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Remember that this is New York. There are many common sense solutions for this issue. But here, you will wait 20 years to see anything implemented.

About the same over here in the Adirondacks at 1800'. We cleared some of it today; probably do another round of blowing / shoveling tomorrow afternoon. Makes a sloppy mess for the unprepared "eclipse hikers." I hope for the best!

"Michelle Nichols, who directs public observing programs at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. "Drive those last few miles to get into the path of totality," she urges." There may or may not be clear weather, and there may or may not be chaos on the roads. But I can see why small towns and...

Some Adirondack tourism folks are predicting as many as 100.000 visitors to the High Peaks region. Obviously, the infrastructure cannot support this. I hope it's not too bad of a mess. We have a spot to watch the eclipse up a little hill across the street (no trail). I plan to stock up on...

Lengthy discussion on an old thread here: https://www.adkforum.com/forum/the-adirondack-forum/paddling-in-the-adirondacks/20543-follensby-pond-off-the-raquette-river#post460837

We have had many threads on this general topic through the years. There is a need to try to recover some costs. There is also a need to try to incentivize people to be better prepared. Of course there are positives and negatives to charging for rescue. Any proposed "solution will be met with...

Glad she's OK. ADKs are "small" mountains but you can get in a lot of trouble. I would guess she learned: 1. Don't go out in that kind of weather; 2. Make sure to know the path. We have always avoided "hypothermia weather" regardless of plans made in advance. It's just too dangerous. And...

No question it's warmer now than when I was a kid. But when was the last time any "authority" or "expert" nailed a 5 DAY forecast? And folks run around trying to change the world, imagining that these same "experts" have nailed a 5 decade forecast.

Honestly I think it's just for fun. If you have a special skill, at a very high level, you want to go out and use it. My dog is fast; he loves to race by us on the trail; I think he is just having fun with his special skill. Many times, as in this case, the special skill does not make any...

Oh well, it clouded up around mid-day, and only made it to 34F here today. Some snow still left. But tomorrow is still supposed to become sunny and warmer...

At my house it's settled to about an inch. There's still about 2" on decks and railings. None of it melted last night (25F). But I think most of it will melt today (sunny and forecast high of 40F). Certainly most will melt tomorrow (forecast to be sunny and 45F). Might be wet and sloppy in...

At 1800' in Keene, NY it's snowing hard right now. We have a forecast of accumulations "up to an inch." There is already 3" on unheated surfaces like decks and railings; about 2" on the ground.

Case by case. There are 60 year-olds who cannot walk around the block, and should not go into the mountains. But when Jackrabbit Johansson was 83, he could have carried this guy out on his shoulder.

The Kiowa probably want it back too. https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4093565-not-sioux-land-understanding-the-fallacies-behind-ben-jerrys-stolen-ground-tweet/ https://blackhillsvisitor.com/learn/native-american-culture-the-black-hills-until-1759/...

The Black Hills is truly a wonderful place. We are heading there in late August for our fourth visit. Mostly for rock climbing, but the hiking, gravel biking, caves, and general tourism are all great. The people are wonderfully friendly too. The area is a model for well done recreation...