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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster Rock | picnic | blanket | sandy | buns | |
| Steven’s Locks | 19-23 | 19-23 | 19-23 | 19-23 | |
| Hatchery/Wunderbar | 15-19 | 15-19 | G 20-24 | G 20-24 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 20-23 | 26-29? | 24-27 | 24-27 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 24-27 | 24-27 | 24-27 | 24-27 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 24-27 | 20-24 | 16-20 | 10-13 | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
Monday started out with some pretty impressive Dawn Patrol numbers from the low 20’s in the west to the mid to upper 20’s east of The Dalles. Thai is driven, in part at least, by a low pressure trough moving east along with a bit of a weather wave. As this clears the area in the afternoon, western Gorge clouds will burn off some and far eastern Gorge wind will drop some. So… early gradients: .11 (pdx-dls) and .07 (dls-psc).
We’ll see the wind at Arlington slowly fade to 10-13 after noon. The Mosier to Rufus stretch will eventually steady out at 24-27 this afternoon following a (possible) short period of stronger wind in the morning. Stevenson to Viento will hold at 19-23. Swell to Hood River, under the clouds this morning but maybe not this afternoon, are questionable. Most likely scenario: 15-19 this morning and gusty 20-24 this afternoon.
On Tuesday, a low pressure system moves up the coast and high pressure builds inland. This is the opposite of what we’d like to see, and the forecast reflects that. Early morning wind will be W 11-15 from Stevenson to Arlington. It won’t be long before the wind goes calm east of Mosier and drops to 5-10 from Stevenson to Hood River.
The Tuesday setup intensifies on Wednesday. In response, the wind turns around 180 degrees and starts the day with E 10-15 from Iwash (Rooster) Rock to Home Valley. We’ll see Iwash pick up to 25-30 and hold until late afternoon. The Stevenson-Home Valley stretch will max out at 15-20. After 8pm, the wind will switch to westerly, becoming moderate to strong overnight. Models disagree on Thursday, with one calling for 25-29 and the other calling fro 22-25.
BONUS: Jones Monday: 20-24. Tuesday: 15-18. Wednesday: 10-13. Sauvie’s Monday: 12-15. Tuesday: 9-12. Wednesday: X. Coast (north/central/south). Monday: 15-20/20-25/30+, NW swell 4′ at 8 seconds. Tuesday: 10-15/15-20/30+, NW 5′ @ 8. Wednesday: X/X/X, NW 3′ @ 8.
Random Morning Thoughts
Now that I’m done with grad school, I have the opportunity to take on Really Important Projects. The first of these is teaching my cat to chase a White Sprinter Van. Yes, I know what you’re thinking. “Cat’s can’t learn tricks,” or “You can’t teach an old cat new tricks.” I’m here to tell you that both are incorrect, and I’m not just talking about cats. I’m talking about humans.
In times past, the assumption was that the brain matured and then stopped changing. We now know that is… wait for it… WRONG! Neuroplasticity is the term for the brain’s ability to learn, grow, and change over time. While it’s true that the brain may change more slowly while it ages, it most definitely is capable of profound change.
That means you now have the right to respond to the phrase, “I’m too old to change,” with an empathetic version of, “Bullshit!”. And you also have the opportunity to feel hope for yourself. If there are things about you that you’d like to see change, the possibility is there, even if you’ve been that way your entire life. Start with the knowledge that change is possible, build hope upon that, and then start taking risks and trying new things (or working with a therapist or peer). You might just be amazed what your old brain can accomplish. May you benefit from change. Have an awesome day!
Mt. Hood Mountain Weather Forecast
Mt. Hood starts off clear on Monday and might pick up some mid layer clouds or even a few sprinkles later. Free air freezing level (FAF): 10,000′ early, 6500′ afternoon and evening. Wind: NW 25 early, slowly fading to N 10-15 overnight. Tuesday looks clear and muggy. FAF: 6500′ slowly rising to 11,000′ after midnight. Wind: N 10-15 fading to light and variable. Wednesday: clear in the morning and high clouds in the evening. FAF: 11,000′ rising to 14,000′. Wind: light and variable in the morning becoming S or SW 15-20 afternoon and evening.
Gorge Weather Forecast
It’s mostly cloudy in Hood River this morning. The clouds will mostly burn off later. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and upper 60’s later. Moderate to strong west wind. Red flag warning for low humidity and strong wind = extreme fire danger. No rainbows. Tuesday looks muggy with partly cloudy conditions possible. Temps will be near 50 early and in the mid 70’s later. Light west wind. No rainbows. Wednesday looks sunny in the morning with thin high clouds late. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and low 80’s later. Light east wind. No rainbows. Lots of fireworks.
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White Sprinter Van of the Week
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Road and Mountain Biking
High Prairie down to 450 is open, according to Strava. I received a report from Dirty Fingers that multiple known people have ridden Gunsight. Hospital Hill now seems to be a one-tick-bite-per-ride zone. That’s for humans, not for dogs, which are currently allowed, by the way. The now-open Borderline (133) trail in Post has 1-3” dust on it. SAD!
Upcoming Events
Today’s community events start with free yoga at Flow at 8:30, meditation at noon at Trinity Natural Medicine, Tai Chi for $5 at the Hood River adult center at 2:30, Zumba at Mid-Valley Elementary at 6:30, and pickup kickball in Bingen at Daubenspeck Park at 6. HAVEN in The Dalles has a free stress reduction class at 5:30.
Wednesday’s the 4th, with the annual Kollas Cranmer run from Odell to Hood River and fireworks in Hood River. On Saturday, Trout Lake has the wild woman trail run, for female-identified folks only, with lengths up to a marathon. Northwave has a rigging clinic 9am Saturday with the looping grandpa, Jim Oakes. Big Winds has free demos of Faraday E-Bikes on Saturday.
Click here for the full events calendar.
Have an awesome day today!
Temira