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I’ve paused Daily Catskills because I no longer get any feedback, and this website takes hundreds of hours to shoot and write. Do you enjoy the posts? Let me know and if enough people comment, I’ll pick it up this winter. I decided to enjoy this glorious fall in the Catskills instead of feeling pressure to get the best shot.

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Daily Catskills: 10/13/23

A beautiful sunrise with the summit of Balsam Mountain getting engulfed in a tiny snow storm. A sunny day with a high of 58F.

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Daily Catskills: 10/10/23

A little warmer with a high of 58F and a mixed lot of multifarious cloud cover.

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Daily Catskills: 10/08/23

A jumble of weather: giant, scene-stealing clouds, scattered showers and some sunny spells with a high of 60F.

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Daily Catskills: 10/05/23

Another sweltering July day in October: a high of 86F with gauzy cloud and leaves flying in the wind like confetti.

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Daily Catskills: 10/02/23

A hot sunny day, mostly clear except for a couple of big fluffy cotton wool clouds and a high of 76F. Serene sunset.

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Daily Catskills: 10/01/23

Sunny and warm with a high of 75F. Clear blue sky. A fall scorcher.

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Daily Catskills: 09/29/23

Misty rain on the peaks becoming heavier in the valleys. Humid and foggy with a high of 66F. A muted red glow at sunset.

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Daily Catskills: 09/28/23

Another crisp morning under a big dome of pale blue with cloud moving in early afternoon. Humid with a high of 68F. Fall colors are muted by the cloud.

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Daily Catskills: 09/27/23

A clear, still morning with fog in the valleys. Mostly clear sky all day, and a giant moon. A high of 62F.

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Daily Catskills: 09/26/23

Overcast and dull until late afternoon, and humid with a high of 60F. A hazy sunset.

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Daily Catskills: 09/24/23

Another chilly, wet day with cold rain, and foggy mist obscuring the yellowing of the foliage. A high of 58F.

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Daily Catskills: 09/22/23

A bright day with cloud like a thin veil, and one big fluffy cloud that looked lost. A high of 69F and another fiery sunset. The last day of summer.

Daily Catskills: 09/21/23

A chilly sunrise with overnight frost whitening the flora, and steaming mist rising into a crystal clear sky. A crisp day, with a high of 69F and the landscape looking like it’s slowly being sanded down. This is the penultimate day of summer.

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Daily Catskills: 09/19/23

An overcast and gloomy morning clearing up mid-afternoon to late evening and a clear blue sunset. Chilly with some sprinkles and a high of 64F. Lows in the fifties.

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Daily Catskills: 09/18/23

Gloomy and raining, with all-day foggy mist creeping around the mountains, creating a enigmatic day and a high of 65F.

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Daily Catskills: 09/17/23

A chill in the air, and warm in the sun but mostly overcast with a flat swathes of menacing cloud. Late afternoon rain and a high of 67F.

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Daily Catskills: 09/16/23

Warm and sunny, mostly clear with a high of 71F.

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Daily Catskills: 09/15/23

A high of 67F, and sunny despite some flat cloud cover that transformed into a fiery sunset.

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Daily Catskills: 09/14/23

A heavily misty, dewy morning, lightening up to become sunny and warm with a high of 68F.

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Daily Catskills: 09/13/23

Gloomy and rainy, with intermittent showers leaving a trail of thick mist in their wake. A high of 71F and humid. The goldenrod is enjoying this late summer.

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Daily Catskills: 09/11/23

Gloomy: overcast and dull with misty late afternoon rain and a high of 75F.

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Daily Catskills: 09/10/23

Muggy, still and overcast with low cloud and a high of 77F. Late afternoon drizzle gave way to some patches of blue. A barely discernible reddening of the landscape. The greens aren’t giving up yet.

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Daily Catskills: 09/08/23

Another steamy day, overcast and dry with a high of 83F. Post-sunset torrential downpours cool the evening air.

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Daily Catskills: 09/07/23

A steamy day. Hot and humid, with plump, fluffy cloud and a high of 89F. Mid-afternoon thunder and rain that took a pause for sunset and then continued with epic house-rattling thunder and lightning after dark. Some epic weather.

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Daily Catskills: 09/05/23

A foggy sunrise with morning mist dissolving into the air. A high of 87F with some gauzy cloud: steamy and humid.

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Daily Catskills: 09/02/23

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Day 3 of haying in the Dry Brook Valley, mostly clear and sunny, a high of 72F, with late afternoon cotton wool cloud and some post-sunset sprinkles. Jewel weed is thriving down by the river.

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Daily Catskills: 09/01/23

Sunny and clear with a high of 80F. Tall goldenrod stems swing in a gentle breeze and its Day 2 of a hay window in the Dry Brook Valley.

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Happy Winter Solstice from Upstate Dispatch

It’s the Winter Solstice 2022, the shortest day and longest night of the year, and the first day of Yule, an ancient pagan festival of lights lasting 12 days, just one of many such festivals in the northern hemisphere. We wish you seasons’ greetings on this day, and warm tidings. Yule is all about keeping the fire alive, and making sure you and your community stays warm. May you all have some extra light in your life this season, and some time outdoors with fresh air, a big fire, delicious food, and good company.

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Daily Catskills: 10/23/22

Overcast with the odd glimmer of sun and still balmy for the season with a high of 61F. The fall colors are now the golden, brassy, maroon and copper tones of the oaks and ironwood, and some of these trees are still green.

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