The Gorge is my Gym

Good morning!

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The August west wind streak has finally come to an end, with a final tally of 12 out of 12 windy days. The west winds might be done, but we’ll see building easterlies today. Watch Stevenson and Rooster Rock for a good chance of 16-19 this afternoon.

High pressure intensifies over the Norhtwest tomorrow, sending Portland into the mid-nineties. Hood River will be a little cooler, with temps in the low nineties. This setup will give us east winds in the 22-26 range both tomorrow and Sunday.

If it’s before 9 o’clock, you can join the Disco Divas for a ride on Hospital Hill. They’re meeting at the Spring Street Corral at 9am. If you can’t make today’s ride, they do an all-girls mountain bike ride every Friday. Give Discover Bikes a call for more information.

Coming up this weekend, it’s the Doubled Damned sailboat race, with a new course due to the easterlies. Come down to Cascade Locks and cheer for wind forecaster Bart and his crew on Slowly Going Grey. Also this Saturday, assuming there’s some wind, it’s the King of the Hook longboard freestyle contest at the Hook at 5pm.

On Saturday from 6-7pm, there’s a welcome home party for Mike Jacoby at Mike’s house in Underwood. Bring cookies.

And finally, on Sunday, there’s a bikini car wash at the British Pub at 1pm to pay for Claire’s stolen 5 meter gray Slingshot Fuel. If you stole the kite, you can drop it off at 2nd Wind, no questions asked. The rest of you, get your car washed on Sunday!

Boaters, the White Salmon’s at 2 feet and the Klickitat’s at 860 cfs.

Have a great day today!

Temira

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Good morning!

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It’s looking like we’ll have one more day of west winds before it gets hot around here and sets off some east winds. With the early gradient at .08 and temperatures forecast to hit the 80’s in Portland today, the strongest, steadiest wind will be from Viento to Hood River this morning in the 18-22 range. Although models suggest the wind will die later, I think it’s going to stay windy until evening.

By tomorrow, the west wind streak will be over, with glassy conditions in the morning and light east wind in the afternoon. On Saturday, and upper level low sets up off the Oregon coast, driving east winds in the 22-26 range.

At this point, it’s not clear which way the wind will blow on Saturday.

Coming up after work tonight, there’s the Post and Pint ride out of Dirty Fingers. Meet at the shop at 5:30 for a lap around Post Canyon followed by refreshing cold drinks. Also tonight, and also at 5:30, is a free Crossfit workout down near the Event Site. Meet along the road just south of the Event Site to check out Crossfit. Bring along a steak or a potluck dish, because there’s a Crossfit BBQ afterwards.

Also tonight, but much later, starting around midnight, is the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. Head somewhere dark with a view of the northern sky for 60 meteors and fireballs per hour, maybe even more.

If you’re a mountain biker gal, tomorrow is the Disco Divas ride. Meet at the Spring Street Corral at 9:30am for a lap on Hospital Hill.

Boaters, the White Salmon’s at 2 feet and the Klickitat’s at 860 cfs.

Have a great day today!

Temira

p.s. If you find this report useful, entertaining, or just want to recognize all the hard work that goes into it, please take the time to make a donation by clicking on the button at the bottom of the page. For a suggested donation of $10, I’ll add you to the email version of this list ‘til May 2011, putting you in the running for cool prizes donated by the weekly sponsors.