The Gorge is my Gym

Good morning!

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We’re going to see west winds again today as an upper low slides across southern Oregon. At 5am, the Portland to The Dalles gradient was .10, and there was another .06 out east. There are some marine clouds in the western Gorge, so you may have to have to head east for the strongest wind. By midday, Mosier, Rowena and Maryhill will be in the 25-28 range with low twenties further east, and a chance of strong wind at the Hatchery as well.

Westerlies return with a vengeance on Monday as the North Pacific High settles in at the coast and low pressure chills out in the desert. It’s not clear yet if the strongest wind will be at Doug’s or the Hatch on Monday, but it’s going to be blowing in the upper twenties somewhere close to Hood River. Tuesday brings lighter westerlies, but it looks warm and sunny, and that’s going to be a nice break from the coldest, wettest Junuary on record. Yes, I am serious about that, and yes, you were right when you thought June was freezing so far!

Keep an eye out over the next couple of days for Robby, Keith, and a bunch of other Maui rippers. Sounds like they might be bailing on not-windy Pistol for the ever-windy Gorge, arriving this afternoon. I feel like the paparazzi….

If you want to go mountain biking, the trails are in great shape right now, with super tacky dirt. If you’d like company on your ride, Discover Bikes’ shop ride is tonight. That’s a mountain bike ride somewhere close. Meet at Disco at 6:30pm for that ride.

Boaters, the Hood’s just under 4 feet, the Klickitat’s at 2100 cfs, and the White Salmon is just under 3.5 feet, enough water that I got completely schooled yesterday. That’s not to say it wasn’t fun, and I’m glad my boat and I swam some rapids together. We’re much closer now. =)

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

Good morning!

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I hope you windsurfers and kiters took advantage of yesterday’s almost rest day, because we’re headed into a long string of windy days. Clouds over Hood River this morning aren’t a problem, because the desert is going to clear and the gradients are building. Portland to The Dalles was at 12 100th this morning, with another 5 out east. As the desert warms, winds east of the cloud line slowly build into the 24-28 range. Head to Maryhill and Arlington mid-afternoon for the strongest wind, and if you’re headed to Maryhill, remember it’s experts only right now due to super fast current and lots of fishing nets.

Tomorrow looks like a repeat of today, with early morning wind from Mosier to Arlington in the low twenties, building to the 25-29 range in the afternoon. Strongest wind tomorrow afternoon will likely be from Doug’s to Maryhill.

The early call for Monday is dawn Patrol near Hood River, and wind in the upper twenties by midday, and it’s looking like the rest of next week will be windy too!

The unofficial White Salmon off-road half-marathon is on for today. Meet at Everybody’s brewing at 9am to participate. This is a mostly unsupported, just-for-fun run with friends, so no lawsuits are allowed. I believe there’s a post-race get together at Everybody’s after the running is done.

Mountain bikers, I had reports of “as perfect as it gets” from Post Canyon yesterday, so it’s got to be near-perfect again today. If you have time to ride somewhere, anywhere, then do it!

Boaters, the White Salmon’s at 3.5 feet and the Klickitat’s at a really fun 2030 cfs. If you’re a dad and you want to go rafting, Wet Planet is offering free trips for dads this weekend. Also, if you’re a WP Facebook friend, you get 15% off trips this weekend in celebration of the solstice.

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Make it a great day today!

Temira