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I feel wistful when I see the clean air and the photos of mountainous skylines emerging from smog-free sky. I wonder how we can maintain some of the environmental gains forced on us by this virus. Obviously I don’t have the answers. I just see an opportunity for each of us to consider how we can make permanent planet-saving shifts inspired by #stayhomesavelives.
See, climate change, unlike coronavirus, happens on a lifetime scale. It’s hard to see the damage happening right in front of us. But if we don’t act now, the devastation caused by what we’re doing to the planet will make the coronavirus chaos look like nothing. Food for reflection, for sure. Happy Earth Day.
| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster Rock | closed | beach | clothed | buns | |
| Steven’s Locks | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTV | |
| Swell-Hood River | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTV | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTV | |
| Rufus, etc. | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTV | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTV | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
Addition to the list: Rock Creek in Mosier is now closed to anyone who is not a resident of zip code 97040. This is due to visitors not practicing social distancing at the beach. All Oregon (Viento, Rowena) and Washington (Doug’s, Hatchery) State Parks are closed at this time. The Hood River Marina and Event Site are closed. The Army Corps has closed all parks (The Wall, Rufus, Roosevelt). Swell City is closed. Please do not come here to do wind sports. Do them close to home. If you’re local and getting on the water somehow, follow Maui rules: rig quickly, get in the water, and leave as soon as you are done. No hanging out. Maintain at least six feet space on land and on the water. Do not place yourself directly upwind or downwind of anyone. Don’t go harder than 50%, and keep your focus at 100%. This is not the time to get injured.
Wind forecast for Friday: not much at all! Light and variable all day long. Saturday starts light and variable. Rain falls for most of the day, keeping what wind there is gusty. The morning will be light and variable. Afternoon wind picks up to gusty 8-11 in the west and gusty 20-23 from Rowena to Arlington. Sunday starts with light westerly flow. After 2pm or so, the wind picks up to W 10-13 form Stevenson to The Dalles. As of right now, Tuesday and Wednesday both look like light wind days.
Jones, Sauvie’s, and Coast forecast are on break to discourage travel.
Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
All the mountains are closed, the forest is closed, and neither in-bounds nor out-of-bounds snowsports are available at this time. Some of you will be tempted to go out backcountry skiing. Take a look at this sobering article about a recent BC rescue and consider carefully if you want to put others at risk. Remember, Timberline, Skibowl, and Meadows are all closed to uphill traffic at this time. This is to comply with Kate Brown’s executive orders. It’s the law, folks. Obey it!
There’s a bit of snow in the forecast for Mt. Hood on this fine Friday morning, but after that, we head into a period of warmer weather during which the precip will all fall as rain. SAD! For Friday, expect a cloudy day. The snow level will be 5000′ in the morning, 6500′ in the afternoon, and 10,000′ after midnight. About 0.2” to 0.3” water value (WV) falls as wet snow during the day, for 1-2” of new. A trace of rain falls in the afternoon and evening. Wind: SW 10-20 in the morning, W 25 in the afternoon and evening, and SW 25-25 overnight.
Saturday looks cloudy and rainy. The snow level will be 10,000′ in the morning and will fall to 6500′ by the afternoon. About 0.7” rain falls during the day. A trace falls overnight. Wind: SW 15-25 early, W 35 in the afternoon, and W 20 after midnight. Sunday looks sunny during the day and cloudy overnight. The free air freezing level will be 6000′ early, 7000′ in the afternoon, and back to 6000′ after midnight. No precip. Wind: W 20 early, SW 15-25 in the afternoon, and W 45 after midnight.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Clouds start the day Friday and stick around. Rain starts up mid-morning and continues through mid-afternoon. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and mid 60’s later. Light and variable wind. 38% chance of rainbows. Saturday looks cloudy and wet. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and near 60 later. Slight chance of afternoon convective showers. Too warm for hail. Moderate westerlies. 89% chance of rainbows. Sunday looks dry with clouds early and sun later. Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and mid 60’s later. Light west wind. No rainbows. Looking for a complete Columbia Gorge forecast? Looking for more humor in your weather? Obscenities? You’re looking for my TATAS: Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook.Cycling
Trails on Hood River County land (Post Canyon, Pine Mont), will reopen for residents of Hood River County ONLY on April 28th. Staging and parking areas will remain closed. Other trails remain closed: SDS (Underwood, Whoopdee), and Kreps (Hospital Hill) lands are closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus by incoming hoards of visitors. DNR land (Nestor) is closed per the DNR website and a little tiny sign at the bottom of the Nestor trail. USFS (44 Road trails, Syncline) are closed. State Parks (Columbia Hills, Twin Tunnels) are closed.
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