Good evening! Mostly clear and 56 degrees at Horseshoe Lake. 🌃 There is a west-southwest breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 48 degrees. Final night here, my three nights here expires comes morning.

So the plan is to break camp early tomorrow ⛺ and then head down to Horseshoe Lake for a paddle. Already the flags 🎌 are down, hammock and gear is organized for a quick pack. At lunch time I’ll go to Tupper Lake for milk and ice ❄ and work using the village maybe upload some stuff to the blog. At five o’clock I’m going to head up to the Saranac Lake Wild Forest or St. Regis Canoe Area where I have cell service and work there Friday and then drive home Saturday I think. 🚣👯

Tonight will be partly cloudy 🌤, with a low of 52 degrees at 6am. Seven degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around June 1st. Maximum dew point of 51 at 12am. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became rain by the early hours of the morning. It became sticky as the night progressed. It got down to 68 degrees. The record low of 45 occurred back in 1982.

Busy day at work, preparing a large memorandum report that ended up getting shelved 📚 for another project. The laptop battery held up fine and during lunch and later in the afternoon I plugged it into the truck to top it off.

Lows Ledge was pretty but clouds pushed in at the wrong time ☁ – they came in slightly after I arrive and departed after I left casting dark shadows on the land but I got some nice pictures 📷 at the end. Beautiful country up there. I’d love to paddle Hitchens Pond but with work and everything else I just don’t have the time. ⌚ I’m getting to hang out in some beautiful country but work has been crazy. It’s a road trip yes, but not really a vacation. I’m working every day including for a while on the weekend.

While seeing the bear and cubs 🐻 play in the tree was kind of cool, I wasn’t not happy seeing the bear so close to camp. He’s too comfortable with humans and I don’t want him breaking into my truck or tearing up camp. 👣 I thought about sending some bird shot in the woods away from him to send him packing but at the time my truck was parked out on the road soaking up sun for the solar and I didn’t have my shotgun right pm me. Hopefully he won’t be a problem tonight after tonight she’s somebody else’s problem.

Tonight will have a Waxing Crescent 🌒 Moon with 16% illuminated. At 10 PM, the moon was in the west (280°) at an altitude of 17° from the horizon, some 231,151 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. 🚀 At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by December 17^th. Buckle up for safety! 💺 The moon will set in the west-northwest (296°) at 11:41 pm. The Buck 🦌 Moon is on Saturday, July 4. The darkest hour is at 1:01 am, followed by dawn at 4:39 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:16 am in the northeast (55°) and last for 3 minutes and 36 seconds. Sunrise is 20 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 6:00 am with sun in the east-northeast (63°). Tonight will have 8 hours and 29 minutes of darkness, an increase of 16 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 74 degrees at 5pm. Six degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around June 2nd. Maximum dew point of 53 at 8am. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 86 degrees. The record high of 95 was set in 1898.

In four weeks on July 22 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (299°) at 8:33 pm,🌄 which is 12 minutes and 38 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had rain and temperatures between 74 and 66 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 83 and 62 degrees. The record high of 102 degrees was set back in 1926.

Good evening! Overcast and 75 degrees at Horseshoe Lake. ⛅ There is a south-southwest breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 64 degrees.

This is primary night in the era of social distancing. ❎ While certainly not my only election night bonfire, well more like a small campfire, 🔥 it was interesting watching the results come in eventhough things will change when the absentees come in – 1.7 million state wide due to the pandemic. But less than you might think as absentee ballots are similar in patterns then in person voting. I’ve been doing this long enough to know all the websites to check.

Tonight will have showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Mostly cloudy ☔, with a low of 64 degrees at 5am. Five degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 64 at 8pm. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 56 degrees. The record low of 44 occurred back in 1932.

Tomorrow will have a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing 🌦, with a high of 73 degrees at 3pm. Seven degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around May 30th. Maximum dew point of 62 at 6am. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 85 degrees. The record high of 96 was set in 1943.

I am going to stay up at Horseshoe Lake for one more night after tonight 🌃 and then take down camp early Thursday morning and work down at Long Lake on Thursday, so a short hike after work and head home, getting home 🏡 around 9 pm. I could go to another campsite but I think Saturday is going to be quite rainy ☔.

Looking ahead, there are 19 weeks until Election Day 2020 🗳️ when the sun will be setting at 4:44 pm with dusk at 5:14 pm (Standard Time). On that day in 2019, we had partly sunny, rain showers and temperatures between 53 and 30 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 53 degrees. We hit a record high of 75 back in 1990.

Good morning! Happy Primary Day 🗳️! I hope you had a chance to vote or better yet voted by absentee. Partly sunny and 71 degrees at the Horseshoe Lake. There is a south breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 64 degrees. Going to be another hot day. Maybe stormy later.

Woke up early because lately I’ve been getting up early ☺ as lately its been the nicest part of the day and the sun rises so early.

Going for a short kayak ride this morning 🚣 then down to work. 📝 Going to be a busy day at work as today is primary day but it will get done.

Today will have showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 2pm and 3pm. Some of the storms could produce small hail, gusty winds, and heavy rain. Partly sunny 🌧, with a high of 85 degrees at 2pm. Five degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 67 at 9am. South wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. 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 84 degrees. The record high of 96 was set in 1888.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 1:01 pm with sun having an altitude of 69.2° from the due south horizon (-0° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.3 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 8:02 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (297°). 📸 The sunset is in the borthwest (305°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:46 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 36 seconds with dusk around 9:22 pm, which is 8 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent 🌒 Moon in the west-northwest (286°) at an altitude of 16° from the horizon, 233,720 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 10:11 pm. At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and thunderstorms 🌩 and temperatures around 74 degrees. The dew point will be 64 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 7 mph. Today will have 15 hours and 30 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 10 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Some of the storms could produce small hail, gusty winds, and heavy rain. Increasing clouds 🌧, with a low of 65 degrees at 6am. Six degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 65 at 11pm. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 56 degrees. The record low of 44 occurred back in 1932.

Cloudy and rainy this weekend although Sunday will be better. 😞 Saturday, showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Maximum dew point of 59 at 4pm. Sunday, a 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Maximum dew point of 61 at 8am. Typical average high for the weekend is 81 degrees.

Looking ahead, there is a contrast. 19 weeks until Election Day 2020 🗳️ when the sun will be setting at 4:44 pm with dusk at 5:14 pm (Standard Time). On that day in 2019, we had partly sunny skies, rain showers and temperatures between 53 and 30 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 53 degrees. We hit a record high of 75 back in 1990.