Driving back from the Adirondacks last weekend, I got thinking about disruptive the Erie Canal must be on the ecology of the Mohawk River. The river is dammed up into long pools for a good portion of the summer, raising the levels much higher then normal, pushing water into what once was just the flood plain in the river. Come the winter months, they raise the damns, leaving high and dry shorelines, and only a narrow path for the river except after heavy rains and spring-time flooding.
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July 31, 2020 Night
Good evening! Mostly clear and 72 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a north-northwest breeze at 5 mph. ๐. The dew point is 62 degrees.
I went out to the folks house for burgers ๐ and a nice evening. ๐ถ They got a cute puppy, which I wore out taking around the path. Fast but not that fast.
Pleasant evening ๐, I kind of wish I had sat out back but ended up sitting inside watching some of the YouTube videos I had downloaded. ๐น And spent some time working on maps.
Tonight will be mostly clear ๐, with a low of 59 degrees at 6am. Three degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around August 21st. Maximum dew point of 62 at 11pm. Northwest wind around 5 mph. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 61 degrees. The record low of 46 occurred back in 1964.
Tonight will have a Waxing Gibbous ๐ Moon with 93% illuminated. At 11 PM, the moon was in the south (180ยฐ) at an altitude of 24ยฐ from the horizon, some 235,412 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 January 26th. Buckle up for safety! ๐บ The Strugeon ๐ก Moon is on Monday, August 3. The darkest hour is at 1:02 am, followed by dawn at 5:15 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:47 am in the east-northeast (64ยฐ) and last for 3 minutes and 12 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 2 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ The golden hour ends at 6:28 am with sun in the east-northeast (71ยฐ). Tonight will have 9 hours and 31 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 9 seconds over last night.
Tomorrow will be sunny ๐, with a high of 84 degrees at 2pm. Two degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 63 at 8am. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. It was very sticky. The high last year was 85 degrees. The record high of 101 was set in 1933.
Should be a nice day. ๐ I am thinking ๐ญ I’ll run to the store in the morning ๐ฌ and then I will go out to Patridge Run or maybe Cole Hill then over to the friends farm for their socially distant summer celebration ๐. She works in public health and COVID-19 so I’m sure we will be super safe. ๐ท Coronavirus can’t end summer.
In four weeks on August 28 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (284ยฐ) at 7:36 pm,๐ which is 40 minutes and 26 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had partly sunny, rain showers and temperatures between 85 and 66 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 78 and 58 degrees. The record high of 98 degrees was set back in 1948.
Moose River Plains Campsites
Interactive Map of Lean-Tos and Campsites
An overview map and list of campsites and their locations at the Moose River Recreation Area.
Maps
- Sprague Pond
- Wakley Pond (Before Gate)
- Wakely Mountain Firetower Trail (Before Gate)
- Wakely Mountain – Points Visible from Firetower Tower
- Wakley Dam Entrance Camping Area (Before Gate)
- Cedar River Flow (Boat Access Sites)
- Campsites 1-30 (Silver Run)
- Campsites 30-40 (South Branch Moose River and Old Sly Pond Road)
- Campsites 41-61 (Lost Ponds and Helldiver Pond)
- Mitchells Pond Trail and Campsites 64-74 (North of the Big T – Summer Stream)
- Mitchells Pond Loop (Snowmobile trail loop requires a bushwhack around a pond 3/4 mile from norhern approach)
- Ice House Pond (Also Campsites 80-82 Near Moose River Bridge)
- Beaver Lake Trail
- Campsites 71-77 and 119-123 (Red River Plains, Loop Road, Upper Natural Rock Dam Road)
- Camspties 123 – 131 (Lower Natural Rock Dam Road; Opens July)
- Bear Pond Trail (Loop Road)
- Falls Pond Trail
- Falls Pond – Wolf Pond – Deep Lake – Brook Trout Lakes Trail (West Canada Lake Wilderness)
- Squaw Lake Trail
- Indian Lake Trail (Follows former Indian Lake Road which was abandoned in 2011)
Campsites
Milepoint | Name | Feature | Notes | Access | Location | |||
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Cedar River Flow 1 | Cedar River Flow | Tent site on flow | Boat | 43.702924803151, -74.4871304116533 | ||||
Cedar River Flow 2 | Cedar River Flow | Tent site on flow | Boat | 43.7104737708879, -74.4802343768254 | ||||
Cedar River Flow 3 | Cedar River Flow | Tent site on flow | Boat | 43.7145237017622, -74.4679264444554 | ||||
Cedar River Flow 5 | Cedar River Flow | Tent site on flow | Boat | 43.7111711590583, -74.4675178486588 | ||||
Cedar River Flow 6 | Cedar River Flow | Tent site on flow | Boat | 43.7084767866376, -74.4717703157492 | ||||
Beaver Lake Campsite | Beaver Lake | Site overlooks Beaver Lake | Hike | 43.6516613421651, -74.7407833400961 | ||||
81 | Icehouse Pond | Accessible site at Icehouse Pond with privy | Hike | 43.6646602166505, -74.7029502913239 | ||||
140A | Indian Lake | Campsite on Indian Lake, outhouse in bad condition | Hike | 43.6154753632731, -74.7499942080732 | ||||
East of Muskrat Pond | Indian Lake Trail | Former roadside campsite, largely abandoned | Hike | 43.645116528704, -74.696221627206 | ||||
46 | Lost Ponds Trail | Beyond the end of current Lost Ponds Road | Hike | 43.6868179572109, -74.6655581886723 | ||||
47 | Lost Ponds Trail | Above Lost Ponds | Hike | 43.6859472953826, -74.6722052916864 | ||||
Mitchell Pond 1 | Mitchell Pond | Tent site, bushwhack | Hike | 43.6729475881673, -74.7502538624373 | ||||
Mitchell Pond 2 | Mitchell Pond | Tent site, bushwhack | Hike | 43.6716991892117, -74.7432124817486 | ||||
64A | Mitchell Pond (Accessible Campsite at End of Gravel Trail) | Gravel path to site, wildrness privy | Hike | 43.6706136251028, -74.7387363015355 | ||||
10 | 89 | Beaver Lake Road | Off Otter Brook Road, Sand Plains | Vehicle | 43.6583112347181, -74.7012491214803 | |||
11 | 90 | Beaver Lake Road | Off Otter Brook Road, Sand Plains | Vehicle | 43.6577446555162, -74.7038760912165 | |||
16 | 1 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Driveway Along Tributary of Silver Run | Vehicle | 43.7033162602551, -74.5742148239156 | |||
16 | 3 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Along Silver Run | Vehicle | 43.7027301523306, -74.5757742464803 | |||
16 | 4 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Along Silver Run, driveway at Sharp S Turn | Vehicle | 43.7026421104662, -74.5769731929134 | |||
16 | 7 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Along Silver Run | Vehicle | 43.7040070126376, -74.5809411044503 | |||
15 | 10 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Old gravel pit, accessible | Vehicle | 43.7031498027862, -74.5893864145496 | |||
15 | 11 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Across from 12 | Vehicle | 43.702458607149, -74.5926546451668 | |||
15 | 12 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Across from 11 | Vehicle | 43.7028667147947, -74.5929833340894 | |||
15 | 13 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Along Silver Run | Vehicle | 43.7010402113051, -74.5956355707995 | |||
15 | 14 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Along Silver Run | Vehicle | 43.7010328498576, -74.597457469967 | |||
14 | 16 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Access Road for 16/17/18 Group | Vehicle | 43.7025294616695, -74.5969885248639 | |||
14 | 17 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Access Road for 16/17/18 Group | Vehicle | 43.7021028692463, -74.5966599329259 | |||
14 | 18 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Access Road for 16/17/18 Group | Vehicle | 43.7023846304313, -74.5978818600647 | |||
14 | 19 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Along Silver Run | Vehicle | 43.7003546491841, -74.5964872856253 | |||
14 | 21 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Across road from Silver Run | Vehicle | 43.6957217888458, -74.6020563094081 | |||
13 | 22 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Across road from Silver Run | Vehicle | 43.6935817523545, -74.6036764840587 | |||
13 | 27 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Across road from Silver Run | Vehicle | 43.6926540634024, -74.6082201775478 | |||
13 | 30 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Open Area in Woods | Vehicle | 43.6918525577623, -74.6118452191364 | |||
13 | 31 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Near Marsh off Silver Run | Vehicle | 43.6881856235873, -74.6271629609656 | |||
12 | 34 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Open Field Near Old Sly Pond Road | Vehicle | 43.6846954329325, -74.634678249126 | |||
12 | 35 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Former Sly Pond Road | Vehicle | 43.6836690328942, -74.6318552827363 | |||
11 | 38 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | On Hill Overlooking Road, near start of Lost Ponds Area | Vehicle | 43.6836029270341, -74.6401393590772 | |||
11 | 39 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Above CRLLR, start of Lost Ponds Area | Vehicle | 43.6841476346233, -74.6487511980121 | |||
11 | 40 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Above CRLLR, start of Lost Ponds Area | Vehicle | 43.682942162164, -74.6537793571789 | |||
11 | 41 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Above CRLLR, start of Lost Ponds Area | Vehicle | 43.681311345096, -74.6589116717693 | |||
10 | 42 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Above CRLLR, start of Lost Ponds Area | Vehicle | 43.6799039050817, -74.6646031695507 | |||
10 | 43 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Above CRLLR, start of Lost Ponds Area | Vehicle | 43.6793727911294, -74.6664156654099 | |||
10 | 44 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | West of Lost Ponds Road, Sand Plains | Vehicle | 43.678808787762, -74.6696555368193 | |||
10 | 50 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | West of Lost Ponds Road, Sand Plains | Vehicle | 43.677986610504, -74.6732025802129 | |||
10 | 51 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Pull-Off, Small Site, Sand Plains | Vehicle | 43.6775108499728, -74.6750146421403 | |||
10 | 52 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Old gravel pit, short loop below CRLLR | Vehicle | 43.6748840847288, -74.6815273754233 | |||
10 | 53 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Access Road for 55/54/55 Group, Sand Plains | Vehicle | 43.6733317629897, -74.6820452615144 | |||
10 | 54 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Access Road for 55/54/55 Group, Sand Plains | Vehicle | 43.673268538603, -74.6822820352903 | |||
9 | 55 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Access Road for 55/54/55 Group, Sand Plains | Vehicle | 43.6733705968856, -74.6827076379887 | |||
9 | 56 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Driveway, East of Former Dump, Sand Plains | Vehicle | 43.673126585883, -74.6891475571674 | |||
9 | 57 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Has Trail to Moose River | Vehicle | 43.6736673106707, -74.6902687046523 | |||
8 | 64 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Near Mitchell Pond Trail | Vehicle | 43.6757521870177, -74.707500815672 | |||
8 | 66 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Near Pine Creek | Vehicle | 43.6784203854214, -74.7068492021325 | |||
7 | 67 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Benedict Creek Road, Wooded | Vehicle | 43.6851041444828, -74.7031887110586 | |||
7 | 69 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Remote site, perched over the road | Vehicle | 43.6834516958835, -74.7168906980223 | |||
6 | 70 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Large loop off of CRLLR | Vehicle | 43.6839906014562, -74.7249870178447 | |||
6 | 71 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Very sandy site near Mitchells Pond Upper Loop | Vehicle | 43.6833776353921, -74.7321947941391 | |||
5 | 72 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | At end of Bear Pond Loop Road (Accessable) | Vehicle | 43.6828956047277, -74.7359084701559 | |||
4 | 73 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Very sandy site near Mitchells Pond Upper Loop | Vehicle | 43.6835777053685, -74.7387188889593 | |||
4 | 74 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | On a hill overlooking road and marshy area | Vehicle | 43.6839187521201, -74.742285779317 | |||
4 | 76 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Very sandy site near Mitchells Pond Upper Loop | Vehicle | 43.6864452702399, -74.7471689344191 | |||
4 | 77 | Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road | Near Red River, Bear Pond Loop, Sand Plains | Vehicle | 43.6897961458669, -74.7484803840413 | |||
10 | 58 | Helldiver Pond Road | Near Helldiver Pond | Vehicle | 43.6735979105991, -74.6920316000423 | |||
10 | 59 | Helldiver Pond Road | Near Helldiver Pond | Vehicle | 43.6723766419894, -74.6929318681131 | |||
10 | 60 | Helldiver Pond Road | Near Helldiver Pond | Vehicle | 43.6713193532923, -74.692758456613 | |||
10 | 61 | Helldiver Pond Road | Accessible site at end of Helldiver Pond Road | Vehicle | 43.6705019900204, -74.6921751440693 | |||
15 | West of Brooktrout Trail | Indian Lake Road | Past Brooktrout Trail, on a hill over road | Vehicle | 43.6254538914434, -74.7337300739322 | |||
10 | 48 | Lost Pond Road | Sand Plains, Marshes Aroubnd | Vehicle | 43.6814268347573, -74.6667101324338 | |||
11 | 49 | Lost Pond Road | Sand Plains, Marshes Aroubnd | Vehicle | 43.6819456385478, -74.6670131106595 | |||
10 | 80 | Otter Brook Road | Has Trail to Moose River | Vehicle | 43.6620917920003, -74.7112181918076 | |||
11 | 98 | Otter Brook Road | Above Moose River on Hill | Vehicle | 43.6588725644731, -74.6966603409996 | |||
11 | 101 | Otter Brook Road | Sand Plains | Vehicle | 43.6564420559443, -74.6938956128147 | |||
11 | 103 | Otter Brook Road | Sand Plains | Vehicle | 43.657108724794, -74.6873446316172 | |||
12 | 104 | Otter Brook Road | Wooded Site | Vehicle | 43.6560617426567, -74.6832992891923 | |||
12 | 106 | Otter Brook Road | Wooded Site | Vehicle | 43.6565121581975, -74.6789913497265 | |||
13 | 110 | Otter Brook Road | Wooded Site | Vehicle | 43.6566072628101, -74.6733859460379 | |||
13 | 111 | Otter Brook Road | Near Otter Brook Bridge | Vehicle | 43.6539235327721, -74.6747718892435 | |||
23 | 1 | Wakely Dam Camping Area | Accessible site | Vehicle (before gate) | 43.7266767212397, -74.474100266424 | |||
23 | 2 | Wakely Dam Camping Area | Field Camping | Vehicle (before gate) | 43.7266515010084, -74.4733110730078 | |||
23 | 3 | Wakely Dam Camping Area | Field Camping | Vehicle (before gate) | 43.7259595122959, -74.473899965642 | |||
23 | 4 | Wakely Dam Camping Area | On Driveway to Lake | Vehicle (before gate) | 43.7260676922081, -74.4742326471903 | |||
23 | 5 | Wakely Dam Camping Area | On Driveway to Lake | Vehicle (before gate) | 43.7255637908987, -74.4741751228291 | |||
23 | 6 | Wakely Dam Camping Area | On Driveway to Lake | Vehicle (before gate) | 43.7252231337487, -74.4745830371916 | |||
23 | 9 | Wakely Dam Camping Area | Across bridge | Vehicle (before gate) | 43.726275356142, -74.4717840349063 | |||
23 | 10 | Wakely Dam Camping Area | Across bridge | Vehicle (before gate) | 43.7266308152758, -74.4712600272389 | |||
10 | 82 | Otter Brook Road | On Moose River | Vehicle (driveway) | 43.6603083771227, -74.7010353925305 | |||
11 | 84 | Otter Brook Road | On Moose River | Vehicle (driveway) | 43.6619962517853, -74.6957783254417 | |||
6 | 120 | Natural Rock Dam Road | Sand Plains near Red River | Vehicle (Opens July) | 43.6848543033273, -74.7664253595203 | |||
6 | 122 | Natural Rock Dam Road | Wooded Site | Vehicle (Opens July) | 43.684367353989, -74.7717171949716 | |||
6 | 123 | Natural Rock Dam Road | Wooded Site | Vehicle (Opens July) | 43.6804228755091, -74.7782951743141 | |||
6 | 124 | Natural Rock Dam Road | Wooded Site | Vehicle (Opens July) | 43.6792030487765, -74.7847972548314 | |||
7 | 125 | Natural Rock Dam Road | Wooded Site | Vehicle (Opens July) | 43.6783559964111, -74.7880327043169 | |||
7 | 126 | Natural Rock Dam Road | Wooded Site | Vehicle (Opens July) | 43.6748535298235, -74.790591643043 | |||
7 | 127 | Natural Rock Dam Road | Wooded Site | Vehicle (Opens July) | 43.6739776362472, -74.7910844137006 | |||
7 | 128 | Natural Rock Dam Road | Wooded Site | Vehicle (Opens July) | 43.6751413481917, -74.7924842843025 | |||
8 | 129 | Natural Rock Dam Road | Wooded Site | Vehicle (Opens July) | 43.6703784784539, -74.7926312803463 | |||
8 | 130 | Natural Rock Dam Road | Wooded Site | Vehicle (Opens July) | 43.6666270858056, -74.8019151989726 | |||
8 | 131 | Natural Rock Dam Road | Wooded Site | Vehicle (Opens July) | 43.6643581634434, -74.8054154753831 | |||
8 | 132 | Natural Rock Dam Road | Wooded Site | Vehicle (Opens July) | 43.6652083016168, -74.8036826184027 | |||
5 | 119A | Natural Rock Dam Road | Sand Plains near Red River | Vehicle (Opens July) | 43.6844716021433, -74.7646961785253 | |||
6 | 123A | Natural Rock Dam Road | Wooded Site | Vehicle (Opens July) | 43.6802422604152, -74.782965042166 | |||
6 | 124A | Natural Rock Dam Road | Wooded Site | Vehicle (Opens July) | 43.6785899888224, -74.7864319884685 | |||
6 | 125A | Natural Rock Dam Road | Wooded Site | Vehicle (Opens July) | 43.6776017274889, -74.7902229325712 | |||
7 | 126A | Natural Rock Dam Road | Wooded Site | Vehicle (Opens July) | 43.6756110574941, -74.7901645681643 | |||
8 | 129A | Natural Rock Dam Road | Wooded Site | Vehicle (Opens July) | 43.6689370211979, -74.7948887917477 | |||
8 | 129AA | Natural Rock Dam Road | Wooded Site | Vehicle (Opens July) | 43.6674497436753, -74.7980604042935 | |||
8 | 130A | Natural Rock Dam Road | Wooded Site | Vehicle (Opens July) | 43.6661052974262, -74.8016557609016 | |||
8 | 130AA | Natural Rock Dam Road | Wooded Site | Vehicle (Opens July) | 43.6669094078356, -74.8007390664074 |
May 3, 2020 10 PM Update
Good evening! Partly clear and 64 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a west breeze at 6 mph. ๐. The dew point is 46 degrees. Nice evening, sat out back for a while. Not feeling terrible but still a little achy from the Lyme. I still need to take the doxycline I got from the doctor Friday. ๐
Sleeping with the windows open tonight โฌ which is nice until I heard the sirens from the meat wagon ๐go roaring by. I wonder if it’s somebody dying of Coronavirus? Hopefully nobody I know. It’s a question one always asks these days.
I thought about staying up north one more night and driving home early tomorrow ๐ but I decided against that as I broke camp midday to go hiking. ๐ถ While hiking the remote section of the abandoned Dunning Pond Snowmobile Trail was quiet I eventually lost the trail as it got into dense woods with lots of trees down and few of the old markers. ๐ด Some nice views of the gorge and then a lot of it was an eroded mountain road until the trail left the road and disappeared into the woods. This wouldn’t have been a big problem if I had the GPS tracks from my Google County Maps part of the blog but of course I managed to somehow delete them off my phone. I got to make sure I have them on the phone along with USGS Topo maps saved. I would have also had a better chance of following the herd path up to Eagle Pond that I had lost on Saturday if I had that data saved. ๐Well there always is future trips up north.
It was a pretty good weekend up north ๐ with lots of sun and actually quite mild and warm most of the weekend except for brief rain shower around 10 pm Saturday night ๐ฆwhen I ended up retiring to my truck cap earlier than I had planned. Had a nice big fire ๐ฅ at the same campsite I’ve been at the past few times I’ve been up north on the East Branch Sacandaga River. โบ Some traffic ๐ฅ noise but pretty nice. Spent a lot of time laying back in the hammock, soaking up the sun. โ The sun felt good especially when I felt achy from the Lyme. Warm enough a good portion of the weekend I could just lay out with a t shirt ๐ on.
Left my Bluetooth speaker ๐ home which was annoying when I wanted to listen to podcasts and music ๐ถ. I’m going to start leaving that in the truck. Better to charge it there too – I don’t pay for the unused solar power the truck produces while parked with the solar controller in float mode. ๐ Also forgot ketchup for my hotdogs – ended up topping them with baked beans and cheese. ๐ฃ
Explored more of the Fox Lair remains, I want to do one of those historical aerial photo comparisons, especially if I can find the 1942 aerial photo ๐ท. Not a lot left of the ruins, but I wonder if I can find more old pictures on the internet. ๐ฐDid some walking ๐ถ along NY 8 just for exercise too and to take in the scenery.
Came back relatively early, I was unpacked by about six. ๐ก Laid back on my bed for a while before showering ๐ฟ and shaving. Got a nice tan. Those side burns I’ve grown are coming in nicely but I do need a hair cut ๐. I’m going to do some trimming myself in the morning as who knows when the barber ๐ is going to be allowed to reopen. My barber is so elderly, I wonder if he will just hang up his hat ๐ฉ after the pandemic. I decided to avoid the expressway and cities home so I took NY 30 to Duanesburg Churches Road past the Mariaville Farm to US 20. Pretty drive with things greening up outside Amsterdam but I tell you there are some sharp curves on NY 30 south of Amsterdam. ๐ถ
Tonight will be partly cloudy ๐ค, with a low of 49 degrees at 6am. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 21st. West wind 6 to 8 mph. In 2019, we had cloudy skies. It got down to 52 degrees. The record low of 28 occurred back in 1985.
Tonight will have a Waxing Gibbous ๐ Moon with 85% illuminated. At 10 PM, the moon was in the south (175ยฐ) at an altitude of 52ยฐ from the horizon, some 226,511 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 October 22nd. Buckle up for safety! ๐บ The Flower ๐ท Moon is on Thursday, May 7. The darkest hour is at 12:53 am, followed by dawn at 5:16 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:48 am in the east-northeast (68ยฐ) and last for 3 minutes and 8 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 19 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ The golden hour ends at 6:27 am with sun in the east-northeast (74ยฐ). Tonight will have 9 hours and 46 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 24 seconds over last night.
Tomorrow will have a slight chance of showers between 11am and 1pm. Partly sunny ๐ฆ, with a high of 57 degrees at 11am. Nine degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 13th. Northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had light rain in the morning, which became light rain by afternoon. The high last year was 67 degrees. The record high of 91 was set in 1944. There was a dusting of snow in 1986.โ
Tomorrow I probably should go to the laundromat ๐๐ ๐ and wash some clothes and probably my sheets too. I can probably bring my laptop there and work from there, uploading pictures from the weekend that was. I’m good on food but the two gallons of milk I bought last week is almost all drunk. I do like my cow ๐ฎ beverages. Other than that I should be good on food until mid week.
As I noted previously, last weekend I got another tick bite. ๐I was sore found it on Tuesday. Its been weird – sometimes I feel fine other times terribly stiff and sore. No bulls eye though. Went to the doctor on Friday, she kind of thought I didn’t have Lyme but gave me doxycline. ๐ I held off taking it as I went to the Adirondacks for the weekend and knew doxycline and sun don’t mix due to the risk of severe sunburn. I’m also a little mixed on my concern – it stings from time to time around where I was bit, I’ve been super sleepy at times. ๐ด I don’t want to take an antibiotic I don’t need. But I guess the doctor while questioning ๐ me said I should take it. I don’t know what to think.
It was such a werid experience going to the doctors office during the pandemic. ๐ซThe doors had big signs warning people that if they had cold or flu symptoms they aren’t welcome and that they did not offer Coronavirus testing there. The whole experience was kind of odd and frightening. ๐พ
While I’m always cautious about social distancing and wearing a mask out in public places but between the limited vision under the banada, the empty doctors office, the hand sanitizer everywhere and all these things like a special Coronavirus questionnaire that I had to do on my phone before the doctor would see me. ๐ฑ I was so creeped out by the experience.
In four weeks on May 31 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (301ยฐ) at 8:26 pm,๐ which is 27 minutes and 53 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had partly cloudy, mist and temperatures between 76 and 55 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 74 and 52 degrees. The record high of 92 degrees was set back in 2013.
It looks like for Mothers Day it’s going to be cold and they might get snow in the Adirondacks. โ It does not look like a good weekend to get out of town. I’m still thinking about a mid May trip out to Schoharie County – maybe three nights with me working from my truck on a Monday. โบ I’m thinking the last week of May – the one after Memorial Day Weekend – to do a three night trip to Piseco Powley Road starting that Thursday night before the weekend if it is nice. I hope to have the screen house by then to avoid the bugs. Peak black fly season isn’t so bad if I have shelter during the day as black flies aren’t out after dark. Memorial Day Weekend proper I’ll stay home ๐ก most likely to avoid the crowds especially if other developed campgrounds are closed forcing people into the back country taking up all the good sites. I’m also seriously thinking about planning my summer vacation up at Piseco Powley Road – and a week at the House Pond Swimming Hole could make up for all the state park pools being closed. ๐ I’d have to see about getting a camping permit.
Looking ahead, Mothers Day ๐ฉโ is in 1 week, Pack Rat Day ๐ is in 2 weeks, Strawberry Moon ๐ is in 5 weeks, Fathers Day ๐จ is in 6 weeks, Election Day 2020 ๐ณ๏ธ is in 6 months and Election Day 2020 ๐ณ๏ธ is in 6 months.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฆ Only 19 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!๐ฆ ๐บ๐ธ
April 4, 2020 Night
Good evening! Mostly cloudy and 53 degrees in Delmar, NY. โ Calm wind. The dew point is 43 degrees. The skies will clear tomorrow around 10 pm.
It’s a nice evening, sitting out in the bed of my truck after the evening walk ๐ถ. I opened the container of Christmas ale ๐ป that I got at Christmas and it’s good and 9 percent alcohol. I won’t need a sleeping pill ๐ tonight after two good size mug fulls. First alcohol I’ve had since my birthday ๐ .
It turned out to be a lot more sunny โ and nice day then previously predicted. Walked about ten miles at Partridge Run. Started at Bradt Hollow Road and Beaver Road to Sickle Hill Road to High Point Road to the Long Path past the big swamp to a snowmobile trail that runs southerly to a clearing that runs along the property line up to Cook Hill and the newer part of Partridge Run Game Management Area then bushwhacked down to a stream and deep Ravine to Cook Hill Road to Bradt Hollow Road than took the gated southerly section that goes back to field that overlooks a hollow, North Hill in Rensselaerville and the Catskills. I also tried bushwhacking back to a large pond – actually a swamp back that way and I spotted several geese and wood duck. ๐ Fortunately didn’t find any ticks on me when I got home but I did find one crawling on me when I was hiking.
At the end of the day I was thinking it would be a nice night to camp โบ overnight but I didn’t bring any food with me and had eaten my lunch already and it was getting dark. Plus I knew tonight would be a fairly cool and long night. But I was tempted to just get my hammock out, swing by one of the nearby state forests, grab some blankets and hoodie, start a small fire, ๐ฅ put on some music ๐ถ and then in a few hours all it a night in the hammock. But I knew by morning that I’d awake and be cold and have to try getting back to sleep ๐ด until daybreak. It’s still early April and while the low in Albany is 45 degrees, it would be a fair bit colder done morning. I haven’t hung out in the hammock since autumn, I wouldn’t mind breaking it out for a good nap in the woods, especially when it gets a bit warmer, agree all two weeks until the average day is in the sixties. It’s actually a bit surprising how do far this year we haven’t had any real warm days. Maybe during the long weekend. Certainly there are some state forests in the western part of Albany County that are good for hammock camping.
Tonight will have a slight chance of showers between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy ๐ง, with a low of 43 degrees at 6am. 10 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 1st. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%. 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 25 degrees. The record low of 14 occurred back in 2016.
Tonight will have a Waxing Gibbons Moon with 88% illuminated. At 10 PM, the moon was in the south-southeast (162ยฐ) at an altitude of 60ยฐ from the horizon, some 227,975 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 September 24th. Buckle up for safety! ๐บ Ursa pretty bright moon lit night. The Pink ๐ธ Moon is on Tuesday, April 7. The darkest hour is at 12:59 am, followed by dawn at 6:04 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:32 am in the east (81ยฐ) and last for 2 minutes and 56 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 43 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ The golden hour ends at 7:10 am with sun in the east (88ยฐ). Tonight will have 11 hours and 4 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 50 seconds over last night.
Tomorrow will have a chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy ๐ฆ, with a high of 60 degrees at 3pm. Six degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 18th. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. 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 42 degrees. The record high of 82 was set in 1928. 2.1 inches of snow fell back in 2019.โ
Maybe tomorrow will turn out relatively nice like today. โ That said no big plans for tomorrow, just early to the laundromat and get groceries than back home. Maybe go for a walk around town, we will see or down to the park โฒ. That said, between the ticks on the grass and the possibility of picking up COVID-19 from the park bench, it will be more of a walk ๐ถ there to get podcast than an extended stay. I do want to try to get the revised blog theme done and some fixes to my photo upload code.
Monday looks quite nice, ๐ I plan to do my morning shift from my backyard and then go out to Five Rivers Environmental Education Center to save bandwidth on my employers network card and be able to use my personal laptop for downloading videos and maybe activating the new blog theme.
No certain plans for the long weekend ๐ฐbut truth be told I have some ideas. Nothing in stone yet but I’m watching the forecast and if things suck Thursday night I might leave early on Good Friday. To be safe I’ll get gas and all supplies โฝ before I leave to ensure that I can wash my hands well. That said I’m a bit concerned that the forecast is trending cloudy โ and cooler for the Easter holiday.
In four weeks on May 2 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (292ยฐ) at 7:57 pm,๐ which is 31 minutes and 49 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had partly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 65 and 50 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 65 and 43 degrees. The record high of 90 degrees was set back in 2018.
Looking ahead, Average High is 60 ๐ผ is in 2 weeks, 8 PM Sunset ๐ is a month away, Average High is 70 ๐ฎ is in 6 weeks, Memorial Day Weekend Starts ๐๏ธ is in 7 weeks, Last Day of Session ๐ is in 11 weeks and Summer ๏ธโฑ๏ธ is in 11 weeks.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฆ Only 47 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!๐ฆ ๐บ๐ธ
December 30, 2019 Night
Good evening! Cold and damp and 34 degrees in Delmar, NY. โ Calm wind. Temperatures will drop below freezing at tomorrow around 10 pm. โ๏ธ
We got some pretty good icing midday โ so I’m kind of glad that I stayed home. The commute home in the ice and slush could have been miserable. Never got to upload my photos from my trip as the library was closed. 📙 My truck is not solid froze with ice. I know they predicted it in the outlying areas but I didn’t expect any ice in Delmar. I’ll deal with it eventually. I haven’t been shopping yet this week so I do got to kind of dig it out.
Tonight will be drizzle at times, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy โ, with a low of 33 degrees at 1am. 17 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around November 12th. Light and variable 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 29 degrees. The record low of -17 occurred back in 1917.
Tonight will have a with 31% illuminated. The moon will rise at 11:01 am. The is on Wednesday night with partly cloudy skies. The is on Wednesday night. The sun will rise at 7:25 am with the first light at 6:53 am, which is 12 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 Tonight will have 14 hours and 54 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 37 seconds over last night.
Tomorrow will have a slight chance of drizzle before 10am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 10am and 11am, then a chance of rain showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy 🌦, with a high of 41 degrees at 2pm. Nine degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around December 3rd. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, which became light snow by afternoon. The high last year was 41 degrees. The record high of 61 was set in 1895. 7.9 inches of snow fell back in 2007.โ
I looked at a lot of dash cam videos and photos 📷 to share on my blog over the coming days when I get a chance to upload them. I want to better tell my story and how seeing the open farm country and rural lands really made me feel. It was so nice to get away and out of the basement where I work, even if I didn’t make it to the Finger Lakes. I also have been getting really interested in the path of moon and sun and are going to incorporate more astrological data into my blog 🎑 in the coming weeks.
I am leaning towards backcountry camping tomorrow night 🌃 to close out the decade but that’s to be decided in the morning. 🎇 I think they’re is enough snow and ice left out in the hilltowns to drag my gear back on a sled. I’ll have a nice fire 🔥 and toast out the end of the decade. I might even buy some egg nog or hot coca to have around the fire. It will be a simple campsite with the heater to keep me plenty warm. Too much ice and snow might make it hard to get a fire going. Not a done deal though for sure.
In four weeks on January 27 the sun will be setting at 5:01 pm,🌄 which is 30 minutes and 58 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had partly cloudy, snow showers and temperatures between 40 and 11 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 31 and 14 degrees. The record high of 62 degrees was set back in 1974.
Looking ahead, Make Your Dream Come True Day 🏡 is in 2 weeks, National Popcorn Day 🍿 is in 3 weeks, National Pie Day 🍰 is in 3 weeks, Clean Your Computer Day 🧹 is in 6 weeks, Presidents Day 👴 is in 7 weeks, Read Across America Day 📚 is in 9 weeks, Worm Moon 🌕 is in 10 weeks, Arbor Day 🌳 is in 17 weeks, 8 PM Sunset 🌇 is in 18 weeks, Flower Moon 🌕 is in 20 weeks, Memorial Day 🇺🇸 is in 21 weeks, June 🍹 is in 22 weeks and Average High is 80 🏖 is in 25 weeks.
October 21, 2019 Night
Good evening! Mostly clear and 46 degrees in Dormansville, NY. Calm wind. A really nice evening for mid-to-late October, sitting out back next to the firepit in my parents backyard. Last night I think I’ll be camping out back here, because they return on Wednesday night, and I won’t be making the trip back and forth to house-sit anymore.๐ฅ
Made a nice big pot of pasta and sauce up with lots of veggies and delicious filling stuff.๐ฒ Nice dinner out the fire, and then I cracked open a few beers.๐ป Not going to stay up too late though as lately I’ve been sleep deprived and that makes me miserable come morning. Did a little blogging on my phone, and then went for a night hike around the path — about a mile total with the dog ๐ถ — before deciding it was late and time to settle in for the night.
Tonight will have patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy ๐, with a low of 40 degrees at 5am. Two degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around October 15th. Light southeast 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 36 degrees. The record low of 20 occurred back in 1959.
Tonight will have a Waning Crescent Moon ๐ with 32% illuminated with the moon rising at 12:12 am. The moon will rise at 1:00 am. The New Moon is on Saturday night with mostly clear skies. The Beaver Moon ๐ is in 3 weeks. The sun will rise at 7:15 am with the first light at 6:47 am, which is one minute and 11 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ Tonight will have 13 hours and 11 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 44 seconds over last night.
Tomorrow will have a chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy ๐ฆ, with a high of 54 degrees at 3pm. Three degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around October 30th. Maximum dew point of 49 at 4pm. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with a few breaks of sun the afternoon. The high last year was 48 degrees. The record high of 86 was set in 1979. There was a dusting of snow in 2005.โ
I plan to take down camp in the morning, so I have time to clean up here, and in the house, ๐ prior to the parents returning. I don’t want to chew up the lawn or cause any more compaction by my truck running over it, and tomorrow is expected to be quite rainy.๐ง Grass compaction is bad enough,๐พcertainly don’t want ruts in my parents lawn. That’s why I want to get to be shortly, so I have time in the morning to take things down.๐
Forgetting my bluetooth headphones and dealing with my broken headphone port ๐ง got me thinking more about replacing my cellphone.๐ฑ The current model I have is just getting about 2 or going on 3 years old, doesn’t have a lot of memory and at times the charging port refuses to charge the phone, especially when I’m driving because it’s loose. Annoying when you phone doesn’t have a charge and you can use Waze or any other app to figure out where you are going. I was looking — a similiar tracphone to what I have — with a better camera and more internal memory, so I can once again install more apps, especially the full version of Facebook. It might also be nice to have a better camera phone. Only $40 but I’d also have to get a case, and I don’t want to throw away something that still works. I guess though you can return phones now for recycling — I should do that with the drawer full of them I have at home.โป
In four weeks on November 18 the sun will be setting at 4:31 pm (Standard Time),๐ which is one hour, 33 minutes and 41 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2018 on that day, we had snow showers, mostly cloudy and temperatures between 37 and 30 degrees. Days are so much shorter when you get to around Thanksgiving — it’s pitch black out by 5 PM — at least around here, less so further west in he state. Typically, you have temperatures between 47 and 31 degrees. The record high of 71 degrees was set back in 1928.
Looking ahead, Veterans Day ๐บ๐ธ is in 3 weeks, Cyber Monday ๐๏ธ is in 6 weeks, First Sunday of Advent โ๏ธ is in 6 weeks, Earliest Sunset of the Year โ๏ธ is in 7 weeks, First Day of Winter โ๏ธ is in 2 months, Festivus ๐ is in 9 weeks and Martin Luther King Day ๐ค is in 3 months.