Along Old Military Road
Looking into the lands of Perkins Clearing there was great colors with all the hardwoods especially the ash and the red maples.
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Looking into the lands of Perkins Clearing there was great colors with all the hardwoods especially the ash and the red maples.
Taken on Sunday September 27, 2020 at West Canada Lake Wilderness.Good evening! Clear and 49 degrees in Delmar, NY. ๐ There is a north breeze at 8 mph. ๐.
Tonight is a bit of a chilly evening. ๐ฌ๏ธ That breeze definitely makes it feel cold. I went for my evening walk,๐ถ๐ป then sat out back for a little while with my hoodie on enjoying the cool but and clear. A fairly busy day that extended into the evening so I didn’t get a chance to walk down to the park to see if the Wi-Fi works again there. ๐ถ
Tonight will be clear ๐, with a low of 38 degrees at 6am. 12 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around October 19th. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 42 degrees. The record low of 32 occurred back in 1959.
Tonight will have a Waxing Crescent ๐ Moon with 3% illuminated. The Hunter ๐น Moon is on Thursday, October 1. The darkest hour is at 12:50 am, followed by dawn at 6:11 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:40 am in the east (87ยฐ) and last for 2 minutes and 54 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 4 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ The golden hour ends at 7:17 am with sun in the east (93ยฐ). Tonight will have 11 hours and 40 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 52 seconds over last night.
Tomorrow will be sunny ๐, with a high of 59 degrees at 3pm. 12 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around October 17th. North wind 5 to 8 mph. It will feel nice day but definitely want to wear a long sleeve shirt ๐. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 72 degrees. The record high of 90 was set in 1946.
In four weeks on October 16 the sun will be setting in the west-southwest (258ยฐ) at 6:11 pm,๐ which is 48 minutes and 17 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had rain and temperatures between 63 and 38 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 60 and 39 degrees. The record high of 88 degrees was set back in 1947.
15 weeks left in 2020. ๐ Going to be a crazy remainder of the year ๐คช with the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg โ. It should be an interesting battle over her successor. But whatever is going to happen will happen although I think they really should wait for the next president to appoint the judge – whether it be the Trumpster or Biden His Time. ๐๏ธ
One thing about her death ๐ฆis it got me reading ๐ about the Chesapeake and Baltimore Canal. ๐ฒ I think I want to check that out the next time I go down to West Virginia, especially if I have a bicycle to ride by then. ๐ฅ๏ธ William O. Douglas did a lot to preserve the canal and the area around Cumberland Maryland is quite beautiful. ๐
Looking ahead, Average High is 65 ๐ is in 2 weeks, Average Night Below Freezing ๐ is in 8 weeks, Buy Nothing Day ๐๏ธ is in 10 weeks, Average High is 40 ๐จ is in 11 weeks, Bake Cookies Day ๐ช is in 3 months, Christmas ๐ is in 14 weeks, New Years Day 2020 ๐ is in 15 weeks, Bubble Bath Day ๐งผ is in 16 weeks, Winnie the Pooh Day ๐ฏ is in 4 months, Martin Luther King Day ๐ค is in 4 months, 37th Birthday ๐ is in 19 weeks and National Drink Wine Day ๐ท is in 5 months.
Good morning! Happy 7 PM Sunset ๐! Days are getting noticeably shorter. Two weeks to Average High is 65 ๐. Cooler too — as autumn starts Tuesday. But still a beautiful morning. ๐ Partly cloudy and 51 degrees in Delmar, NY. โ There is a north breeze at 9 mph. ๐. The dew point is 46 degrees. The skies will clear around 8 am.
Today will be mostly sunny ๐, with a high of 62 degrees at 2pm. Nine degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around October 10th. Maximum dew point of 46 at 7am. North wind 9 to 13 mph. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 69 degrees. The record high of 91 was set in 1891.
Solar noon ๐ is at 12:50 pm with sun having an altitude of 49ยฐ from the due south horizon (-21.8ยฐ vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 5.2 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐ starts at 6:24 pm with the sun in the west (267ยฐ). ๐ธ The sunset is in the west (273ยฐ) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:01 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 54 seconds with dusk around 7:27 pm, which is one minute and 47 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent ๐ Moon in the west (261ยฐ) at an altitude of 6ยฐ from the horizon, 226,449 miles away. ๐ The best time to look at the stars is after 8:02 pm. At sunset, look for mostly clear skies ๐ and temperatures around 57 degrees. There will be a north breeze at 11 mph. Today will have 12 hours and 20 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 51 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will have patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear ๐, with a low of 36 degrees at 6am. 14 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around October 27th. North wind 6 to 10 mph. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 42 degrees. The record low of 32 occurred back in 1959.
Tomorrow will have patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny ๐, with a high of 59 degrees at 3pm. 12 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around October 17th. North wind 6 to 9 mph. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 72 degrees. The record high of 90 was set in 1946.
I am going hiking tomorrow in the Pine Bush ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒand then meeting some people for lunch out there. Going to be a beautiful day for sure, but definitely cool day, with temperatures in the 50s all day. I might get up very early and visit the Black Creek Marsh to do some wildlife observation,๐ฆ that is with lots of blaze orange on. ๐ฆบ
Looking ahead to Sunday, patchy frost before 8am. ๐ Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 6 to 8 mph. Typical average high for the weekend is 71 degrees.
I am not sure about my plans for Sunday but I think I will go hiking ๐ถย somewhere in town. The following week I will want to go to the Adirondacks to camp, assuming the weather is still good. I do need get my hunting license which I keep forgetting to order.
My sideburns areย really starting to grow in nicely. ๐ง๐ฝย It certainly cuts down on the amount I have to shave. I like the sideburns look but it was hot.
As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until Average High is 65 ๐ when the sun will be setting at 6:34 pm with dusk at 7:02 pm. On that day in 2019, we had partly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 75 and 49 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 65 degrees. We hit a record high of 85 back in 1927.
Good evening! Mostly clear and 70 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a south-southeast breeze at 5 mph. ๐. The dew point is 63 degrees. Warm enough evening, I decided to fire up the fan. โ
Not a half bad Tuesday with lots of meetings and fun stuff to do. ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฒ Hiked in the Pine Bush for a couple of hours including after dark and went to a socially distant outdoors meeting.
Been a little achy this evening. ๐ง Not sure what the issue is but its not that bad. Feels a little like chronic Lyme a bit but maybe I’m just cranky that I’m back home. But I had that Pine Bush meeting to attend so that was good.
Tonight will be partly cloudy ๐ , with a low of 60 degrees at 5am. Six degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around August 20th. Maximum dew point of 63 at 10pm. South wind 3 to 5 mph. 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 49 degrees. The record low of 36 occurred back in 1938.
Tonight will have a Last Quarter ๐ Moon with 62% illuminated. The moon will rise at 10:33 pm. The Harvest ๐ฝ Moon is on Wednesday, September 23. The darkest hour is at 12:54 am, followed by dawn at 6:01 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:29 am in the east (82ยฐ) and last for 2 minutes and 56 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 4 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ The golden hour ends at 7:06 am with sun in the east (88ยฐ). Tonight will have 11 hours and 12 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 50 seconds over last night.
Tomorrow will be mostly sunny ๐, with a high of 82 degrees at 3pm. Seven degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around August 9th. Maximum dew point of 64 at 11am. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph 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 73 degrees. The record high of 94 was set in 1959.
In four weeks on October 6 the sun will be setting in the west (263ยฐ) at 6:27 pm,๐ which is 49 minutes and 28 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had mostly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 65 and 41 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 64 and 43 degrees. The record high of 90 degrees was set back in 1900.
Looking ahead, Autumn ๐ is in 2 weeks, Daylight Savings Time Ends ๐ฅ๏ธ is in 8 weeks, Election Day 2019 ๐ณ๏ธ is in 8 weeks, Average High is 50 ๐ is in 9 weeks, Regular Deer Season in Southern Zone ๐ฆ is in 10 weeks, December ๐ is in 12 weeks, Bill of Rights Day ๐ is in 14 weeks, Days are Getting Longer โ๏ธ is in 15 weeks, Cold Moon ๐ is in 16 weeks, National Bird Day ๐ง is in 17 weeks, Bubble Bath Day ๐งผ is in 4 months, 5:30 PM Dusk ๐ is in 20 weeks and Ground Hog Day ๐ป is in 21 weeks.
Good morning! Happy Tuesday. It’s the Tuesday after Labor Day which normally would mean congested roads from all the school students and parents commuting ๐ธ. But with the pandemic smoldering all around us with schools closed and remote work that’s not much of a concern this year. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ Two weeks to Autumn ๐. Won’t know that today, it’s Indian Summer. ๐ฆ
Already feels a bit like a summer morning but not quite as muggy. Partly cloudy and 62 degrees in Delmar, NY. โ There is a south breeze at 5 mph. ๐. The dew point is 60 degrees. Going to be a hot day by September standards. But not uncommon for late July.
Today will be mostly sunny ๐, with a high of 83 degrees at 4pm. Eight degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around July 26th. Maximum dew point of 64 at 12pm. South wind 5 to 8 mph. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 73 degrees. The record high of 94 was set in 2015.
Solar noon ๐ is at 12:54 pm with sun having an altitude of 52.9ยฐ from the due south horizon (-18ยฐ vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 4.5 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐ starts at 6:41 pm with the sun in the west (272ยฐ). ๐ธ The sunset is in the west (278ยฐ) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:19 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 56 seconds with dusk around 7:45 pm, which is one minute and 46 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ The best time to look at the stars is after 8:21 pm. At sunset, look for partly clear skies ๐ and temperatures around 77 degrees. The dew point will be 63 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 6 mph. Today will have 12 hours and 48 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 50 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will have patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy ๐ค, with a low of 62 degrees at 5am. Eight degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 63 at 6pm. South wind 3 to 5 mph. 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 49 degrees. The record low of 36 occurred back in 1938.
Saturday still looks nice with Sunday not so good. ๐ต Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Maximum dew point of 50 at 4pm. Sunday, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Maximum dew point of 61 at 1pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 74 degrees.
I doubt the next two weekends I’ll be getting out of town, ๐ก but that could change. I’m still waiting to hear about Piseco Powley Road lower bridge ๐ and when it’s going to reopen. I would like to get one more chance to do the Potholers if it isn’t super hot this weekend.
With all the mice in the woods ๐ญ I’m wondering how long it will be they are inside my apartment. The walls bow out in the kitchen making it easy for them to sneak in. Plus I’m a dirty hick ๐จ๐ปโ๐พ and while I do try to clean the crumbs up and take the trash and compost out occasionally they never have any shortage to eat. ๐ฎ I am thinking about building a bucket trap this year to put in the kitchen and see how many I can catch for shits and giggles and because I hate they noise that make on the wall.
Looking forward to my Black Lives Matters flag arriving. ๐ค๐ค๐ค While I don’t have any place to hang it at home I’ll definitely have it up at camping and maybe if I attend some of the local protests. โ๐ฟโ๐พโ๐ฝโ๐ผโ๐ป Seems like a popular things to day and a fitting thing for my collection. Injustice one place is injustice everywhere. ๐ฎ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ฎ๐พโโ๏ธ
As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until Autumn ๐ when the sun will be setting at 6:52 pm with dusk at 7:20 pm. On that day in 2019, we had hot, mostly sunny, shallow fog and temperatures between 87 and 51 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 70 degrees. We hit a record high of 95 back in 1895.
Good evening! Cloudy, damoand 69 degrees in Delmar, NY. โ Calm wind. The dew point is 66 degrees. Dew point makes it a bit muggy. The skies will clear around 10 pm.
All day the weather has been quite unstable โก so I decided to Stay Home and get unpacked and get caught up on sleep. I was going to go to mom and dad’s house but decided against it when the weather was too dicey for an outdoor picnic. Sunday dinner or sitting around the living room with masks ๐ท on doesn’t sound like much fun and is kind of risky to boot. Coronavirus is in hiding right now but you never know if you might have picked it up along the way somewhere, although I doubt I’d had the close personal contact for a length of time necessary to pick it up. Better safe than sorry. That said, I do realize time is limited and I should try to get out there the next time the weather is nice and sit outside and talk before it’s too late. โ
Speaking of procrastination I’ve decided to take a wait and see approach on Big Red. ๐ The noise I’m hearing only is occasional and I’m not sure I want to take it back to the shop ๐ช I went to that didn’t know much about the lift kit. I’d rather take it Watkins Spring next but the thing is that it would be a lot more convenient to drop it off once I’m working back downtown again. NYC is in Stage 3 of the reopening and Upstate is Stage 4, so I can’t imagine it’s long before the buses ๐full restart and I’m working downtown again. ๐ข I don’t think it’s safety critical but I’d rather get it properly adjusted or broken parts replaced before I’m stranded in the remote back country or I chew up other expensive hardware.
I am planning to stay in town for the Fourth of July ๐ just because I just was out camping for ten days and I expect the back country to be crowded with most of the developed campgrounds operating at limited capacity. โบ I guess I could tent camp somewhere locally in the back country but for now that’s not on the agenda.
Later in July I’ll probably take my formal vacation. ๐ The one where I’m not writing memos and reports ๐ and taking calls all day long. ๐ Where cell service is non essential. This year I’m thinking the Tug Hill Plateau and Western Adirondacks and Saint Lawrence County but nothing is set in stone. I might also take a long weekend up to the Potholers and Piseco-Powley Road but I’ll have to enter from the north end as the Fulton County section of the road is closed.
Tonight will be scattered showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 3am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy ๐ง, with a low of 64 degrees at 3am. Four degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 66 at 9pm. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became light rain by the early hours of the morning. It was humid. It got down to 70 degrees. The record low of 44 occurred back in 1981.
Tonight will have a First Quarter ๐ Moon with 59% illuminated. At 9 PM, the moon was in the south-southwest (207ยฐ) at an altitude of 41ยฐ from the horizon, some 226,288 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. ๐ At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by December 17th. Buckle up for safety! ๐บ The Buck ๐ฆ Moon is on Saturday, July 4. The darkest hour is at 12:59 am, followed by dawn at 4:46 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:21 am in the east-northeast (57ยฐ) and last for 3 minutes and 28 seconds. Sunrise is 26 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ The golden hour ends at 6:04 am with sun in the east-northeast (64ยฐ). Tonight will have 8 hours and 43 minutes of darkness, an increase of 32 seconds over last night.
Tomorrow will have a slight chance of showers between 8am and 10am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Some of the storms could produce small hail and heavy rain. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy ๐ง, with a high of 79 degrees at 3pm. Two degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around June 21st. Maximum dew point of 65 at 11am. Light northwest wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 87 degrees. The record high of 96 was set in 1944.
In four weeks on July 26 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (297ยฐ) at 8:21 pm,๐ which is 15 minutes and 24 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had hot, sunny, patches of fog and temperatures between 87 and 60 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 83 and 62 degrees. The record high of 96 degrees was set back in 1963.
Good morning! Happy Sunday. Cloudy and 68 degrees in Delmar, NY. โ Pretty good thunderstorm heading for Delmar now. There is a south breeze at 6 mph. ๐. The dew point is 65 degrees. The skies will clear around 6 pm.
So I’m back home ๐ก. Got home last night but I was tired ๐ด and didn’t post anything on my blog. I did spend a little time fixing a glitch in the mobile version which came about with the scrolling ๐ as I tried to optimize things further for speed. โ
It wasn’t a bad trip home, ๐ although I didn’t like driving the Northway as I’ve gotten very sick of Expressway driving so I tend to avoid them. But it sure is fast taking the expressway. I drove down through the high peaks – I had no interest in stopping at all – and then took the wrong road back to Hammond Pond. ๐ Ended up in Moria. When I hiked back to Hammond Pond I got eaten alive by horse flies and slipped in the mud and decided it was time to go home.
Called mom on the phone ๐ to see about Sunday dinner ๐ฒ and I’ll probably go out there if the weather is good enough for a picnic. I also discussed what I should do next about the noise I’m hearing in the truck – she agrees with me that I should get it fixed before my next trip.
Today will havethunderstorms, with clearing later. Some of the storms could produce small hail and gusty winds. Mostly cloudy ๐ฆ, with a high of 82 degrees at 4pm. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical day around July 2nd. Maximum dew point of 67 at 10am. South wind around 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 91 degrees. The record high of 99 was set in 1901.
Solar noon ๐ is at 12:59 pm with sun having an altitude of 70.6ยฐ from the due south horizon (-0.2ยฐ vs. 6/21). The golden hour ๐ starts at 7:55 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (296ยฐ). ๐ธ The sunset is in the west-northwest (303ยฐ) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:38 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 28 seconds with dusk around 9:12 pm, which is 3 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Gibbous ๐ Moon in the south-southwest (211ยฐ) at an altitude of 40ยฐ from the horizon, 226,288 miles away. ๐ The best time to look at the stars is after 9:58 pm. At sunset, look for thunderstorms ๐ฉ and temperatures around 75 degrees. The dew point will be 64 degrees. There will be a west-northwest breeze at 7 mph. Today will have 15 hours and 16 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 29 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and midnight. Some of the storms could produce small hail and gusty winds. Mostly cloudy ๐ฅ, with a low of 64 degrees at 6am. Four degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 64 at 6pm. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation 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 light rain by the early hours of the morning. It was humid. It got down to 70 degrees. The record low of 44 occurred back in 1981.
On this day in 1896, An explosion in the Newton Coal Company’s Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners. ๐ญ Also in 1969, Stonewall riots begin in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement. ๐ Lots of explosive things hpapening on this day in history. ๐ฅ