3 TURKEYS & 7 DEER...
13.6 Mile Ride Through the Corning Preserve & Schuyler Flatts Cultural Park
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
... and blessedly few people, which is probably why the deer and turkeys were out and about.
Caught a short break in the rain, so I popped down to the Corning Preserve for a short ride. Light rain kicked back in as I was heading over the Schuyler Flatts, but only enough to make the 2nd half of the ride damp rather than soaked and uncomfortable.
In some ways the path through the preserve is really nice, with the Hudson River alongside and a fair amount of nature and occasional wildlife. Unfortunately, the constant drone of traffic on I787 does make it a little less pleasant, and some of the sections of pavement really need to be replaced - there's a lot of root buckling. But it does have the advantage of being relatively close and a fairly easy ride.
JMH
Sunday, September 27, 2015
SUPERMOON LUNAR ECLIPSE
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Tonight's lunar eclipse of the harvest "supermoon" (the harvest moon being the 1st full moon after the fall equinox, and the "supermoon" being a full moon when it's closest to the Earth in its orbit and thus appears slightly larger than usual) was a common topic on the radio over the last two days. If I were more ambitious (and less tired and sore) I'd drive over to the bike path where it's a bit darker to take a look. As it stands, I'm settling for walking over to nearby Ridgefield Park before and during the eclipse to take a look and a few photos, despite having to put up with the Albany lights.
BEFORE:
A nice bright full moon... unfortunately, the only big patch of clouds in the sky is right around the moon. Maybe I'll get lucky and they'll drift away before the eclipse hits totality.
DURING:
Cool... the clouds moved off. I got back to the park about 20 minutes after the eclipse started, and found several groups of people there watching the show, as well as groups out on the sidewalk and upstairs porches along the way. Guess people are interested in this... unfortunately, night shots are always iffy, and this batch didn't come out as good as the earlier ones.
In about another 40 minutes the moon should be completely in the Earth's shadow...
When I went back out 30 minutes later the moon was mostly eclipsed, with just a sliver still lit.
And after half an hour - the eclipse is darn near total, and I've have enough. Time to go home and go to bed (since the moon won't start coming out of the Earth's shadow for another hour or so... too late for me to stay up and watch tonight!)
JMH
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Tonight's lunar eclipse of the harvest "supermoon" (the harvest moon being the 1st full moon after the fall equinox, and the "supermoon" being a full moon when it's closest to the Earth in its orbit and thus appears slightly larger than usual) was a common topic on the radio over the last two days. If I were more ambitious (and less tired and sore) I'd drive over to the bike path where it's a bit darker to take a look. As it stands, I'm settling for walking over to nearby Ridgefield Park before and during the eclipse to take a look and a few photos, despite having to put up with the Albany lights.
BEFORE:
A nice bright full moon... unfortunately, the only big patch of clouds in the sky is right around the moon. Maybe I'll get lucky and they'll drift away before the eclipse hits totality.
DURING:
Cool... the clouds moved off. I got back to the park about 20 minutes after the eclipse started, and found several groups of people there watching the show, as well as groups out on the sidewalk and upstairs porches along the way. Guess people are interested in this... unfortunately, night shots are always iffy, and this batch didn't come out as good as the earlier ones.
In about another 40 minutes the moon should be completely in the Earth's shadow...
When I went back out 30 minutes later the moon was mostly eclipsed, with just a sliver still lit.
And after half an hour - the eclipse is darn near total, and I've have enough. Time to go home and go to bed (since the moon won't start coming out of the Earth's shadow for another hour or so... too late for me to stay up and watch tonight!)
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Friday, September 25, 2015
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Monday, September 21, 2015
DEFINITELY TIRED LEGS...
1.6 Mile Walk at Buckingham Pond
Monday, September 21, 2015
Not nearly as bad as I expected them to be after 14+ miles of races over two days, but maybe that's because I "fast hiked" so much (since the single track was often too gnarly or too hilly for me to run with my grumbling knees.) Being on my feet at school wasn't bad, but walking around Buckingham was definitely work. I may have to change my plan to do an easy run tomorrow to an easy ride.
Buckingham was quieter than the last two times I went there. I'm surprised at how few ducks there are (three today.) I did spot a huge orange carp feeding right near shore... eventually I think he realized I was standing there and headed for deeper water.
JMH
1.6 Mile Walk at Buckingham Pond
Monday, September 21, 2015
Not nearly as bad as I expected them to be after 14+ miles of races over two days, but maybe that's because I "fast hiked" so much (since the single track was often too gnarly or too hilly for me to run with my grumbling knees.) Being on my feet at school wasn't bad, but walking around Buckingham was definitely work. I may have to change my plan to do an easy run tomorrow to an easy ride.
Buckingham was quieter than the last two times I went there. I'm surprised at how few ducks there are (three today.) I did spot a huge orange carp feeding right near shore... eventually I think he realized I was standing there and headed for deeper water.
JMH
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Saturday, September 19, 2015
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