| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven’s Locks | 5-10 | 12-15 | 17-20 | 17-20 | |
| Hatchery/Wunderbar | 14-17 | 17-20 | 17-20 | 17-20 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 10-13 | 10-13 | 14-17 | 17-20 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 10-13 | 5-10 | calm | glassy | |
| Roosevelt, etc. | 10-13 | 5-10 | calm | glassy | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
Here’s to all of you who were able to get out on the water to cool off yesterday afternoon! Models are in disagreement over exactly what will happen today, but the general picture looks good: offshore high pressure, heat low in the desert, westerly upper level flow. The only tricky piece is a trough of low pressure moving across BC. 7am gradients were .10 (pdx-dls) and .03 (dls-psc). River flow was 119kcfs, and river temp was 71 degrees.
This setup should be enough for 14-17 this morning between Viento and Mosier with 5-10 west of viento and 10-13 east of The Dalles. The wind east of The Dalles will die off this afternoon. Locations between Cascade Locks and The Dalles should see west wind climb to 17-20 by late morning or early afternoon, holding until the evening.
You’ll not be delighted by the forecast for Sunday unless you enjoy swimming, rowing, or some other no-wind activity. We’ll see ripples of westerlies early, followed by calm wind in most of the Gorge for the rest of the day. The Stevenson and Rooster areas will see very light east wind in the afternoon.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday currently look light, variable, muggy, and 90+ degrees. The long-range models are hinting at some sort of breakdown in this pattern late next week, but it often ends up taking longer than early predictions for this rex block pattern to break down. Fingers crossed. In the meantime, stay cool!
Oh, one last thing. Given the zero-wind forecast for the next couple of days, I’m going to go ride my bike tomorrow morning instead of issuing a forecast. =)
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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Beta Test Forecast
Jones Saturday: 10-13. Sunday: 13-16. Monday: 21-24. Sauvie’s Saturday: 5-10. Sunday: 14-17. Monday: 12-15. Coast (north/central/south). Saturday: no/no/10-15, NW swell 4′ at 8 seconds. Sunday: 15-20/10-15/15-20, NW 3′ @ 7. Monday: 20-25/20-25/no, NW 4′ @ 6.
Random Morning Thoughts
I’m currently fascinated by the topic of generosity. It’s forefront in my mind for a few reasons: my meditation teacher, monk friends, and I all live (in some part, anyway) on the generosity of others. An even more powerful and concrete manifestation of generosity is the fact that my home smells of peaches, and my kitchen is splattered with cherry juice. You see, one of my friends loves to let me and others glean because she likes the happiness it brings to those around here.
This is good stuff!
See, when we are generous, we get to make other people happy. And then we can rejoice in their happiness. And we can sit with the fact that we’re decent people who do kind things.
One thing arises for me with this. I admit that it feels better to witness the impact of my generosity than to see no concrete evidence that it’s landed. I am more likely to be generous in the future if that generosity is acknowledged in some way. I feel uncomfortable admitting this; I would prefer to give completely selflessly, but I hope that speaking to this will help and encourage others to give more freely.
There are at least a couple of ways I deal with this. First, I can imagine the impact of my giving and take joy in my imagination. I also choose to give in such a way (in person, in situations where the impact is clear, to people/organizations that express gratitude, etc.) that I see the impact immediately. This can, for example, include giving time rather than money (I often have more of the former anyway!).
In an ideal world, we’d expect nothing in return for our giving, But receiving even a small sign of gratitude encourages us to give more. To be kinder. To connect more with others. So, when you are the recipient of generosity, acknowledge the impact with a smile, a note, or some words of appreciation. When you give, find a way to take a few moments to visualize the impact in a way that feels good. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have an awful lot of peaches and cherries to process, including baking a cobbler to take to my monk friends this morning. Have an awesome day!
Disclaimer required by my grad school program: I am not your therapist (but I could be 27 graduate school credits from now). I am your weather forecaster. Take everything I say with a grain of salt, and consult with your actual therapist about your mental health issues. One other thing: I plan to keep doing this forecast indefinitely, even when I am a therapist.
Gorge Weather Forecast
It’s less smoky this morning thanks to more west in the upper-level flow. NICE! Expect temps near 65 early and in the low 90’s this afternoon. Light to moderate west wind. No rainbows. Tomorrow looks warmer and smokier. Temps will be in the mid 60’s early and mid to upper 90’s in the afternoon. Light wind. No rainbows. Monday looks muggier, meh. Temps will be in the mid 60’s early and the upper 90’s in the afternoon. Light wind. No rainbows.
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White Sprinter Van of the Day
Road and Mountain Biking
Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, and all other SDS and Kreps lands are closed from today on through the end of fire season. That’s when “significant rain” falls and the fire danger is considered over. Also currently closed: Dethman Ridge Road at Odell Creek and Highway 30 at Chenoweth Bridge. The second one has a bypass for bikes and pedestrians in place along The Dalles waterfront trail.
Upcoming Events
Today’s community events start off with one in the river – the Double-Damned sailboat race from Cascade Locks to The Dalles. You’ll want to drink plenty of water for the rest of the events, which are all dry-land: a trail run at 8am in Post Canyon, the Uphill Challenge Footrace at Meadows, a women’s bike ride from Mountain View Cycles at 9, and a potluck and work party at Pacific Hermitage starting at 10:30.
Tonight is the movie The Jungle Book at Jackson Park in Hood River. If you’re in The Dalles, The Secret Life of Pets shows at Sorosis park at dusk.
Looking at tomorrow, there are three by-donation yoga classes: 9am at Samadhi, 4pm YogaFaith at Pure Yoga in The Dalles, and 6pm restorative yoga at Pure Yoga Hood River. There’s pickup touch rugby for kids and adults at 11am at the Hood River Marina.
Coming up next week, the Perseids peak early Friday and Saturday morning. There’s Gorge Cup windsurfing both days at the Event Site, the Post Canyon 50k footrace Saturday and the Bridge of the Gods footrace Sunday. Also Sunday: Neon Classic Drag Races in Dallesport. Oh, and there’s a free half-day meditation retreat led by the monks from Pacific Hermitage at Yoga Samadhi from 1pm to 5pm on Saturday. The Jungle Book plays at Jackson Park in Hood River Saturday night and The Princess Bride plays at Sorosis Park in The Dalles Sunday night.
Click here for the full events calendar.
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
The Mt. Hood snow forecast is currently on vacation. It will stay on vacation until I deem it to be close enough to winter that we need a Mt. Hood snow forecast. Be safe out there on the snow this summer!
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
