Sometimes I think people can be as stupid as shit. I was amazed how many people were are Bourn Pond, a nearly 3 mile backpack to the wilderness lake but packed up and left this morning, after spending only one night after the cold and wet. Don’t people have the forecast, and known that the weather would have been miserable?
I am actually kind of amused by it all.
Good morning! Happy Sunday. Next Sunday is 7 PM Sunset. Mostly sunny and 58 degrees in Delmar. Closed some windows early this morning, warm enough to start opening them now. There is a north-northwest breeze at 6 mph. It’s a beautiful morning here in Trump’s America, although the days are still getting shorter. Not too warm either but I’ll take the sun over a warm and rainy day. Autumn is less than two weeks away now but I bet with the cool weather it will come early in the Adirondacks.
Today will be sunny, with a high of 70 degrees at 3pm. Five degrees below normal. Maximum dew point of 50 at 10am. North wind 6 to 8 mph. A year ago, we had cloudy skies with some clearing in the afternoon. It became very sticky as the day progressed. The high last year was 87 degrees. The record high of 96 was set in 1931.
Definitely a beautiful day. Later on I’m heading up to Thompsons’ Lake to do some paddling and fishing. Should be a beautiful day. Then I’m bringing baked ravioli, garlic bread and peas to my parents house for dinner. Maybe also hike out to the escarpment or visit the gaudy visitors center that is beloved by the liberals and the corporations that are building McMansions in wetlands and endangered species habitats.
The sun will set at 7:12 pm with dusk around 7:41 pm, which is one minute and 46 seconds earlier than yesterday. At sunset, look for clear conditions and 63 degrees. The dew point will be 49 degrees. There will be a north-northwest breeze at 6 mph. Today will have 12 hours and 41 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 50 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low of 45 degrees at 5am. Nine degrees below normal. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph. In 2016, we had partly cloudy skies with more clouds in the early hours of the next day. It was very sticky. It got down to 54 degrees. The record low of 36 occurred back in 1917.
Yesterday was a productive day. Spent some time cleaning up my truck, hooked up a relay to automatically turn on the CB radio and dash cam in my truck, found my missing digital camera, made a bunch of maps up, got a new kayak paddle which I really like, and spent some time cleaning. Oh, and I went to the Save the Pine Bush Booth as Mississippi Day and hung out there for a while. I found I still had a lot of the Save the Pine Bush stuff that I needed to return.
I was pretty worried that I had lost or that my digital camera was stolen from my desk at work. It turned out to be in my truck. I use much smartphone for too many photos but my camera takes better pictures and much better video for sure. Now I can make some more videos up.
The automatic relay for the dashboard camera and CB radio is fantastic. It makes it so easy as I often forgot to turn them on and off. Now as soon as the truck it comes on, assuming that the accessory battery is at least 12.1 volts or otherwise the other relay doesn’t kick in for 30 seconds to minimize alternator overloading. I retained the old switch so I can manually turn on the radio when the truck is off. I sometimes use the weather radio when parked at camp so that’s important. The wires are all cleaned up I removed the PA speaker amplifier I have yet to get working right. Eventually I may buy an amplified speaker but it’s such a low priority.
I also implemented some fixes to the blog and made up some new and improved maps. They will be featured this week so keep an eye out for them. I’ll also take some pictures and upload some videos over the next few days.
As previously noted, next Sunday is 7 PM Sunset when the sun will be setting at 7:00 pm (shocking) with dusk at 7:28 pm. On that day in 2016, we had rain, mostly cloudy skies and temperatures between 78 and 55 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 72 degrees. We hit a record high of 89 back in 1942.
We are now 75 days out from the first day of summer, which began on June 21. Of those 75 summer nights, I spent 26 nights and 34 days total out camping on state and national forests. Nights that are starred it rained at least part of the day or night. It’s been a very wet and cold summer, but at least I got to see a lot of good country.
Trip 1: Burnt-Rossman Hills State Forest. Hiked Vromans Nose, got fresh strawberries at Borhinger’s Farm Stand, swam at Mine Kill State Park.
1) Saturday, June 24 – Upper Betty Brook Campsite, Burnt-Rossman Hills State Forest, Summit, NY
Trip 2: Independence Day Weekend at Moose River Plains. Hiked back to Cascade Falls in Eagle Bay, paddled on the Cedar River Flow.
2) Friday, June 30 – Campsite 67, Moose River Plains, Inlet, NY *
3) Saturday, July 1 – Campsite 67, Moose River Plains, Inlet, NY *
4) Sunday, July 2 – Campsite 67, Moose River Plains, Inlet, NY
5) Monday, July 3 – Campsite 67, Moose River Plains, Inlet, NY
Trip 3: West River Road outside of Wells near the former “White House” camp. Hiked around “White House”, paddled the Main Branch of the Sacanadaga River on Auger Flats, above Auger Falls, swam at Wells Beach
6) Friday, July 14 – West River Road, Wells, NY
7) Saturday, July 15 – West River Road, Wells, NY
Trip 4: Finger Lakes, visited several parks in the Finger Lakes, Montezuma Wildlife Refuge, Paddled and fished Lamoka Lake, climbed Sugar Hill Firetower.
8) Friday, July 21 – Cherry Ridge Camping Area, Charles Baker State Forest, Brookfield, NY
9) Saturday, July 22 – Mathews Road, Finger Lakes National Forest, Hector, NY *
10) Sunday, July 23 – Mathews Road, Finger Lakes National Forest, Hector, NY *
11) Monday, July 24 – Chicken Coop Road, Finger Lakes National Forest, Hector, NY *
12) Tuesday, July 25 – Chicken Coop Road, Finger Lakes National Forest, Hector, NY *
13) Wednesday, July 26 – Chicken Coop Road, Finger Lakes National Forest, Hector, NY *
14) Thursday, July 27 – Chicken Coop Road, Finger Lakes National Forest, Hector, NY *
15) Friday, July 28 – Chicken Coop Road, Finger Lakes National Forest, Hector, NY *
16) Saturday, July 29 – Chicken Coop Road, Finger Lakes National Forest, Hector, NY
Trip 5: Burnt-Rossman Hills State Forest. Fished the Schoharie Creek, swam at Mine Kill State Park.
17) Saturday, August 5 – West Kill Road, Burnt-Rossman Hill State Forest, Blenheim, NY
Trip 6: Partial Eclipse Viewing trip at Presque Isle State Park in Erie, Penna. Camped at Allegheny National Forest, visited Taughannock Viaduct, French Azulm Historic Site, Colton Point State Park, then went back to Watkins Glen in the Finger Lakes.
18) Saturday, August 19 – Asaph Run Camping Area, Wellsboro, PA *
19) Sunday, August 20 – Forest Road 160, Allegheny National Forest, PA *
20) Monday, August 21 – Forest Road 160, Allegheny National Forest, PA *
21) Tuesday, August 22 – Chicken Coop Road, Finger Lakes National Forest, Hector, NY *
Trip 7: Weekend trip to Piseco-Powley Road. Hiked back to Spectacle Lake, Good Luck Lake, and Good Luck Cliffs from NY 10. Drove the length of Piseco-Powley Road. Hiked from Piseco-Powley Road along Edick Road Extension, explored the well hidden Edick Road Campsite 1.
22) Friday, August 25 – Piseco-Powley Road, Stratford, NY
23) Saturday, August 26 – Piseco-Powley Road, Stratford, NY
Trip 8: Labor Day Weekend at Branch Pond Road in Kelly Stand, VT. Hiked back to Bourne Pond from Branch Pond. Poured on September 3rd.
24) Friday, September 1 – Branch Pond Road, Kelly Stand, VT
25) Saturday, September 2 – Branch Pond Road, Kelly Stand, VT
26) Sunday, September 3 – Branch Pond Road, Kelly Stand, VT *
Good evening! Fog, light drizzle and 59 degrees at the Finger Lakes National Forest outside of Watkins Glen. Calm wind. The dew point is 57 degrees. Yucky weather for what is supposed to be the warmest time of summer.
Today was pretty cool and damp. I went down to Walmart in Watkins Glen to pick up some supplies, especially ice and then to the public library to connect with the Wi-Fi. Unfortunately though they have my blog hosting company blocked there so I couldn’t update or even view my blog from there. I was planning on going to the Watkins Glen State Park in the afternoon to hit up the pool but it started to rain again so I returned to camp.
Back at camp I listened to some podcasts and cooked a late lunch slash early dinner, then hiked back to Foster Pond then over around Potamac Ponds. The trails are such a muddy mess that I had to keep turning back. I really needed to stretch my legs and while everything was wet and misty I was still glad to get out. I did have to change once I got back to camp.
Returned to camp maybe around seven gathered some firewood and being totally soaked I decided to get dry clothes and retire early to the inside the truck cap. It is cozy under the blankets. Reviewed my dash cam for videos worth saving and uploading of my trip. While I have done some Instagram photos and Facebook Live Videos, I’ve not used my regular camera much to do videos or higher quality photos because the weather lately has been so wet and crappy.
Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 57 degrees at 3am. Five degrees below normal. Maximum dew point of 57 at 10pm. Calm wind. In 2016, we had cloudy skies. It got down to 65 degrees. The record low of 46 occurred back in 1976.
Tonight will have a Waxing Crescent Moon. The First Quarter Moon is on Sunday night with mostly cloudy skies. The Strugeon Moon is on Monday, August 7th. The sun will rise at 5:53 am with the first light at 5:21 am, which is 58 seconds later than yesterday. Tonight will have 9 hours and 20 minutes of darkness, an increase of one minute and 57 seconds over last night.
Tomorrow will be mostly sunny, with a high of 74 degrees at 4pm. Nine degrees below normal. Maximum dew point of 60 at 2pm. South wind 5 to 9 mph. A year ago, we had sunny skies. The high last year was 88 degrees. The record high of 96 was set in 1963.
Should be a nice day tomorrow once the fog burns off. I am planning on visiting Taughannock State Park tomorrow and swimming in Cayuga Lake. Probably be frigid. I will visit the waterfall and gorge and will put the kayak back on the roof of the truck so I can paddle a little on the lake and maybe do some fishing. Should be a nice day after so many crappy ones weather wise lately.
Cool this weekend with temperatures running nine degrees below normal but otherwise sunny. Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Maximum dew point of 55 at 12pm. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 74. Maximum dew point of 58 at 6pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 82 degrees.
I am thinking about dropping my plans for Pennsylvania for the second half of the week to spend more time in the Finger Lakes. I always enjoy seeing Pennsylvania and Presque Isle is fun, but I’ve lost a lot of time in the Finger Lakes with the really crappy weather. I would still like to swim in Enfield Glen, if only once this year, should the rains stop and water quality be good enough for them to reopen the beach. It is tough for them to control the water conditions there like they can with a swimming pool. Definitely also want to spend more time in the sun at the Watkins Glen pool and get exotic ice cream at the Glen Dairy bar – but not on a cold and rainy day.
In four weeks on August 22 the sun will be setting at 7:56 pm, which is 37 minutes and 7 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2016 on that day, we had partly cloudy skies and temperatures between 73 and 55 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 80 and 59 degrees. The record high of 93 degrees was set back in 1916.
Looking ahead, August 1st is Next Tuesday, Altamont Fair Opens is in 3 weeks, More Night Then Day in Albany is in 2 months, Friday the 13th (October) is in 10 weeks, Election Day 2017 is in 15 weeks, Average High is 40 is in 16 weeks, Christmas is in 5 months, Election Day 2018 is in 67 weeks and Election Day 2020 is in 171 weeks.
Independence Day Weekend looks increasingly nice, with more sun and lots of warmth and humidity. Friday and Saturday will be very muggy — it will feel like a wet sock at times. But it’s summer, so that’s to be expected. Hopefully the woods won’t be too hot, but I’m sure the bugs will be a biting.
| Independence Day Weekend Weather Summary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday. | Chance of T-storms then Showers is likely | 89 degrees | 65 max dew point | 8:36 sunset |
| Friday Night. | Showers is likely | 68 degrees | 72 max dew point | 5:21 sunrise |
| Saturday. | T-storms is likely | 89 degrees | 72 max dew point | 8:36 sunset |
| Saturday Night. | T-storms is likely then Showers is likely | 70 degrees | 71 max dew point | 5:22 sunrise |
| Sunday. | Chance of T-storms | 84 degrees | 71 max dew point | 8:36 sunset |
| Sunday Night. | Partly Cloudy | 62 degrees | 67 max dew point | 5:22 sunrise |
| Monday. | Mostly Sunny | 83 degrees | 67 max dew point | 8:36 sunset |
| Monday Night. | Partly Cloudy | 61 degrees | 63 max dew point | 5:23 sunrise |
| Independence Day. | Mostly Sunny | 82 degrees | 63 max dew point | 8:35 sunset |
Wet for the first half of the week. Then warming up for the second half, with some unstable weather heading into the weekend, but much warmer but still mostly free of the muggy conditions that sometimes arrive once we get closer to summer. Next Monday, is when the really hot and muggy weather is expected to arrive, but that’s not shown on this table.
| Weather Summary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today. | Chance of T-storms | 69 degrees | 8:29 sunset | |
| Tonight. | Heavy Rain | 54 degrees | 5:17 sunrise | |
| Tuesday. | Showers is likely | 55 degrees | 8:30 sunset | |
| Tuesday Night. | Showers is likely | 49 degrees | 5:17 sunrise | |
| Wednesday. | Chance of Showers | 66 degrees | 49 max dew point | 8:31 sunset |
| Wednesday Night. | Slight Chance of Showers | 48 degrees | 5:16 sunrise | |
| Thursday. | Partly Sunny | 73 degrees | 52 max dew point | 8:31 sunset |
| Thursday Night. | Mostly Cloudy | 51 degrees | 5:16 sunrise | |
| Friday. | Chance of Showers | 76 degrees | 53 max dew point | 8:32 sunset |
| Friday Night. | Mostly Cloudy | 57 degrees | 5:16 sunrise | |
| Saturday. | Chance of Showers then Chance of T-storms | 78 degrees | 56 max dew point | 8:32 sunset |
| Saturday Night. | Mostly Cloudy | 58 degrees | 5:16 sunrise | |
| Sunday. | Mostly Sunny | 82 degrees | 60 max dew point | 8:33 sunset |
It looks like our month of June will get underway with more relatively cold and wet days. Go figure.
| Weather Summary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonight. | Mostly Cloudy then Chance of Showers | 56 degrees | 5:21 sunrise | |
| Memorial Day. | Showers | 61 degrees | 56 max dew point | 8:24 sunset |
| Monday Night. | Chance of Showers | 53 degrees | 5:20 sunrise | |
| Tuesday. | Chance of T-storms then Showers is likely | 71 degrees | 54 max dew point | 8:25 sunset |
| Tuesday Night. | Showers is likely | 54 degrees | 5:20 sunrise | |
| Wednesday. | Chance of Showers | 75 degrees | 60 max dew point | 8:26 sunset |
| Wednesday Night. | Mostly Cloudy | 52 degrees | 5:19 sunrise | |
| Thursday. | Mostly Sunny | 71 degrees | 52 max dew point | 8:27 sunset |
| Thursday Night. | Partly Cloudy | 51 degrees | 5:19 sunrise | |
| Friday. | Chance of Showers | 74 degrees | 48 max dew point | 8:27 sunset |
| Friday Night. | Mostly Cloudy | 55 degrees | 5:18 sunrise | |
| Saturday. | Partly Sunny | 75 degrees | 56 max dew point | 8:28 sunset |
| Saturday Night. | Chance of Showers | 52 degrees | 5:18 sunrise | |
