9/26 wind, weather and events | The Gorge Is My Gym

September 26, 2015

Saturday. Wind n’ sun.

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There a nice gradient out there this morning (if you find these things nice) of .11 (pdx-dls) and .04 (dls-psc) with west wind in the upper teens on the river. Although we’re dealing with a messy atmosphere today – weakening front early, second weather disturbance later- we will see wind. Expect 16-19 pretty much everywhere this morning, backing off in the desert this afternoon, and picking up to 23-26 from Hood River to Mosier by noon and from Stevenson to Rufus at 23-26 this afternoon. Gusty and up-and-down should be part of your expectation for today. Continued after the chart.

Your favorite beach	Dawn Patrol	9am- 11:30a	11:30a- 3pm	3pm- dusk
Today’s Gorge Wind – these are ranges for the average speed, not a predicted wind range. =)
Rooster Rock	lots	of	sandy	skin
Steven’s Locks	16-19	20-23	23-26	23-26
Hatchery/White Salmon Sandbar (minus a few for Hood River)	16-19	20-23	23-26	23-26
Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena	16-19	20-23	23-26	23-26
Rufus, etc.	16-19	13-16	20-23	23-26
Roosevelt, etc.	16-19	13-16	13-16	13-16

Gorge Wind Forecast, continued…

Tomorrow starts off light and variable and picks up to east 22-25 at Rooster, Stevenson and Home Valley in the afternoon. You can expect easterlies at less than 10 elsewhere. Monday starts off with stronger east wind: 24-28 at Rooster, Stevenson and Home Valley. The east wind will fade at those beaches in the afternoon and pick up to 5-10 from Viento to The Dalles. Tuesday looks LTV to start with W 13-16 in the afternoon.

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Out on the coast, this shall be your fate (north/central/south). Today: 5-10/10-15/30+, W swell 4′ @ 9 seconds. Tomorrow: 20-25/30+/30+, NW 4′ @ 8 seconds. Monday: 20-25/15-20/15-20, NW 4′ @ 7.

Jones n’ Sauvie’s beta test forecast. Jones today, 16-19. Jones tomorrow, 10-13. Jones Monday, 12-15. Sauvie’s today, 7-10. Sauvie’s tomorrow, 14-17. Sauvie’s Monday, 7-10.

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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

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Random Morning Thoughts

I’m thinking about boletes and chanterelles this morning, and that’s got me thinking about trust. Mushroom hunters spend a lot of time trying to find good spots, and they don’t like to share those spots. For good reason.

When we share our spots, we make people swear not to tell anyone about them, and we make people swear not to come back without us to pick the spot. There’s a lot of trust involved.

I no longer share my spots; too many times I’ve found friends picking them and telling other people about them. And then I have to find new spots because mine are filled with stumps, not mushrooms.

And this brings me to trust. When someone shares something with you – words, places, emotions – they expect confidentiality, unless they expressly say something’s not confidential. And that confidentiality isn’t just for a minute or a day or a year. It’s for life. And when someone gossips about something confidential, you are sworn by the original confidential expectation, not by the gossiper’s free tongue.

Trust is a powerful thing; it connects us to our hearts and to our communities. It creates a sense of safety, and that grounds us to the world. Be trustworthy, and you shall be awesome. Have an awesome day.

Gorge Weather Forecast

Partly cloudy skies remain over the region this morning as yesterday’s frontal system becomes today’s frontal system. Expect temps in the upper 50’s this morning and low 70’s this afternoon with moderate wind. Tomorrow looks mostly clear early with lots of sun. Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and mid 70’s in the afternoon. Light east wind. Monday looks sunny with temps in the upper 30’s (brrr) early and the upper 70’s in the afternoon. East wind. No rainbows for the three-day period.

White Sprinter Van of the Day

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Road and Mountain Biking

Still dusty near Hood River. Hospital Hill and Whoopdee are still closed due to fire danger. It’s still dusty on the 44 Road. No recent reports from Lewis River/Falls Creek/Plains of Abraham, but those places are likely to be less dusty. It’s going to be rather windy for road biking today, but tomorrow morning looks awesome (if cold), and Monday looks good (if a little strong on the east wind side of things).

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Upcoming Events

We have a few events today. At 8am, it’s the Pretty Morning Light run from the bottom of Post Canyon Road. At 9, there’s a beginner women’s bike ride leaving Mt. View Cycles. Northwest Trails Alliance has a fundraiser shuttle day all day at Sandy Ridge today, and today is Hops Fest in Hood River.

Coming up tomorrow, there’s the Battle of Barlow cyclocross race in Troutdale, and there’s another cyclocross race at Cooper Spur next weekend. There’s a fundraiser run for Hood River High’s cross-country team tomorrow. That one’s by donation and leaves Kickstand Coffee at 13th and State at 9. There are also three by-donation yoga classes tomorrow: There’s a Vinyasa Flow class at Yoga Samadhi at 9, a YogaFaith class at Pure Yoga at 4, and a plain old community yoga class at Root Down Yoga at 6.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

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