Feels great outside at 58. I think even at the high of 84 I'm gonna love this day.
I used my $10 Senior pass yesterday. Always bought the annual passes until last year when I was eligible to buy the permanent one. Sorry to see they are raising the price...still a good deal...but I also would like to see more of the federal taxes I already pay moved over to the park and forest system.
Took Coco on a beautiful 8.1 mile trail in the northern section of Shenandoah National Park yesterday. I was surprised to only pass 2 backpackers and a family of 3 during the whole day, and not that many cars along the Skyline Drive...this should still be peak season. Saw a lot more brook trout than people. It never got above 70 degrees up there all day compared to 85 back home.
I got home and discovered the inside of my house was hotter than outside. Called the HVAC company at 4:45pm and they sent Mike over...he arrived at 6:15, and replaced the capacitor and I had cool air blowing again by 7. Great service. This geothermal system was installed in 2011, so the warranty was still in effect. After shooting the breeze with him for a while, I went ahead and bought the maintenance program, which erased the service call fee since it counted as the first of the 2 semi-annual visits. So worked like a 30% discount.
