Tag: events

Good morning,
Rain. When I wake up and it’s raining and 48 degrees, I just want to stay in bed with the large purple monkey and a book. Or at least go to the coffee shop and have a pastry and a cup of coffee that I didn’t brew myself.

The cool, showery weather continues today, but it will start to break up this afternoon as a weather system does its crossing-the-Cascades thing. We’ll have 21-24 near Hood River with 28-32+ east of Mosier by midday today (or maybe early afternoon – the wind sure came in late yesterday). Tomorrow morning looks light, with west wind at 5-10 or less, but by afternoon, it’ll pick up to 19-23 from Hood River to The Dalles. The setup for Friday is a bit weird, but it does look quite windy, and same goes for Saturday. For you wave people, the coast looks quite windy on Friday.

Coming up on Thursday, it’s Hood River Tum-a-lum’s 100th birthday party. What? That’s recreation. It’s as local as it gets, so stop by and take the nice staff a nice present of some delicious baked goods! Coming up Saturday, it’s the party for those of you who work weekdays, with face painting, a bbq, and all sorts of family-friendly stuff going on.

In the sports world, the Post and Pinot ladies mountain bike ride leaves Dirty Fingers at 5:30 tonight, and then tomorrow night, it’s the first Post and Pint ride of the season. Boys and girls are welcome, but the girls ride like boys, so be ready. For the mellow riders out there, a recovery road ride leaves Discover Bikes at 5pm on Thursday. Nobody gets dropped, nobody gets left behind, and everyone has fun on that one.

If you’re not busy tonight, the IMBA crew presents Better Living Through Trails at the Hood River Fire Station at 6:30. Come learn about how trails benefit the community, and what we can do to get more people involved in our trail system. Coming up Saturday, free trail building school – visit hrats.org for more information.

Speaking of biking, I was riding Post yesterday before the worst of the rain hit (or the best, if you’re a forestry guy), and it was already muddy. I’d say it’s probably no-go today due to mud. Oh, and a reminder: NO DOGS ON HOSPITAL HILL until the cows are gone. This is not a joke. This means you and your dog, even if your dog is cute/friendly/nice to cows/old/just a puppy/wouldn’t hurt a fly. The landowners are very nice to let us use their private land, and could revoke that privilege at any time if they choose. All they ask is you LEAVE YOUR DOG AT HOME when the cows are out on the property. Please spread the word. Thank you. I like riding Hospital Hill, and I’d like to keep riding it.

One last thing: last night I put together stoplight-style trail updates for all local trails and for Post Canyon. Hope that helps y’all out.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

p.s. If you find this report useful, entertaining, or just want to recognize all the hard work that goes into it, please take the time to make a donation by clicking on the link below. For a suggested donation of $10, I’ll add you to the email version of this list for a year, putting you in the running for cool prizes donated by the weekly sponsors during the summer season (and the winter if I get off my bum and get some!). If you don’t PayPal, you can send a donation to PO Box 841 in Hood River, 97031.

Good morning,

It’s time for the summer sponsorships and the weekly (kinda weekly) giveaways on the email forecast. Your sponsor this week: Why choose Dirty Fingers Bike Repair and bar? Let’s start off with the convenient location on 13th and State with lots of FREE parking. That’s right: no meters. Talented bike mechanics. Great brands: Kona, Transition, Ellsworth, Moots, Cervelo.Bikes, schmikes. Dirty Fingers has beer. Yes, it’s the only combo beer-and-bike bar in the world(?). Pints are $4, or $3 if you’re at Happy Hour from 5pm-6pm. Dirty Fingers.Years and years in the Gorge. Grand opening party Saturday night with food, music, beer and a watt bike competition. We’re giving away a free Full Monte bike tune. Support the report with a paypal donation of $10 or more, then follow the directions in the report if you’d like a chance to win!

We’re in a winter-like weather patter with a low pressure system off the coast, so I’ll touch on the weather first. It looks pretty nice this morning, with clouds in the western Gorge and broken clouds in the east, but don’t worry: the rain will start falling again around 11am-noon, continuing through the afternoon. Watch for snow at 4000′ and higher today.

Anyway, the offshore low is going to swing across the state this afternoon. We’ll have west wind at 10-15 this morning, and then, as that low makes its move, we’ll see the wind pick up out of the west to 17-21 near Hood River and 23-26 further east. Wednesday starts off with 17-21 near Hood River, picking up to 22-25 or in the afternoon in the western Gorge and 28-32 out in the desert. Strong west wind continues Thursday, Friday, and Saturday..

Once again, we’re in National Safe Boating week, so you beer lovers, remember, drinking and boating just ain’t safe. And coming up tomorrow, NOAA suggests you listen to their marine forecast before you hit the water. Personally, I think you’d be safer reading Temira’s forecast, because NOAA’s forecast isn’t cutting it around here, but it’s up to you.

Coming up this week, the International Mountain Biking Association’s Trail Care Crew will be in Hood River to teach locals about trail building, trail stewardship and trail activism. The events kick off tomorrow night at the Hood River Fire Station at 6:30 with “Better living through trails” a sweeping talk, about the value of trails to a community. If you’ve ever had an argument with a county commissioner about why we should put money into trails, this one’s for you! Then on Thursday, it’s social hour with the TCC at Dirty Fingers and on Saturday, it’s trailbuilding school. Pack a lunch. It’s all free! For more information, visist hrats.org.

One last thing: last night I put together stoplight-style trail updates for all local trails and for Post Canyon. I’ll be adding the jump lines for Post today, and would appreciate any updates. Hope that helps y’all out.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

p.s. If you find this report useful, entertaining, or just want to recognize all the hard work that goes into it, please take the time to make a donation by clicking on the link below. For a suggested donation of $10, I’ll add you to the email version of this list for a year, putting you in the running for cool prizes donated by the weekly sponsors during the summer season (and the winter if I get off my bum and get some!). If you don’t PayPal, you can send a donation to PO Box 841 in Hood River, 97031.