Temira - The Gorge is my Gym

Author: Temira

Temira Lital is a recreation and travel weather forecaster based in Hood River, Oregon. Temira uses they/them pronouns. They're also a mental health counselor. Temira bikes, skis, windsurfs, paddles a SUP, swims in mountain lakes, and loves gardening. Most recently they've taken up SUP foiling. Temira is powered by La Croix, protein, and beets.

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I do have some nice business sponsors who give away prizes for my email recipients, people who’ve donated. This week’s is Celilo Inn. When you’re visiting The Gorge, you need a place to stay. Hood River’s a little short on hotel rooms and vacation rentals, as you may have noticed. There’s another option: The Dalles, up-and-coming with yummy food and fun bars with a we-live-here-not-just-vacation-here vibe. Where do you stay? Celilo Inn on the east hill above town, with spectacular views of the river and the dam and locks. Suite rooms with views of the Columbia. Big pillow-top mattresses. A pool. A fire pit. A mini gym. Adventure packages with whitewater rafting and wine tours. And it’s not just for tourists: Celilo Inn can give you locals an escape from the crazy summer bustle of Hood River. We’re giving away a couple of nights to people who’ve donated $12 or more. See… another reason to support this report.
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It looks like another nice morning out there for standup paddling and riding bikes. If you’d like to try standup paddling, Windance and Gorge Kayak School have free demos and beginner lessons tonight in the Nichols Boat Basin. The light conditions shouldn’t last too long today; the gradient was at .09 at 7am.

That should give us 15-18 early, rising to 22-25 by 11am and picking up to 24-27 from the Hatchery out to Doug’s this afternoon.

Tomorrow sees a trough of low pressure along the coast, which will bury Portland in cold marine clouds. Combine that with heat in the desert, and it’ll be a windy day around here. We should start with 21-24 near Hood River, picking up to 25-29 midday and filling in to Doug’s, Rowena and Maryhill in the afternoon.

That weather setup holds on Saturday and Sunday, giving us westerlies in the mid to upper twenties both days.

For you moto riders and mountain bikers, heads up that salvage logging is happening on the 140 trail between Post Flats staging area and the top of the 140 switchbacks. There are many trees down on the trail and loggers working in the area, so consider it closed at this time.

Speaking of Post, we’re still looking for the owner of a diamond ring found in Post Canyon. The ring may have been out there a long time, so if you lost one there, please let me know.

Finally, the weekend: Don’t forget about the Gorge Farm Tour of farms, ranches and vineyards, coming up this Sunday. Check out the Gorge Grown Food Network’s website for more information.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

make a donation. It’s not expensive, not like some other wind forecasting services. It’s accurate, unlike the free choices out there. So donate… Just $1/month ($12 minimum donation suggested) gets you on the mailing list and in the running for prizes. And your donation keeps the forecast coming almost every day. Donate, or someday this service won’t be here! Thank you for your support!

I do have some nice business sponsors who give away prizes for my email recipients, people who’ve donated. This week’s is Gor’Gelato. Gelato looks and tastes similar to ice cream, but has a much lower fat content and is also much denser. Your ice cream: full of air. Gelato: full of flavor. Gor’gelato is no 31 flavors; the flavor of the day depends on available fruit and gelato master Sonya’s whim when she wakes up. Yes, you heard right. The gelato is made fresh every morning. Now you want some, don’t you? Gor’gelato is located outdoors, in the Oak St. courtyard between Doppio, Cerulian wine and Zella Shoes. Look for the big green umbrella. David and Sonya, the husband-wife team, look forward to seeing you and sharing some delicious gelato with you. Open 11:30-7 or 8 or 9 daily.
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Today looks like the lightest wind day this week, so if you need light wind for what you want to do, today is the day! You know, road biking, spraying pesticides, scattering fertilizer, lying in a hammock in the shade… that kind of stuff. We’ll see 5-10 in the western Gorge this morning, picking up to 10-15 midday and 15-18 this afternoon as the temperature difference between Portland and The Dalles gets a west breeze blowing.

Tomorrow brings a little more wind, with 10-15 in the morning rising to 17-21 in the afternoon from Stevenson to Hood River, filling in to The Dalles late in the day.

On Friday, we’ll see the onshore flow pick up quite a bit, with 21-24 early from Stevenson to Hood River, picking up to 24-28 from Stevenson to Maryhill in the afternoon. Looking ahead to the weekend, there’s more wind on the way for you weekend warriors. Low twenties on Saturday and mid-twenties on Sunday is the long-range outlook.

For events this evening, there’s the Kayak Shed’s shop paddle on the White Salmon River, running at 2.85′. If you haven’t seen the photo yet, head on over to Wet Planet’s Facebook page, where there’s a photo of a steelhead trying to clear Husum Falls. After 100 years of no fish in the river, they’re back!

Also tonight, there’s families at Family Man at 5:30, kid friendly biking on Hood River’s beginning bike skills area, there’s the Post and Pinot women’s mountain bike ride (also 5:30), and there’s sailboat racing out of the Hood River Marina. It looks like tonight will be a perfect night to be out on a sailboat, so wander down to the Marina around 5:45 with some baked goods or a six-pack, and you might just be able to bribe your way onto a boat!

Don’t forget about the Gorge Farm Tour, coming up this Sunday. Check out the Gorge Grown Food Network’s website for more information.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira