It seems like we’ve had a lot of mornings lately where I say something like this: “It’s not windy at all this morning, but just you wait…” Anyway, today, with an upper level low moving onshore, is another one of those days. Expect light and variable wind this morning that slowly builds to up-and-down, gusty, not-light wind later. We should see 12-15 by midday from Stevenson to Doug’s, picking up to gusty 21-24 this afternoon from Mosier to Arlington. It’s hard to make a call for Stevenson… it’s likely going to end up in the rain zone, making the wind difficult to predict. Hood River will be right on the edge, so it’s like going to stay in the gusty 12-15 range. Head east for a better selection of wind speeds. Continued after the chart.
| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Rooster Rock | cloudy | sandy | no-shadow | buns | |
| Steven’s Locks | light | 5-10 | 10-13 | 13-16 | |
| Hatchery/White Salmon Sandbar (minus a few for Hood River) | light | 5-10 | 10-13 | 13-16 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | light | 5-10 | 13-16 | 21-24 | |
| Rufus, etc. | light | 5-10 | 13-16 | 21-24 | |
| Roosevelt, etc. | light | 5-10 | 13-16 | 21-24 | |
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Gorge Wind Forecast, continued…
Tomorrow sees that upper level low continue to shift east. That’ll start us off with westerlies at 7-10 pretty much everywhere except Stevenson. By midday, we’ll have 11-14 pretty much everywhere. Later in the afternoon, as high pressure builds off the coast and the low goes bye-bye, we’ll see 23-26 from Lyle to Arlington. Tomorrow’s wind should be a bit steadier than today’s.
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Another weak weather system moves in on Monday, setting us up for another round of gusty westerlies. Expect 10-13 to start with 23-26 in the afternoon from Hood River to Rufus. It doesn’t look like we’ll see much wind on Tuesday and Wednesday, but that could change.
Out on the coast, you’ll see S 10-15 today with a W swell of 7′ at 14 seconds. Tomorrow looks LTV except the south coast (10-15), with W 8′ @ 12. Expect LTV Monday with W 6′ @ 10 (surfing!).
No wind at Jones or Sauvie’s for the next three days.
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Random Morning Thoughts
Emotions are fascinating things. They come and they go, and we don’t have a lot of control over them. Let me repeat that: these things that live inside our bodies are, in a large part, outside our control. We can’t really keep them from arising. We can, however, keep from prolonging the unpleasant feelings. And we can cultivate the pleasant feelings so they are more likely to arise.
Emotions are much like yellow jacket nests. If you trip on a yellow jacket nest, you don’t go back and poke it with a stick, right? Our thoughts about our emotions are like sticks. When we look at an arisen emotion and make up stories about it, we’re poking at it. Next time you find yourself poking the stick at an unpleasant emotion, stop! Just say “hi” to the experience. Don’t speculate about it. Don’t wish it would go away. These metaphorical pokings will not help you. Just say “hi” and keep on with your day. And be nice to yourself. That’s important. Really important.
If you happen to come across a pleasant emotion (love, acceptance, joy), don’t poke at that either (no thoughts about it, in other words!) Just sit with that lovely feeling, whatever it is, and let it wash over you. Say “hi” and make friends. The epigenetics / interpersonal neurobiology / Hakomi folks will tell you to concentrate on that pleasant feeling and help it grow. That will burn it more deeply into your neural networks. I tend to agree with them, both on a philosophical level and from personal experience. Pretend that pleasant thing is a hot tub, and relax into it. But for goodness’ sakes, don’t create thoughts about it. Just feel!
If you do this enough, things will change in your world. It takes time and patience and consistency. But hey, you’re not going anywhere, right? You’re stuck in that body with its emotions for the rest of your life. You might as well get started now. Have an awesome day!
*disclaimer required by my program: I am not your therapist. I am your weather forecaster. Take everything I say with a grain of salt, and consult with your actual therapist about your mental health issues.
Gorge Weather Forecast
It’s cloudy out there this morning, and cloudy it shall remain all day today. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and the upper 60’s this afternoon. Light wind early, moderate late. There’s a slight chance of showers all day today, but the predicted precip amounts have really backed off. Due to that, so have the rainbow chances; we’re at 43% right now.
Tomorrow looks mostly cloudy with just a slight chance of a few sprinkles. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and the upper 60’s in the afternoon. Light wind early, moderate late, 14% chance of rainbows. Monday looks pretty much exactly like Sunday.
White Sprinter Van of the Day
Road and Mountain Biking
It’s about time for another shot of rain. In the meantime, it looks like the trails around the Badger Lake fire will reopen today. You can read all about it here. In road biking news, the next three days look blustery in the afternoon, so ride in the morning unless you enjoy headwinds.
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Cascade Acupuncture Center
Haven’t tried acupuncture? Here’s your chance to check it out for free. Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Day is observed annually on October 24th as part of an effort designed to increase public awareness of the progress, promise and benefits of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. To support this annual event Cascade Acupuncture Center will be offering FREE focus Acupuncture treatments for pain to those who have not tried Acupuncture before between October 19th to 24th. Just give a call to schedule: Hood River 541-387-4325, open Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, The Dalles 541-298-2378, open Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri, and Stevenson 509-637-3163, open Mon, Thur. Also, CAC is hosting a Contact Improv workshop today, 4pm-7pm, at the Paris Fair building.
Upcoming Events
At 8am this morning, just 8 minutes from right now as I type this, the Hood River Running Club has a trail run in Post Canyon. At 9am, Hood River County has a work party on the 170 trail: meet at Binn’s Hill Staging area. Biketoberfest is today at the Whoopdee trail: live music, raffles, food, and free Trek bike demos. That’s 10-5 at the Whoopdee Trail parking lot. This evening at 5:30 at HRVHS, it’s the annual Vampires and Victims run: dress in costume. Show up. Be assigned as a vampire or victim. Run. Be chased. Raise money for the HRVHS XC team. Simple fun. Today, by the way, is also Harvest Fest.
Tomorrow is a Cross Crusade cyclocross race at the EasyCLIMB trail. That’s a big one. It’s also the Superhero Fun Run in The Dalles, benefitting CASA, court appointed special advocates. There are three free yoga classes tomorrow. My favorite, the 9am at Yoga Samadhi, the Christ-centered 4pm YogaFaith class at Pure Yoga in The Dalles, and the 6pm community yoga class at Root Down. C’mon Flow Yoga… you gotta step it up and add a community class to your schedule!
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
