The Gorge is my Gym

Good monring gorge sports fanatics and happy weekend!

My what a busy day we have today! It’s not windy this morning, and there’s only a 20% chance or so of 17-21 late this afternoon in the corridor. So, it’s on to everything else. First, at 8:30, meet at 10 speed coffee for the Dirty Fingers Ladyfinger, ladies only ride.

For your all day entertainment, come watch the Hood River Super D, Downhill bike race in Post Canyon, or… check out Windfest at the Hood River Event Site, for free windsurf lessons and $5 demos, including stand=up paddle, or there’s Blues, Brews and Barbeque, a music fest, in Stevenson. And finally, at 2:00 today, at the Mosier School, is Interesting Mosier, where a lot of interesting people give very short talks on very interesting subjects. Wow… how am I ever going to do all of those and still stay rested for tomorrow’s wind.

Oh, and don’t forget the Dirty Finger/10 Speed/HR Super D afterparty at Dirty Fingers starting at 4pm and continuing until ???? tonight. Free beer, free footlongs, free f-ing awesome party!

Clouds crowd into Portland tonight, bringing wind. Tomorrow stars with low twenties in the corridor. With strong high pressure off the coast, winds build quickly into the 26-30 range. It’ll be a good day for lessons and demos at Windfest. Kiters, a friendly reminder: it’s a $1000 ticket at the Lyle sandbar. It’s very sad, but very true.

Finally, it’s ripping at the central coast and it’s going to stay that way for the next four days. Today’s swell is small at 4 feet, but tomorrow brings 8 and Monday brings 9.

Whatever you do today, have an awesome day!

Good morning Gorge sports fanatics and happy Friday!

Today is yet another windy day in the Gorge. A mid-teen teaser start quickly builds into the 24-27range from Stevenson to Hood River by midday. This afternoon, we’ll have 23-26 from HRut to Rowena. Get your windsurfing and kiting in today, because tomorrow is a wind-free rest day.

Saturday looks like a fabulous day to enjoy one of these non-wind-related activities, cuz it’s going to be glassy: Discover Bike’s 8am hammerhead bike ride. Dirty Fingers Bike Repair’s 8:30am Ladyfinger, ladies only ride. A 9am meeting at Dog River cycles for the Cook Meadows work party. All day events include the 3000 foot downhill Hood River Super D in Post Canyon and windless Windfest at the Hood River Event Site. And there’s my pick, at 2pm at the Mosier School tomorrow. It’s the interesting Mosier talks, where a large number of people give 3 minute talks on interesting subjects.

Sunday gets you back on the water, as a Saturday night front drives Sunday morning winds into the 21-24 range. That’s right, it’s going to be windy at Windfest on Sunday. Head down there and take advantage of $5 gear demos and free waterstart and jibe lessons.

On a slightly different topic, the next five days look fantastic at the Oregon coast. It’s gong to be windy. Today’s swell is 9 feet, and the next four days see 5 to 9 feet every day. If I could go, I’d be there.

Whatever you do today, have an awesome day!