Friday: easterlies, Harvest Fest, brown pow dirt, and lots of trail work parties

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Gorge Wind Forecast

A short-lived round of easterlies is set for Friday morning. Get it early or you won’t be getting it! The next chances for wind, all easterlies, appear to be Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Coast: intermittent southerlies.

Friday starts with pressures of 29.77/29.95/29.99 for easterly gradients of 0.18 and 0.04. Dawn Patrol easterlies will be 30ish at Iwash (Rooster) Rock, 25ish at Stevenson, and 15ish at Viento. That wind should hold for a few hours. Make a quick exit from the water when your Spidey sense speaks up. By early afternoon, Stevenson and Iwash will be down to 15mph, and Viento 10mph. After 2pm: less than 10mph at Stevenson and calm wind elsewhere. River flow yesterday was 62-90kcfs, river temp is 64F, and high temp forecast is 66F under partly cloudy sky.

Saturday looks calm all day. High temp: 66F. There will be a boat-based celebration of life for Darren Rogers on the river, at the Event Site buoy right before the start of the Memaloose Island Race. Sunday’s wind starts with E 15 from Iwash to Stevenson, rises to 20-25 (15 at Viento), and drops to 15-20 after 2pm. High temp: 69F under high overcast sky. Monday: calm. Tuesday: calm. Wednesday and Thursday: thanks to inland ridging, easterlies are possible under sunny sky. Have a great Friday!  

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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast

Wind speed in knots. Direction Northerly unless otherwise noted for Coast. Westerly for Jones. Northerly for Sauvie Island. Sauvie Island wind sensor: sauviewind.net, but it’s done for the season! Coast: North/Central/South, waves. Wave forecast provided by NWS. Nothing to report for the next few days other than some southerlies. If there’s a worthy change, it will be noted in the Gorge wind forecast.  

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

On vacation until fall unless something extraordinary happens.  

Hood River Weather Forecast

Partly cloudy sky this morning turns cloudy this afternoon and adds a little bit of drizzle overnight. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and mid 60’s later. Light easterlies. No rainbows. Saturday will have high clouds in the morning and drizzle or showers late afternoon into the evening. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and mid 60’s later. Calm wind. No rainbows. Sunday will be cloudy then partly cloudy then cloudy again. Temps start in the upper 40’s and climb to the upper 60’s. Light easterlies. No rainbows.

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Local-ish Events

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Harvest Fest runs Friday through Sunday at the Hood River Event Site. On October 14th and 28th, Hood River County has work parties on the 140 trail. Meet at 9am at Family Man Staging Area. On October 15th and November 4th, the 44 Trails Association has work parties. HRATS have work parties in Post Canyon on October 22nd and November 12th. The Gorge Winter Gear Swap is Saturday, October 21st at 8am at Hood River Alliance Church.

Regular weekly events:. NK Studio’s by-donation Tuesday morning yoga class is back. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. There’s meditation with monks at 5:15pm (an hour) and 6:30pm (30 minutes plus a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. The Tri Club is done for the season. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. Paddle folks (OC/Surfski) meet at the Hatch Thursday evenings for laps. At 7am on Friday morning, there’s a run from Pine Street Bakery. On Fridays at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class at Yoga Samadhi. On Saturday at 9am, there’s a by-donation outdoor group fitness on the 2rd floor deck about Ferment Brewing.

Regular bike rides (thanks to the Hood River Area Trail Stewards for collecting). Tuesday is Mountain View’s ride. Meet at 5:45pm on Post Canyon Drive where the pavement ends. Wednesday is the Evo/Kickstand all-ability, no-drop Post Canyon ride. 5:30 from the shop or join along the way. All abilities welcome. Thursday is Mountain View’s women’s ride. 5:30pm, Seven Streams Trailhead. No drop. Thursday is also the Dirty Fingers Post and Pint. 5:30 from the shop or later at Family Man. This is hardcore, race-pace. Saturday morning is the Mountain View road/gravel ride. Two hours. 12-14mph average speed. Starting May 6th, Oregon Ebikes has the women’s ride at 8:30am. Meet at Seven Streams parking lot for a 1.5 to 2 hour ride.  

Cycling

As of yesterday (Thursday) afternoon, Whoopdee was perfect brown pow. That suggests Syncline is too. Post? Maybe a bit slick? See the upcoming events list for upcoming trail work parties. Don’t ride in the mud, or you’ll do permanent damage. Also, people will have to fix your messes rather than building you new trails. Just don’t, okay? Trails on private land that were previously closed due to fire danger (Hospital Hill, Underwood, Whoopdee) have reopened. No trails have closed yet due to snow. If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.  

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