Good evening! Partly clear and 61 degrees at the Perkins Clearing. ☁ A lot of high clouds. There is a northwest breeze at 8 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 42 degrees.

The past two nights I’ve been keeping it simple with no flags or electric lights. 💡 Just a small fire 🔥 tonight and none last night. It doesn’t get dark until late this time of year and the problem is that if I stay up late and wake up around dawn I’m not getting enough sleep. 😴 I was doing so well before the pandemic started at getting to bed early – especially with my earlier work hours 🕒 but I kind of fell of a clift when work at home started and I didn’t have to factor in commute time and could eat breakfast 🍳 while working.

It was a busy day with work once things got fully underway around 10. I ended up driving down to Speculator today, to use the Speculator Library Wi-Fi. 📙 I was having trouble uploading data into the computer database so I needed Wi-Fi. That was fine as I was busy today at work and then Wi-Fi is so much faster and more reliable than the cellular service. 📶 For a while mid afternoon it felt like I was a short order cook and ended up working into the evening. Did a little bit of fishing down a Mason Lake 🎣 which was so buggy. I should have brought bug spray down to the lake because I’m sure the fish were biting but I had some burgers 🍔 made from the very over priced grounded hamburger mest I bought down at Charlie John’s. Beef 🐄 is pricey with the pandemic closing the slaughter houses even though farmers struggle to sell their cows.

Tonight will be partly cloudy 🌤, with a low of 48 degrees at 5am. Seven degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 20th. West wind 5 to 8 mph. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies. It got down to 49 degrees. The record low of 37 occurred back in 1977.

Tonight will have a Waining Gibbous 🌖 Moon with 87% illuminated. The moon will rise at 11:36 pm. The darkest hour is at 12:58 am, followed by dawn at 4:42 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:18 am in the east-northeast (57°) and last for 3 minutes and 31 seconds. Sunrise is 14 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 6:01 am with sun in the east-northeast (64°). Tonight will have 8 hours and 39 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 50 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have isolated showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 77 degrees at 4pm. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical day around June 10th. Maximum dew point of 52 at 6pm. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 83 degrees. The record high of 100 was set in 1933.

While technically I can stay at this campsite one more night 🌃, I think I will take down camp by mid morning and head into town. I might camp somewhere closer to Speculator tomorrow night or I might drive home. It depends how late I have to work. Or maybe I’ll stay here one more night. Wednesday looks stormy by afternoon which I could work down at the Speculator library but a bad thunderstorm could make it hard to work with pounding rain ☔ on the roof of the truck.

In four weeks on July 6 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (303°) at 8:41 pm,🌄 which is 3 minutes and 59 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had rain and temperatures between 92 and 73 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 82 and 61 degrees. The record high of 97 degrees was set back in 1886.

As of tomorrow I will have been up in the Adirondacks for six days, working four of them. 💼 It’s not been days at the beach, honestly it’s been a lot of hours on the phone talking to clients, 📞 writing emails 📧 and memos 📝. It’s also been a lot of hours at the library parking lot using the Wi-Fi. I will have worked a total of seven work days between the two trips since Memorial Day Weekend. Kind of like a vacation week without actually taking time off work so far I’ve clocked in 44 hours working up north – over a work week. But with work from vacation land.

Looking ahead, Average High is 80 🏖 is in 2 weeks.

Good evening! Clear and chilly around 55 degrees at the Perkins Clearing. ☔ There is a northwest breeze at 10 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 47 degrees. That breeze along with the dampness of the rain earlier make it kind of chilly.

I did lay back in the hammock for a bit until I decided it was getting cold and I put my jeans, 👖, hoodie and vest on. I don’t think I was fully prepared for how chilly this evening would be after the rain shower and strong winds pushed through followed by the rainbow 🌈. Stars ✨ are real pretty now that I’ve cut the lights for the night 🌃 but it’s cold so after sitting by the fire 🔥 for a while I hit bed in the truck.

While this campsite ⛺ is quite beautiful 🗻 it is very exposed to the weather. Sunny days are hot. The wind is always quite strong here. 💨 It’s a great place to be cold and get a sunburn. A few of the days working under the screen tent 🎪 may have pleasant but they sure where hot.

It was nice hiking 🚶 through logging roads down from Mud Pond Road to NY 30, through mixed age woods and some more recently cut areas. Part of the less used part of the logging road was a bit muddy but the recent cut areas are well maintained. 🌲🌲🌲Definitely see a lot of grassland birds including grouse that are relatively uncommon in other parts of the Adirondacks. Seeing the pig rock 🐽 up close was neat – I’ve only driven by it before and while I’m not sure if Jessup River under NY 30 has currently enough water to paddle 🚣 it looks like good fishing 🎣. More photos to come when I get home.

I am afraid my love 😍 of apple juice 🍏 as an alternative to beer 🍻 due to the recycling returns ♻ restrictions due to Coronavirus caught up with my after dinner in the sense I had to run to the bucket shitter 💩 twice after dinner. That plus the greasy sausage patty despite the cheese and sauce toping did not help. At least mornings are nicer with no hang over. 😖 Feeling fine now but I was hot and I pounded the apple juice rather than the water 💦 when I got back to camp.

Tonight will have a slight chance of showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 46 degrees at 6am. Eight degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 14th. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies. It got down to 53 degrees. The record low of 37 occurred back in 1958.

Tonight will have a Full 🌝 Moon with 97% illuminated. The moon will rise at 9:51 pm. Late enough for some star viewing ✨ before the moons light pollution drowns out everything. The darkest hour is at 12:57 am, followed by dawn at 4:43 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:18 am in the east-northeast (57°) and last for 3 minutes and 30 seconds. Sunrise is 19 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 6:01 am with sun in the east-northeast (64°). Tonight will have 8 hours and 40 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 57 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 65 degrees at 3pm. 11 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around May 2nd. North wind around 10 mph. A year ago, we had light rain in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 82 degrees. The record high of 95 was set in 1999.

I am still kind of ruminating about the loss of Eli the family dog 🐶 I hadn’t seen in weeks due to the pandemic. I knew he wasn’t doing all that well and he was getting old for a dog but it just bothers me a lot about so much of the world 🌍 keeps moving on while we social distance. Virtual life isn’t the same as human contact. I should call 📞 mom again on Monday. I’m probably going to camp for one or two more nights at a different campsite and work up here for a few days before heading home. I’d still like to do some shore fishing 🎣 at Mason Lake.

In four weeks on July 4 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (303°) at 8:41 pm,🌄 which is 5 minutes and 56 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had hot and humid weather, mostly sunny and temperatures between 91 and 66 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 82 and 61 degrees. The record high of 104 degrees was set back in 1911.

Looking ahead, Summer ️⛱️ is in 2 weeks.

Good evening! Mostly clear and 70 degrees at the Perkins Clearing. Calm wind. The dew point is 60 degrees. 🌃

A very pleasant evening with the Strawberry Full Moon. 🍓 Fairly mild with the spring peepers and frogs 🐸 chirping in the background. It wasn’t real hot day but by afternoon it was a bit hot working under the tent. 🎪 A busy day at work but things that needed to get done got done. Lately the work at work has been pretty dry and boring 💤 but it was important work that needed to get done.

Tonight will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 59 degrees at 5am. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around June 22nd. Maximum dew point of 60 at 9pm. Light southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2019, we had heavy rain in the evening, which became light rain by the early hours of the morning. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 61 degrees. The record low of 38 occurred back in 1971.

Tonight will have the Strawberry Full Moon. 🍓 At 9 PM, the moon was in the east-southeast (123°) at an altitude of 2° from the horizon, some 232,774 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 November 29^th. Buckle up for safety! The darkest hour is at 12:57 am, followed by dawn at 4:43 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:18 am in the east-northeast (57°) and last for 3 minutes and 30 seconds. Sunrise is 21 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 6:02 am with sun in the east-northeast (65°). Tonight will have 8 hours and 41 minutes of darkness, a decrease of one minute and one second over last night.

Tomorrow will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny ☀, with a high of 71 degrees at 2pm. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around May 22nd. Maximum dew point of 60 at 6am. West wind 7 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning, which became light rain by afternoon. It became sticky as the day progressed. The high last year was 76 degrees. The record high of 94 was set in 1925.

I am going to do some hiking and fishing 🎣 tomorrow. Nothing too ambitious. Sunday I’ll run out to Speculator for some beer, ice and other food supplies and probably set up camp by Mason Lake for a few days next week ⛺. Or maybe I’ll head home. Probably not until sometime next week as long as I have decent cell service for work at that other campsite. 📶 Also maybe some hammock time and reading. 📖 Don’t plan to get out of bed early tomorrow as I’m staying up late tonight 🌕 with the full moon lighting the land up all around and no bugs at night 🌃 and possible rain ☔ in the morning. Sleep in late enough and things will start to clear.

In four weeks on July 3 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (303°) at 8:41 pm,🌄 which is 6 minutes and 53 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had hot, partly sunny, shallow fog and temperatures between 90 and 63 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 82 and 61 degrees. The record high of 102 degrees was set back in 1911.

Looking ahead,