Saturday, November 30, 2013

WARMER BUT GREY, GREY SKIES...
1.5 Mile Walk at Greece Canal Park
Saturday, November 30, 3013
MAYBE I SHOULD'VE WORN SNOWSHOES...
Long ANY Distance 2013 - Race #10
RT Turkey Run 5mi Trail Race
Sunday, November 30, 2013


2013 Event Totals
Run 83.6 mi, 21 hr 2 min
Bike 32.6 mi, 2 hr 26 min
Snowshoe 49.9 mi, 15 hr 15 min
Kayak 4.6 mi, 1 hr 13 min

states visited: HI, MA, NH, NY, RI, VT

Friday, November 29, 2013

TOO MANY CARS!
1.1 Mile Walk on the Erie Canalway Trail & Briefly Into Greece Canal Park
Friday, November 29, 2013
SIGNS OF BEAVER - AND BARKING DUCKS!
2.2 Mile Walk at Durand Eastman Park
Friday, November 29, 2013
BRRR...
1.2 Mile Walk at Turning Point Park & On the Genesee Riverway Trail
Friday, November 29, 2013

Thursday, November 28, 2013

MORE OWLS
3.1 Mile Walk on the Erie Canalway Trail & Through Greece Canal Park
Thursday, November 28, 2013

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

SNOW, OWLS, & COYOTES
17.2 Mile Ride on the Mohawk Hudson Bike Path
Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Monday, November 25, 2013

2.9 Mile Walk at Five Rivers
Monday, November 25, 2013

Sunday, November 24, 2013

THE COLDEST DAY OF THE SEASON SO FAR -
AND NO HEAT!
Sunday, November 24, 2013

Fortunately, all it took was purchasing and installing a new thermostat - but by the time I'd narrowed it down to that and made the trip to Lowes to get the new one - the time I'd planned to spend outside today was used up and it was time to get back to grading exams.

Still, I have to say I got off easy... it was a problem I could diagnose and fix, rather than something that would have required a visit from the fellow who installed the new furnaces and water heaters a few years ago.

But it would have been nice to get out in the sunshine for a bit, even if it was colder than heck with the windchill.

JMH
Weekly Activity Summary
11/17/2013 - 11/23/2013

running - 0 mi
riding (3x) - 57.3 mi
walking/hiking (3x) - 4.3 mi

outdoor activity 6/7 days

YRG -


JMH

Saturday, November 23, 2013

SUNNY BUT COLD!
20.7 Mile Ride on the Zim Smith Trail
7.4 Mile Ride on the Ballston Veterans Bike Trail
Saturday, November 23, 2013
HAPPY 50th DOCTOR WHO!
Saturday, November 23, 2013

Friday, November 22, 2013

GREY, DAMP, & CHILLY...
14.8 Mile Ride on the Mohawk Hudson Bike Path
Friday, November 22, 2013

Sunday, November 17, 2013

GREY & WINDY BUT WARM...
14.4 Mile Ride on the Mohawk Hudson Bike Path
Sunday, November 17, 2013
HUNGRY WATERFOWL & A VERY FRIENDLY PIGEON
A Visit to Webster Pond
Sunday, November 17, 2013











Weekly Activity Summary
11/10/2013 - 11/16/2013

running - 0 mi
riding (2x) - 40.5 mi
walking/hiking (6x) - 10.2 mi

outdoor activity 6/7 days

YRG - "Energy" (1)


JMH

Saturday, November 16, 2013

A GORGEOUS NOVEMBER DAY
28.5 Mile Ride on the Erie Canalway Trail (Utica to Rome)
Saturday, November16, 2013

Friday, November 15, 2013

INTERNET SERVICE FINALLY BACK...
Friday, November 15, 2013

... after the DSL signal being out for the last two days. I spent a little while today trying to submit a repair request through Verizon's website - what a waste of time. The support/repair links shuffled me around in a perpetual circle... I was expecting to have to call the support line and deal with a bunch of frustrating nonsense when the signal came back on its own this evening.

At least it's finally back...

JMH

Thursday, November 14, 2013

3 Mile Walk at Buckingham Lake
Thursday, November 14, 2013








Tuesday, November 12, 2013

REALLY FREAKIN' COLD! PLUS THE FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON...
12 Mile Ride on the Mohawk Hudson Bike Path
Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Monday, November 11, 2013

CRAZY BRIDGE REMAINS CLOSED...
1.7 Mile Walk at Ann Lee Pond & the Albany Shaker Historic Site
Monday, November 11, 2013
DABBERS, DIVERS, SWANS, EAGLES, & A HARRIER
A VISIT TO MONTEZUMA NWR
Monday, November 11, 2013

Sunday, November 10, 2013

DOWNRIGHT NASTY WEATHER
1.7 Mile Walk at Tinker Nature Park
0.6 Mile Walk in Gates
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Weekly Activity Summary
11/3/2013 - 11/9/2013

running (1x) - 5.0 mi
riding (3x) - 54.3 mi
walking/hiking (5x) - 15.9 mi

outdoor activity 7/7 days

YRG - "Energy" (1)


JMH

Saturday, November 09, 2013

15 Mile Ride on the Erie Canalway Trail (Fort Plain to Mindenville)
Saturday, November 9, 2013

Friday, November 08, 2013

DEER, GEESE, DUCKS - AND ANOTHER SCREECH OWL
2.6 Mile Walk at Five Rivers
Friday, November 8, 2013

Wednesday, November 06, 2013

16.9 Mile Ride on the Mohawk Hudson Bike Path
Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Tuesday, November 05, 2013

22.4 Mile Ride on the Mohawk Hudson Bike Path
Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Monday, November 04, 2013

GUESS I OVERDID IT A BIT...
Monday, November 4, 2013

Sunday, November 03, 2013

BRRR... WHEN DID DECEMBER GET HERE?
3.1 Mile Walk at the Vischer Ferry Nature Preserve
Sunday, November 3, 2013
SUNSHINE!
5.6 Mile Walk at Saratoga Spa State Park
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Long ANY Distance 2013 - Race #9
Fall Back 5mi Trail Race
Sunday, November 3, 2013


2013 Event Totals
Run 78.6 mi, 19 hr 37 min
Bike 32.6 mi, 2 hr 26 min
Snowshoe 49.9 mi, 15 hr 15 min
Kayak 4.6 mi, 1 hr 13 min

states visited: HI, MA, NH, NY, RI, VT
Weekly Activity Summary
10/27/2013 - 11/2/2013

running (1x) - 4.5 mi
riding (4x) - 66.2 mi
walking/hiking (4x) - 8.7 mi

outdoor activity 7/7 days

YRG -"Energy" (1), "Fat Burner" (1), "Diamond Cutter" (1)


JMH

Saturday, November 02, 2013

AFTER THE RAIN - A PRETTY NICE EVENING
1.6 Mile Walk at Ooms Conservation Area
Saturday, November 2, 2013
WALKING IN THE RAIN
1.2 Mile Walk at Hand Hollow Conservation Area
Saturday, November 2, 2013
NOT QUITE THE RIDE I'D PLANNED...
11.4 Mile Ride on the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail
Saturday, November 2, 2013

Friday, November 01, 2013

LAST EVENING OF DAYLIGHT RIDING FOR A WHILE...
11.5 Mile Ride on the Mohawk Hudson Bike Path
Friday, November 1, 2013

... and even tonight I needed a light for the last 2 1/2 miles or so. But after we switch back to Standard Time early Sunday morning, I can expect about two months of doing all my after-work outdoor activities in the dark. Wahoo...

Today was atypically warm - almost warm enough that I could have ridden without a jacket - and after the storm blew through this morning we had lots of sunshine. Unfortunately by the time I got to the bike path there was only a little over half an hour until sunset, so I did most of tonight's ride in the dusk. Even so, it was pretty darn pleasant to be out on such a nice evening.

On the way back to the car there was a bird calling down in one of the marshy areas along the river... I managed to record it and after a lot of searching finally identified it as an eastern screech owl.


According to the Cornell Ornithology Lab, I recorded a screech owl's descending whinny used to defend territory (perhaps that's why the owl didn't respond when I tried imitating the call - or maybe I just make a lousy screech owl) with a bit of monotonic trilling at about the 50 sec mark.

JMH