Author: Temira

Good morning!

I dropped my French Press last night, and am now suffering from a coffee-free morning. For an appliance designed to make such a strong beverage, a French Press is fragile. Do they make them in stainless steel?

If you’re looking to get on the water, you can continue your streak of east wind sessions today and tomorrow. 20-25 looks like the call today, and the early morning cams and sensors suggest that Rooster is getting the stronger wind this morning.

There’s rain headed our way tomorrow, but that might start off as a brief spurt of freezing rain or snow in the central Gorge early in the wee hours, before the sun warms us above freezing. We’re also going to get a bonus day of east wind sailing, as a powerful low pressure system off the coast keeps sucking wind through the Gorge.

Wednesday brings gusty west winds in the eastern Gorge.

In other news, there are free Crossfit workouts all week long at Children’s park. Check out crossfithoodriver.com for more information. Coming up this weekend is Harvest Fest. If you’d like to do a good deed, volunteer some time at the senior center to help make pies for sale at Harvest Fest. That’s Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the senior center. Contact Kyra at 386-2060 to volunteer.

Other than that… I’m looking forward to a little rain tomorrow to settle the dust on the bike trails.

I’m going to look for a new French Press now.

And some coffee.

Have a great day!

Happy first frost!

The minimum temperature at Larry Spellman’s house last night was 27 (http://webpages.charter.net/hoodriverweather/weather.htm), so I’m thinking that officially qualifies as end-of-summer-gardening day. If you had enough forethought to cover your tomatoes, you’re more of a Master Gardener than I am.

Easterlies hold on today, with a little more power than yesterday. It’s already 26 in Stevenson (thanks, iWindsurf and iKitesurf) and less windy at Rooster (that’s what it looks like on the Rooster Cam, anyway). Tomorrow also looks like a mid-twenties east wind day.

We’ll still see some east winds Tuesday morning, but that’s going to be it for the east winds for a while. A series of warmer, wetter systems head our way, starting Tuesday afternoon.

If you think the ball-bearings in Post are getting out of hand (I don’t think they are, but 7 Streams is a little dusty), the ball-bearing exterminator shows up Wednesday. Lots of sub-tropical moisture is headed our way for the second half of this week. By the end of next weekend, we’ll have plenty of snow for BC skiing… above 6000 feet or so. So, if you have any pull with Mother Nature, get her to lower the snow level by about 2000 feet this week. I wouldn’t mind going straight from windsurfing/kiting/bike season into ski season.

Other than that… there are free Crossfit workouts every day this week, and next weekend is Harvest Fest. If you want to help bake pies for Harvest Fest, you can do so at the Senior Center on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. I’ll be there helping bake pies one of those afternoons. Contact Kyra at 386-2060 for more information about volunteering.

Have a great day today!