Good evening! Partly clear and 75 degrees in Dormansville, NY. There is a south-southwest breeze at 8 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 64 degrees. Kind of muggy end to summer. But then again autumn is going to start out pretty hot and muggy. 🔥

With today, I think it’s fair to say summer camping season is done. I doubt I’ll do any more kayaking this summer, put the fishing pole away for my gun. ⛺ I’m still looking forward to my West Virginia trip in twelve days. Money will be tighter then expected but if I have to dip a little bit into savings it’s not the end of the world. I’m mostly backcountry camping so lodging expenses will be low and I cook most of my own food 🍲.

It was a great weekend, got to see see and do a lot but it’s intensely frustrating 😤 that Big Red has developed a noise in the rear right wheel. Not sure if it’s the drum brake or the wheel bearing but things only break when money is tight. I’m always putting more damn money into keeping the brakes working right. Those big wheels, my heavy truck cap the solar panel, batteries and camping equipment put quite a bit of weight on the brakes going down the mountains. If I get another truck eventually it’s going to be a 3/4 ton for sure, without a lift kit. But I may go car-less for a while so I can save more for my future.

Tonight will be partly cloudy 🌤, with a low of 65 degrees at 5am. 16 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 64 at 10pm. South wind around 8 mph. In 2018, we had partly cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 45 degrees. The record low of 32 occurred back in 1963.

Tonight will have a Waning Crescent Moon 🌘 with 28% illuminated with the moon rising at 12:16 am. The moon will rise at 1:00 am. The New Moon is on Friday night with mostly clear skies. The Hunter Moon 🌝 is on Saturday, October 12th. The sun will rise at 6:43 am with the first light at 6:15 am, which is one minute and 5 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 Tonight will have 11 hours and 50 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 51 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have a chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny 🌞, with a high of 85 degrees at 3pm. 16 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 65 at 10am. Summer like for sure. South wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. 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 66 degrees. The record high of 97 was set in 1895.

In four weeks on October 20 the sun will be setting at 6:06 pm,🌄 which is 47 minutes and 25 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2018 on that day, we had partly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 62 and 46 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 58 and 38 degrees. The record high of 80 degrees was set back in 1965.

Tomorrow I will probably go to Walmart and get more blue jeans 👖. I wrecked the one pair and I’m running low on pairs that aren’t ripped or falling apart. Maybe I can order them online and save the trip. Tuesday I need to go to State Farm and Slingerlands and present my insurance discount certificate. I might walk there. Wednesday is the Guilderland Planning Board meeting but I’m not sure if I can make it as I want to avoid driving the truck until it’s been looked at next week. Thursday is going over to John Wolcott house. I’ll walk there. Next weekend is staying home, cleaning and planning out my autumn road trip.

Looking ahead, Average High is 60 🍂 is in 3 weeks, Daylight Savings Time Ends 🛥️ is in 6 weeks, Average High is 50 🍂 is in 7 weeks, December 🎄 is in 10 weeks, Bill of Rights Day 📜 is in 12 weeks, Days are Getting Longer ☀️ is in 3 months, National Pie Day 🍰 is in 17 weeks, 5:30 PM Dusk 🌆 is in 18 weeks and Election Day 2020 🗳️ is in 6 weeks.

Good evening! Clear and 57 degrees in Delmar, NY. Calm wind. The dew point is 45 degrees.

I made up fish 🐠 sticks and went for my evening walk. 🚶 Definitely getting darker earlier but I do prefer now to do m walk earlier. This way when I procrastinate I don’t miss my walk. Plus doing the walk past the high school 🚸 during the winter months at nine o’clock is pretty desolate. I’ve heard they’ve had a lot of problems with muggings again in the city and who knows if they could spill out into the suburbs.

I got to Walmart to get the supplies I needed plus food for the weekend 🍲 and gased up Big Red. Finally got new boots, 👢 my old ones were in really rough shape. I’ll old pack tomorrow and get things ready as I have to leave by 7:30 AM on Saturday for the Save the Pine Bush Bird 🐦 Hike. After that I’ll probably paddle along Lily Lake and camp up at Pisceo-Powley Road for one last time this year and check out the Potholers on Sunday. 🏊 Going to be remarkably warm this weekend but I bet with these cold nights the water temperatures have fallen dramatically. Maybe they’ll also be some good color up north.

Tonight will be mostly clear 🌃, with a low of 44 degrees at 6am. Six degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around October 3rd. Calm wind. Going to be another cold night. I probably should close the windows but I’m not willing to give up on the fresh air for this year. It might be chilly when I climb out of bed but I have hot coffee and will shower 🚿 when I awake. Need to get used to the cold for autumn camping ⛺ and hunting season. In 2018, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 58 degrees. The record low of 30 occurred back in 1979.

Tonight will have a Waning Gibbous Moon 🌖 with 60% illuminated. The moon will set at 12:49 am. The Last Quarter Moon will be tomorrow with partly cloudy skies. The Hunter Moon 🌝 is on Saturday, October 12th. Nice, while I’m on vacation. The sun will rise at 6:39 am with the first light at 6:11 am, which is one minute and 5 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 Tonight will have 11 hours and 41 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 51 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have patchy dense fog before 8am. 🌁 Otherwise, sunny 🌞, with a high of 76 degrees at 3pm. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around September 7th. Maximum dew point of 49 at 6pm. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 72 degrees. The record high of 90 was set in 1946.

I am trying to carefully plan out my autumn trip this year so it’s not so disorganized as two years ago. 🍂2017 was a tough year with my parents health, they had a lot of issues so my October Trip to West Virginia wasn’t very well planned but it worked out fine. It just didn’t involve seeing a lot of new places and the places I saw – namely that Ohiopyle State Park was underwhelming. But I’m more of a wilderness camper.⛺ I think this year I want to see Hyner View in Pennsylvania during the autumn and hopefully the leaves will still be on the trees up in Cannan Heights and the Black River Falls area and some good colors when I drive up Spruce Mountain the highest peak in the Mountain State. 🗻 Driving down to New River Gorge should be really interesting and give me a chance to see more of the mountain state, including parts of Southern West Virginia which are supposedly much more southern in culture.

In four weeks on October 17 the sun will be setting at 6:10 pm,🌄 which is 48 minutes and 14 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2018 on that day, we had mostly sunny, rain showers and temperatures between 57 and 39 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 59 and 39 degrees. The record high of 85 degrees was set back in 1947.

Looking ahead, Northern Zone Regular Season 🦌 is a month away, Halloween 🛥️ is in 6 weeks, Thanksgiving 🦃 is in 10 weeks, Repeal of Prohibition Day 🍺 is in 11 weeks, Boxing Day 🥊 is in 14 weeks, National Cheese Lovers Day 🧀 is in 18 weeks and National Pie Day 🍰 is in 4 months.

Good morning! Monday’s come back around again. Listening to Harry Nielson’s Everybody Talkin from the soundtrack of Midnight Cowboy. 🤠 I was listening to that song and singing it as I drove through Medusa on the way back from the Catskills. 🎶 Everytime I drive through the hick town 🚜 I grew up in I feel a lot like Rip Van Winkle. Next Monday is Autumn 🍂. It’s coming and it already cooled off a lot from summer although the weekend should be quite warm. 😎

After a rainy and cloudy night it’s gotten pretty nice out in and it should be nice week. Partly cloudy and 62 degrees in Delmar, NY. ⛅ There is a north-northeast breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 51 degrees.

Today will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 75 degrees at 4pm. Three degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around September 10th. Maximum dew point of 54 at 11am. North wind around 6 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. It was humid. The high last year was 89 degrees. The record high of 92 was set in 1939.

The sun will set at 7:04 pm with dusk around 7:32 pm, which is one minute and 47 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for mostly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 66 degrees. The dew point will be 51 degrees. There will be a northwest breeze at 5 mph. Today will have 12 hours and 28 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 51 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly clear 🌃, with a low of 48 degrees at 5am. Three degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around September 24th. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. In 2018, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It was humid. It got down to 67 degrees. The record low of 32 occurred back in 1959.

Awesome final summer weekend on tap, with temperatures running 11 degrees above normal. 😎 Saturday, sunny, with a high near 80. Maximum dew point of 61 at 4pm. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Maximum dew point of 61 at 2pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 70 degrees.

I kind of wish I could take a long weekend but I have the Pine Bush Hike Saturday and Ethics Training on Monday monrning. But I plan on going up to the Adirondacks for at least Saturday night and spend some time at the potholers. 🏊 I might also swing by Moss Island to explore on the way up there after the Pine Bush Hike.🌲

It was a nice hike up Windham High Peak, ⛰ not too long of a hike, and when I was up there mid-day, not a lot of crowds. But still a good leg stretcher, as I work to build up stamina for hiking down in West Virginia in a few weeks. Didn’t have to get up real early or do much, good hike for a Saturday afternoon. I thought about also doing Burnt Knob, but that’s a lot of up and down between the peaks, so I decided to just hang out on the mountain longer.

Yesterday, while I was hiking Windham High Peak, I was thinking it would be fun to another winter camping trip this winter. ❄ Maybe take a long weekend to head out to the Finger Lakes in mid-February? I liked camping in the Finger Lakes National Forest last December, because many of the roads are plowed, you can stay more then 3 nights without a permit, and the gorges are pretty in the winter.

As previously noted, next Monday is Autumn 🍂 when the sun will be setting at 6:51 pm with dusk at 7:19 pm. On that day in 2018, we had partly sunny, patches of fog and temperatures between 66 and 45 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 69 degrees. We hit a record high of 97 back in 1895.

Good morning! Monday’s come back around again. Yes it has. But the fare box is broken on the bus so I’m getting to ride to work for free! 🆓 🚍 Two weeks to Autumn 🍂. Mostly cloudy ☁and 52 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a north breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 50 degrees.

I also found the Bluetooth adapter for my laptop so I can once again listen to music in bed 🎶 or ride my exercise bike while watching videos I’ve downloaded. 📹 So I guess I’m winning on this Monday morning.

Today will be partly sunny 🌞, with a high of 72 degrees at 3pm. Three degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around September 16th. Maximum dew point of 50 at 8am. North wind 3 to 6 mph. Should be another nice fall like day. 👍A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 63 degrees. The record high of 94 was set in 1959.

It was a good weekend but it sure came and went quickly. Back to work today, 💼 the Monday meeting in two hours. Hopefully the week will go fast, gong down to city tomorrow probably will at least break the week up.

The sun will set at 7:16 pm with dusk around 7:45 pm, which is one minute and 45 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for partly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 66 degrees. The dew point will be 49 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 12 hours and 48 minutes of daytime, an decrease of 2 minutes and 49 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be partly cloudy 🌤, with a low of 50 degrees at 5am. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around September 19th. Calm wind. In 2018, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 51 degrees. The record low of 34 occurred back in 1978.

Still having display errors and freezing of the digits on the display in my bedroom. 📟I think I need to fix one of the solder joints which had probably come loose. Despite the clouds around this morning, high pressure is building in this morning, at least according to the display.

The weekend forecast doesn’t look real great. 😕 Saturday, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Maximum dew point of 66 at 2pm. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Maximum dew point of 59 at 4pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 73 degrees.

This weekend I’m helping my sister move 🚪on Saturday then on Sunday I’ll probably go hiking again, maybe back on down to the Catskills I’m undecided. Lots of things that should have gotten done over this past weekend didn’t happen but I guess there is always after work.😕

As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until Autumn 🍂 when the sun will be setting at 6:51 pm with dusk at 7:19 pm. On that day in 2018, we had partly sunny, patches of fog and temperatures between 66 and 45 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 69 degrees. We hit a record high of 97 back in 1895.

Good evening! Partly cloudy and 54 degrees in Dormansville, NY. 🌃 Calm wind. The dew point is 51 degrees. The skies will clear around 10 pm.

It was a nice weekend with lots of hiking 🚶 and helping out with trail work. I enjoyed hiking the Harding Road Trail, it might be fun to do again when the leaves are off the trees again. But before it’s icy, obviously as there is some steep drop offs from the trail. Definitely a good trail and not the crowds of other trails, especially if you park on Whites Road Parking Area 🅿 and hike back from there. I should also think about hiking the Sleepy Hollow Horse Trail 🐴next time. Saves gas compared to driving up into the mountains and gets the heart ♥ pumping blood and working well. Harding Road used to be a horse trail but after some of the original stone bridges washed out after Irene it was downgraded to hiking only.🌀 Parts of the trail are pretty rough at least for horse back and kind of tough on my ankles and knees with the long downgrade. 😩 Gawd I’m getting old. I need to hike more.

I noticed one of the Bear Hunters 🐻 I passed up there, harvested a bear later in the evening and posted it on NY Hunt Club Facebook group. Good for him. Another person I knew from High School also apparently got a bear up there with a handgun a few days ago. There really are a ton of bears around North South Lake Campground – I’ve seen more hiking around there than any other part of the Adirondacks or Catskills I’ve seen which is backed up by the DEC harvest statistics. 🔫 If I had land I would Big Game hunt but I have no place to drain a deer or bury guts.

Parents cooked chicken for dinner 🐔 and I’m staying overnight in my truck. Im hoping to get a good night’s sleep, it’s good sleeping weather and lately I’ve not been sleeping well. I got non stick spray today at the store after hiking and I’ll either get sweet corn 🌽 tomorrow or maybe at the Farmers Market on Wednesday. 🚜

Tonight will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a low of 49 degrees at 5am. Five degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around September 22nd. Light north wind. In 2018, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 48 degrees. The record low of 36 occurred back in 1938.

Tonight will have a Waxing Gibbous Moon 🌔 with 85% illuminated. The moon will set at 1:51 am. The 🌕 is on Friday night with a chance of showers. The sun will rise at 6:28 am with the first light at 5:59 am, which is one minute and 3 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 Tonight will have 11 hours and 10 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 48 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 72 degrees at 3pm. Three degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around September 16th. Maximum dew point of 49 at 1pm. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 63 degrees. The record high of 94 was set in 1959.

In four weeks on October 6 the sun will be setting at 6:29 pm,🌄 which is 49 minutes and 21 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2018 on that day, we had cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 65 and 47 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 64 and 43 degrees. The record high of 90 degrees was set back in 1900.

Looking ahead, Average High is 60 🍂 is in 5 weeks, Daylight Savings Time Ends 🛥️ is in 8 weeks, Average High is 50 🍂 is in 9 weeks, December 🎄 is in 12 weeks, Bill of Rights Day 📜 is in 14 weeks, Days are Getting Longer ☀️ is in 15 weeks, National Pie Day 🍰 is in 19 weeks, 5:30 PM Dusk 🌆 is in 20 weeks and Election Day 2020 🗳️ is in 8 weeks.