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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Rooster Rock | cool | day for | naked | picnic. | |
| Steven’s Locks | 5-10 | 10-13 | 13-16 | 13-16 | |
| Hatchery/Wunderbar | 5-10 | 10-13 | 13-16 | 13-16 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 10-13 | 5-10 | LTV | LTV | |
| Rufus, etc. | 10-13 | 5-10 | LTE | LTE | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 10-13 | 5-10 | LTE | LTE | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
Hello and happy Monday! It’s a partly cloudy and cool start to the week as the rains knocked down the wildfires and smoke (briefly) and high pressure builds into the PNW. High pressure strengthens Tuesday, turning flow offshore. A system approaches on Wednesday bumps up the afternoon westerlies as cooler air moves into the west.
For Monday, models disagree a bit on today’s wind strength. Early gradients of .05 and .02 weren’t all that promising. If you listen to one model, we’re going to have west 10-13 this morning and almost no wind at all this afternoon. I’m going to lean on the other model and go with 12-15 from midday on between Stevenson and Hood River. Locations east of Rowena will see NE 10ish this afternoon, and the wind will be nearly calm near Lyle.
High pressure inland combines with a weak Willy Valley heat low on Tuesday for east wind. As of this morning, it looks like we’ll have east 13-16 for a short period mid-morning between Rooster and Viento before the wind becomes light in the afternoon.
Wednesday starts out calm. Worth noting: you will have to fend for yourself on the forecast, as I have to be in Yakima at 8:30am. Boo hiss. A cold front approaching from the NW shifts the heat low eastward and brings cooler air into the west half of the region starting late morning. Cold front = not ideal. Associated trough = good. Let’s call it gusty 25-28 in the afternoon from Stevenson to Rufus (the other model likes 27-31 all the way to Arlington) with a short period of stronger wind possible at Swell and Doug’s. Models agree that we’ll have wind on Thursday, but they disagree quite a bit on the strength.
BONUS: Jones Monday: 8-12. Tuesday: 5-10. Wednesday: 21-24. Sauvie’s Monday: 11-14. Tuesday: 8-11. Wednesday: 10-13. Coast (north/central/south). Monday: 15-20/15-20/25-30+, NW swell 7′ at 9 seconds. Tuesday: 15-20/20-25/20-25, NW 6′ @ 10. Wednesday: NW5/NW5/LTV, NW 6′ @ 10.
Random Morning Thoughts
Our moods and emotions may appear to be relatively stable, but upon closer inspection, they fluctuate constantly, seemingly outside our control (which raises the issue of who “our” refers to, but that’s a different topic, and a very large one).
One thing we can do to encourage longer-lasting and more frequent pleasant moods is to understand the things that precede mood fluctuations. If we have a clear knowledge of the things that make us feel better, we can do or experience those things more often. The flip side of that would seem to be avoiding the things that make us feel worse, but that is not quite the right approach.
See, when we simply avoid those things, we give them more power; the key is having a deep understanding of why our mood dips in certain circumstances. Awareness allows us to observe unpleasant reactions and self-soothe. For example, if witnessing yelling is deeply upsetting (likely because that happened in childhood), we can have and internal conversation around the fact that the upset is arising out of the past, not the present. That allows for self-compassion instead of a freak-out or a need to run away.
While this may all sound like a lot of work, approaching this self-exploration with a sense of curiosity and fascination can remove the sense of drudgery. You’re curious about other things. Why not be curious about your own experiences? May you find peace. Have an awesome day.
Mt. Hood Mountain Weather Forecast
Monday: partly cloudy early and clear in the afternoon. Free air freezing level (FAF): 10,000′ rising to 13,000′ after midnight. Wind: N 15 early, NE 10 afternoon, ENE 10 overnight. Tuesday: Clear. FAF: 13,000′-14,000′. Wind: ENE 10 early, N 5 afternoon, W 5 after midnight. Wednesday: Clear. FAF: 14,000′. Wind: W 5 rising to WSW 25 turning to W 20 overnight.
Gorge Weather Forecast
Partly cloudy weather Monday morning gives way to a sunny afternoon. Temps will be near 60 early and near 80 later. Light to moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Tuesday looks sunny. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and mid 80’s later. Light easterlies. No rainbows. Wednesday looks clear, becoming cloudy overnight. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and low 80’s later. Moderate to strong afternoon westerlies. No rainbows.
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Road and Mountain Biking
It’s worth noting that Timberline received 1.08” of rain in the last 24 hours, meaning there a chance the trails on the 44 road benefited from the moisture. Of course, Meadows only received .24”… there’s orographics for you. Trails west of Hood River may also have improved; Lewis River, Plains of Abraham, and Falls Creek come to mind. Trails on private timberland (Hospital Hill, Whoopdee, Underwood, and anything else on Kreps, Stevenson, Weyerhauser, etc.) will remain closed to ALL uses until the end of fire session. Motorized vehicles, chainsaws, campfires, and smoking are banned from public lands in Oregon and Washington.
Group bike rides: Triathlon practice Tuesday, 6pm at West Mayer Park. Wednesday: Post n’ Pinot women’s MTB ride at Dirty Finger, 5:30. Families at Family Man: 6pm Wednesday. Thursday: Mountain View Cycles women’s MTB, 5:30, bottom of Post. Post n’ Pint: race-pace coed ride from Dirty Fingers at 5:30. Free pint of beer after. Friday: Mountain View Cycles MTB ride: 5pm (shop? Bottom of post?). Saturday: Mountain View Cycles road ride: 9am at the shop.
Upcoming Events
If you’re not at work and need something to do today, there are all sorts of options to start the week. There’s free yoga at 8:30 at Hood River’s flow, and meditation at Trinity Natural Medicine at noon. The Hood River adult center has $5 Tai Chi at 2:30. If after work is your only chance, there’s yoga at 6 at Samadhi in White Salmon, Kickball at 6 in Bingen, and Zumba at Mid-valley elementary at 6:30.
Labor day weekend is coming up fast. If you don’t have plans for labor day, you can watch the Cross-Channel swimmers (SOLD OUT!) in the morning by the Hood River Bridge. Starting at noon on Labor Day, Timberline has the free mountain music festival.
Click here for the full events calendar.
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
