have them run big for comfort. They are remarkably comfortable, though very lightweight but that’s good in the heat we’ve had lately.
On this day in 1944, Near the San Francisco Bay, two ships laden with ammunition for the war explode in Port Chicago, California, killing 320. Also on this day, another deadly tragety. ๐ฃ In 1981, A structural failure leads to the collapse of a walkway at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City, Missouri killing 114 people and injuring more than 200.
A picture perfect summer weekend on tap. ๐ Saturday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Maximum dew point of 65 at 9am. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Maximum dew point of 62 at 10am. Typical average high for the weekend is 84 degrees.
This weekend I’m definitely heading out of town โบ probably take off Friday or maybe Monday for a schedule similar to what I had planned for last weekend bar obviously the auto show. ๐ Might be fun to do the Catskill Scenic Trail ๐ฒ and get a lot of swimming ๐ in. I feel like with a little practice and my stronger muscles ๐ช I’ll be a good swimmer and great at the diving board. ๐ฝ Shaul’s is open for lots of good sweet corn and other veggies. ๐ซ
A week from Friday is summer vacation ๐ and I’m ready for it. I’m hoping for some nice weather, if anything Western NY has been quite dry compared to any place locally. Hopefully that trend continues into early August. ๐ป Really too far out to know for sure but that’s the week I have off rain or shine. I’m hoping for nice warm weather though for sure.
Looking ahead, there are 5 weeks until World Mosquito Day ๐ when the sun will be setting at 7:50 pm with dusk at 8:18 pm. On that day in 2022, we had another hot old late summer day – partly sunny and temperatures between 88 and 70 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 82 degrees. We hit a record high of 98 back in 1916.
As ol Merle Haggard would say, there are two kinds of Mothers. I’ve been called a mother before but I’ve not had any kids.
Good morning! Partly sunny and 43 degrees at the Cole Hill State Forest. ๐ There is a north breeze at 9 mph. ๐. Temperatures will drop below freezing at Thursday around 3 am. โ๏ธ
Kind of a cold start to the morning ๐ฅถ sleeping in the hammock. I wish I had brought more blankets but I survived. I wanted to go as minimally as possible and it gave me an excuse to get up and going at day break like I normally do.
Went for a nice walk to start the day, ๐ถ roughly five miles after taking down camp. Hiked some of the Long Path and the trail around the swamp. Had a small fire ๐ฅ last night, nothing major as I was wilderness camping and it was breezy though the flip side was there was an established fire pit there. Next time I go up there I’ll make sure to bring a chair as sitting on the stone I stacked wasn’t all that comfortable. No bugs but by morning it was pretty cold.
Today will be mostly sunny ๐, with a high of 59 degrees at 3pm. 12 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 15th. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph. Going to be a cool day. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. It was somewhat humid. The high last year was 84 degrees. The record high of 93 was set in 1900.
The plan is to have a nice pan ๐ณ of eggs ๐ฅ when I get home with lots of spinach and feta cheese and then get my clothes ๐ unpacked from the wash yesterday, go to the car wash ๐ฟ, get groceries, top of the tank in my truck, โฝ put the tire back on my truck ๐ป and then maybe in the evening ๐ go for a walk. ๐ถ Maybe just the town park or Five Rivers though I was thinking about Norman’s Kill Falls or maybe the Rail Trail to the Bender Mellon Preserve. ๐
Solar noon ๐ is at 12:54 pm with sun having an altitude of 66ยฐ from the due south horizon (-4.9ยฐ vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.7 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐ starts at 7:30 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (290ยฐ). ๐ธ
I saw at the trailhead ๐ somebody left a note about the passing of Forest Ranger Tom Edmunds. He used to patrol Burnt Rossman State Forest but I only met him once. I think he got transfered to Vermontville in the Northern Adirondacks a few years back. ๐๏ธ Just another reminder how short life can be and why it’s important to eat healthy and exercise.
The sunset is in the west-northwest (297ยฐ) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:11 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 13 seconds with dusk around 8:42 pm, which is one minute and 4 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ The best time to look at the stars is after 9:23 pm. At sunset, look for mostly clear skies ๐ and temperatures around 52 degrees. There will be a north-northwest breeze at 10 mph. Today will have 14 hours and 37 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 8 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will be mostly clear ๐, with a low of 39 degrees at 5am. Nine degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 21st. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It was humid. It got down to 64 degrees. The record low of 31 occurred back in 1977.
I’m going to keep that campsite โบ in mind for Memorial Day Weekend in case I decide to do a quick overnight. Probably stay to close to home that holiday weekend as it depends on how much work I have to do. Hammock Camping is easy especially for a quick overnight. Next weekend is the Lupine Festival ๐ฆ and the first week of June if it’s nice I’ll either do Schoharie or Charles Baker and truck camp, especially if I have my bicycle ๐ฒ up and running by then. Second week of June I’ll probably be exhausted from work but I want to go with dad to the Gas Up, third weekend is Juneteenth Weekend and want to do four or five days at Piseco-Powley, taking off the Friday before Juneteenth Weekend so I can get the House Pond Campsite and if it’s more than three nights go up to Powley Place on the Sunday / Monday night when I can enjoy it without neighbors.
Looking ahead, there are 4 weeks until the Gas Up โฝ ๐ when the sun will be setting at 8:35 pm with dusk at 9:08 pm. On that day in 2022, we had partly sunny and temperatures between 78 and 50 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 78 degrees. We hit a record high of 94 back in 1947.
That’s what I told myself as I felt like the Monday morning walk was too difficult after taking the morning slower last weekend in part because I had work to do. Maybe sometimes it best to be early to rise.
Happy Saturday on this rainy Weekend! Rain and 46 degrees for my morning walk in Delmar. โ There is a south breeze at 8 mph. ๐. That cow ๐ฎ chow smells good on the air. Almost like a county fair. The skies will clear Monday around 7 am. Just in time to get back to work.
Out walking this morning. ๐ถ Besides my usual morning walk going to do a little down at the Town Park for a while so I can get in as many steps as possible ๐ฃ before the rain picks up. My goal is to have close to 10,000 step in before breakfast, then come home have breakfast, sit back for a while then go down to the library for a while to work on the internet. Then maybe if the rain holds off go to Five Rivers or maybe spend the balance of the day at home. I don’t know I don’t really like dreary days โ when I’m stuck at home.
Today will rain. ๐ง High of 54 degrees at 4pm. 11 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 7th. Not only damp, kind of chilly for late April. Maximum dew point of 42 at 3pm. ๐๏ธ Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 61 degrees. The record high of 88 was set in 1888. 1 inches of snow fell back in 1885.โ
I wanted to finish the wheel on my bicycle ๐ฒ so I could move on to the derailleur cable and getting it closer but I opened the outer packaging and noticed they sent me the wrong spoke size. ๐ฒ So that project will get laid aside for the weekend. Next weekend if it’s nice I want to be out of town, so this might get laid aside for a few weekends, as I really don’t have time to work on the bicycle after work. Maybe by Memorial Day I’ll have my bike up and running again.
Solar noon ๐ is at 12:53 pm with sun having an altitude of 61.8° from the due south horizon (-9° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 3.2 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐ starts at 7:14 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (284°). ๐ธ
Trying some new foods this week. ๐ฅ Last week I bought an avocado and scooped it out, refrigerating the flesh. This week I got celery ๐ฅ and it’s perfect for dipping in avocado and is a great healthy snack. Okay, maybe a bit fatty but low on sugar and it’s a healthier fat combined with the fiber in celery. I also got eggs and some feta cheese, going to make something in the broiler on Sunday I’m thinking for breakfast with lot of peppers, onions, kale, tofu and topped with feta. ๐ณ Today though for breakfast when I get back from walking, it’s going to be the mixture of barley and quinoa with pineapple chunks and cinnamon. I found I don’t really like quinoa alone — too earthy for my tastes and barley is kind of a lot of fluff but together they are a perfect mix. ๐ต
Also on my list of things to do is roast those chickpeas ๐ฐ that I have soaking in my refrigerator. I’ve heard it’s a good snack and a healthier alternative to nuts, which can be kind of fatty. Maybe I’ll mix and match. I’m thinking it could be something good to have up at camp. Soak the chickpeas in water overnight and then roast them the next day. Good stuff. I’ve looked at nuts and raisins ๐ฅฅ for trail mix but both are very high on sugar and fats so I’m trying to stay away from that. Some whole nuts though like almonds are okay, if fatty but also are kind of expensive too.
The sunset is in the west-northwest (291°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:53 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 6 seconds with dusk around 8:23 pm, which is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Gibbous ๐ Moon in the south-southeast (166°) at an altitude of 62° from the horizon, 251,293 miles away. ๐ The best time to look at the stars is after 9:01 pm. At sunset, look for rain ๐ง and temperatures around 52 degrees. There will be a south-southeast breeze at 11 mph. Today will have 14 hours and 3 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 33 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will continue to rain. Cloudy ๐ง, with a low of 46 degrees at 1am. Three degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 8th. Southeast wind 8 to 11 mph. Works for me. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. In 2022, we had clear skies. It got down to 35 degrees. The record low of 25 occurred back in 1874.
Looking ahead, there are 8 weeks until Latest Sunset ๐ when the sun will be setting at 8:38 pm with dusk at 9:12 pm. Then we start the slow but continuous glide to winter. On that day in 2022, we had partly cloudy and temperatures between 86 and 61 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 82 degrees. We hit a record high of 96 back in 1943.
Good morning! Cloudy and 36 degrees at the Moscow Hill Camping Area. ๐ฅ There is a south-southwest breeze at 9 mph. ๐. Temperatures will drop below freezing at around 5 pm. โ๏ธ
The past few days I’ve decided to take a break from social media and the blog ๐ so I can spend more time in the woods hiking and thinking, ๐ listening to podcasts and drinking ๐ป beer and being away from it all. Two nights is never enough, especially since I got used to remote work from camp. I could have taken tomorrow off but rain is coming.
I was on the fence about where to this long weekend โบ but settled on Brookfield as there was more trails I wanted to explore and the forecast while cloudy for Sunday and today looked less wet. I had been at Rennselearville State Forest three weekends ago and wanted to mix things up especially so I didn’t burn up too much firewood. Plus I like the rural landscape ๐ heading out to Brookfield. Longer drive though but a pleasant one.
Saturday I walked around Glimmerglass State Park ๐ and it was cold by the lake but in the woods with the wind ๐ blocked by the mountains it wasn’t so bad. I didn’t stick around very long as such. Deep blue skies and a pretty sunset ๐. Got to Moscow Hill Horse Camp ๐ด and set up camp then hiked over to Elmer’s Place and then bushwhacked over Grassy Hill trying to find a good view which didn’t exist but I did flush out a ton of grouse. ๐
By the time I got back to camp it was 6:10 and nearly pitch black but I had previously gathered firewood, set up the lights and propane, ๐ฎ had everything ready to go so it was a pleasant night. Had a big fire ๐ฅ though it was smokey at times due to all the wet wood, wet stuff in the burnables as I’ve been eating healthier. Heard a local fire station whistle go of ๐๐งโ๐ and thought I might have some unplanned visitors but no it was some other call. This place isn’t as remote as some places I camp. โบ Forgot to buy lighter fluid but once I got the somewhat damp and frozen wood going it burned well but was sparky until the wind died out. Saturday was a star filled night โจ and very mild which was nice.
Sunday was cloudy and breezy at times ๐ฌ๏ธ especially up on the hills. I hiked the bulk of the day, visiting most of the outer truck trails at Charles Baker State Forest ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ as I didn’t want to hike muddy horse trails. Checked out the Elmer Spring Campsite which is remote but accessible by vehicle and is really nice and private. โบ Hiked the Ledges Trail which was kind of interesting as was Truck Trail 7 which is cut into a ledge on the side of the mountain โฐ๏ธ. Icy in spots especially on the road but cold enough even the horse ๐ด trails weren’t too icy.
For today, Washington’s Birthday will have showers likely, mainly before 11am. Cloudy ๐ฆ, with a high of 40 degrees at 11am. Three degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 28th. Not bad for the high country in in. Just wearing the vest. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 28 degrees. The record high of 66 was set in 1930. 11.2 inches of snow fell back in 1977.โ
While it hasn’t been sunny โ๏ธ the mid weather has been nice. Not having to deal with frozen water ๐ฆ, frozen food like milk ๐ฅ or eggs ๐ฅ is good for a change. The batteries are healthy and happy ๐ in my truck ๐, I haven’t had to start the truck all weekend long. Used the propane heater โจ a lot less than I have in recent trips, no icy propane lines to deal with. But it’s been cold enough that things have remained generally frozen in the ground, keeping the trails from being too muddy.
Solar noon ๐ is at 12:16 pm with sun having an altitude of 36.2ยฐ from the due south horizon (-34.4ยฐ vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 8.2 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐ starts at 5:01 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (249ยฐ). ๐ธ The sunset is in the west-southwest (256ยฐ) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 5:40 pm after setting for 3 minutes with dusk around 6:07 pm, which is one minute and 17 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent ๐ Moon in the west-southwest (253ยฐ) at an altitude of 2ยฐ from the horizon, 228,419 miles away. ๐ The best time to look at the stars is after 6:41 pm. At sunset, look for mostly cloudy skies โ and temperatures around 34 degrees. There will be a west-northwest breeze at 10 mph. Today will have 10 hours and 50 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 47 seconds over yesterday.
Today I decided to hike back and explore a few more ponds ๐ธ in the northern part of the state forest. Then midday head back home. I figure enjoy and explore as much of the land while I’m here. Then I’ll have to head home. I thought about taking Tuesday off but it looks like rain โ and maybe snow here.
Tonight will have a slight chance of snow showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy ๐ง, with a low of 23 degrees at 2am. Four degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 5th. Maximum wind chill around 17 at 4am; Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 13 degrees. The record low of -10 occurred back in 2015.
Planning to go out and see the folks ๐ช when I get home, that is after showering ๐ฟ and unpacking. Then I want to run to the car wash ๐ and then Walmart for fruit and vegetables for the upcoming week. ๐
Brookfield looks cold and snowy for next weekend. ๐จ But I got my fun in. Saturday, a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Sunday, a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Typical average high for the weekend is 39 degrees.
I don’t necessarily plan on being back to Brookfield anytime soon though I might do my April trip to Cazenovia rather than the Adirondacks East Branch Sacandaga River for a change. ๐ป Easter is late this year and depending on how mild the spring is things could be greening up by then. Probably few black flies up north ๐ but I’ve been itching to do the Gorge Rail Trail is Cazenovia – Canestota for some time again. March maybe a camping trip โบ to Rennselearville State Forest again or Burnt Rossman. Depends on how much snow. It will be after the time change at this point.
Looking ahead, there are 7 weeks until 8 PM Dusk ๐ when the sun will be setting at 7:39 pm with dusk at 8:06 pm (Daylight Savings Time) in Brookfield. Earlier back in Albany. On that day in 2022, we had partly cloudy, warm and temperatures between 74 and 49 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 57 degrees. Thinking spring thoughts ๐ญ on this cloudy but mild morning. We hit a record high of 86 back in 1922.
Good morning on this rather sloppy Friday here in Delmar! ๐ง๏ธ Not a lot of snow or ice locally but a ton of slush. 33 degrees and rain.
Out for the morning walk and it’s pretty wet. โ But it’s not pouring out and my boots ๐ข are waterproof. Not at all icy locally. Sloppy though.
Looking at a high of 40 degrees around 2 pm with the rain tapering off as the day progresses. Some sleet and snow ๐จ could mix in throughout the day but if anything it will just make more slop rather than freeze up with well a salted areas just wet.
I tell you, I am sure glad I’ve been wearing my muzzle. ๐ฉโ๏ธEverybody lately has been getting sick around this place, but so far I’ve been good. I also try to be better at hand washing ๐ and avoiding too many crowded places. Getting sick certainly doesn’t seem fun, especially how healthy I’ve been since the start of the pandemic. I don’t get why people don’t want to get vaccinated or stay healthy.
Solar noon ๐ is at 12:07 pm with sun having an altitude of 27.2° from the due south horizon (-43.6° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 11.7 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐ starts at 4:10 pm with the sun in the southwest (236°). ๐ธ The sunset is in the west-southwest (243°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 4:53 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 16 seconds with dusk around 5:23 pm, which is one minute and 14 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ The best time to look at the stars is after 5:59 pm. At sunset, look for skies and temperatures around degrees. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 9 hours and 36 minutes of daytime, an increase of one minute and 52 seconds over yesterday.
I wanted to take the express bus in this morning, ๐ but that was not to be due to me leaving my laptop at home. So I had to turn around and get my laptop and there wasn’t time to catch anything but the local to work. ๐ It got me there regardless. Not an electric bus this week. ๐ Probably for the best, it wouldn’t have been a pleasant walk down to the express bus today. Haven’t used the express bus much this week, because of the weather and session days.
Things will clear out ๐ as the night progresses, and freeze will occur around six pm, which could really ice up the sidewalks and untreated surfaces. Looking at a low of 28 degrees by 5 AM, prior to daybreak then warming up to the mid-30s by Saturday with clearing skies.
Tomorrow I’m thinking of walking out to Five Rivers ๐ธ probably in the afternoon but it depends on the weather. The trails might be sloppy after all of the rain and slush, though I could just walk out there to watch the birds ๐ฆ and get my steps in via Mead’s Lane. ๐ฃ Always a nice winter walk out that way.
Looking ahead, there are 3 weeks until Clean Your Computer Day ๐งน when the sun will be setting at 5:21 pm with dusk at 5:49 pm. On that day in 2022, we had partly cloudy, snow showers and temperatures between 25 and 12 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 35 degrees. We hit a record high of 53 back in 1955.
Good morning! Made it what is normally the coldest โ part of the year and I’m out camping ๐ in Madison County. What can I say, I’m kind of nuts ๐ฅ and I like burning shit ๐ฅ and spending time out in the country where things are real. ๐ For a while last night that fire was rip roaring and that smoke was black! Well it is Martin Luther King weekend. ๐ค
Mostly cloudy and 13 degrees at the Moscow Hill Camping Area. โ There is a north-northwest breeze at 8 mph. ๐. The current wind chill is 2. There is a dusting of snow on the ground. โ Things will start to thaw out at Tuesday around 10 am. ๐ก๏ธI’ll be home by then then.
I planned to leave by nine yesterday and started down the road and realized that I didn’t know where my hat and gloves ๐งค were which are kind of essential for winter camping. So I ended up heading home and searching ๐ for a half hour until I realized that I stuck it in the cooler to carry it out.
Then I had to stop in Esperance for food and fuel. โฝ ๐ฅฉ The roads were just wet and salty all the way until I got out to Brookfield where they were snow covered. They don’t have a bare pavement policy in Madison County though the roads did have plenty of sand on them. I got to camp โบ on Saturday around 12:30 which left plenty of time to gather and chop wood for the night ahead ๐ฅ and set up camp and listen to a podcast then go for an hour walk in a beautifully snow ๐จ covered woods before dusk. ๐ And cook some sausages up for lunch. ๐ญ
Today will be mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny โ โ , with a high of 27 degrees at 3pm. Five degrees below normal. North wind around 8 mph. A year ago, we had mist in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 38 degrees. The record high of 65 was set in 1995. 13.4 inches of snow fell back in 1983.โ
I’ll believe it when I see it for the sun, โ so far this morning has been pretty cool and gray. I’d like some sun, preferably by midday to top off the battery bank ๐. The weatherman promised sun for today but I’m not that hopeful with the skies so gray.
Today I have planned out a ten mile hike around the state forest, ๐ด hiking the horse trails which should be well frozen this time of year. In the summer they can be quite swampy from the horse hooves churning things up but things are well cold and frozen today.
Solar noon ๐ is at 12:12 pm with sun having an altitude of 26ยฐ from the due south horizon (-44.5ยฐ vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 12.3 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐ starts at 4:09 pm with the sun in the southwest (234ยฐ). ๐ธ The sunset is in the west-southwest (242ยฐ) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 4:53 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 19 seconds with dusk around 5:23 pm, which is one minute and 11 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ The best time to look at the stars is after 5:59 pm. At sunset, look for partly clear skies ๐ and temperatures around 24 degrees. There will be a north-northwest breeze at 7 mph. Today will have 9 hours and 26 minutes of daytime, an increase of one minute and 39 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will be mostly clear ๐, with a low of 8 degrees at 6am. Eight degrees below normal. Maximum wind chill around 10 at 5am; North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became light freezing rain by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 30 degrees. The record low of -16 occurred back in 1971.
Going to be a cold night ๐ I may need to start my truck up to be safe before bed. ๐ But once I’m under the covers I should be good. But first I plan to have a big ol fire ๐ฅ just like I had last night.
Looking ahead, there are 2 weeks until 40th Birthday ๐ when the sun will be setting at 5:11 pm with dusk at 5:40 pm. On that day in 2022, we had cold, partly sunny and temperatures between 14 and 0 degrees. Maybe I’ll go camping then too. โบ LOL ๐. Typically, the high temperature is 33 degrees. We hit a record high of 54 back in 2002.