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Now, your forecast:

Forget about this wind stuff. MOBIUS IS NOW OPEN!!! (…chorus of “huh” “what?” and “wtf is she talking about?” in the background…) Come on guys, it’s the new trail that climbs from lower Seven Streams to the top of Spaghetti Factory in Post Canyon. This is truly a big deal. Seriously. Many thanks go out to Doug Van Zandt for all his hard work! (If you’re super-stoked and would like to make a donation – Doug is going to kill me for saying this, btw. This isn’t coming from him. – you can kick him down some cash for materials and the trailbuilding fund at his PayPal account: dvz12 at hotmail)

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Okay, you guys are wind junkies, I know. I was just teasin’ you. The wind will stick around today, with 13-15 from Stevenson to Hood River, holding through the afternoon and then fading late in the day.

And now, before y’all get the rest of the forecast, I’m hoping you can help me out with some information (am I annoying today, or what?): I need the skinny on local Subaru dealers (that includes Portland and Vancouver and the Gorge), and I know you guys are Subaru owners. So, if you’ve picked up a Subie in the last two or three years, could you drop me a quick note saying where you got it and what you think of the dealer? I know I can read the reviews online, but I trust you guys… kinda like you trust me. So, thank you for your help. =)

Okay, back to your (fairly) regularly scheduled forecast: Tomorrow looks completely glassy on the river, at least in the morning as high pressure builds across the Cascades, sending temperatures into the mid-eighties. We may see some very light east wind in the afternoon. I know Dan B. has a wakeboard boat and so does Cathy C. and Scotty F. and maybe Tom S., so track one of them down tomorrow.

We’ll start off glassy on Sunday, but late in the afternoon cool air will push in from the coast. The wind will jump to 24-26 at Stevenson and 18-22 from Home Valley to Mosier. It should be a fun, warm day on the water, with temperatures around 90 through the Gorge. Looking ahead to Monday, there’s a big cooldown coming, so theoretically we should see a big day on the water. However, it looks like there’s a bit of a front coming through during the day, meaning it’s probably going to do this: 90-120 good minutes at the Hatch/Sandbar, becoming gusty and kicking in at Stevenson and Arlington in the mid to upper twenties.

Coming up on Saturday, there are a couple of group road bike rides. The fast ride leaves Ground Coffee in Hood River at 8am and the less fast ride leaves at 8:30. Also on Saturday, meeting at 11 at Husum, there’s the World Kayak and Kayak Shed paddle on the White Salmon, with demo boats and an after-paddle barbeque. I am not sure if the food is free or not, but you have to be a kayaker to partake. Speaking of free food, Henni’s in White Salmon is the sponsor starting next week, and we have some pretty sweet treasure hunts prepared for you coming up in August.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

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Now, your forecast:

We’re going to see another cool day today as yet another system starts pushing across the northwest. The pdx-dls gradient is .09 this morning, and it’s blowing in the mid to upper teens through most of the Gorge as of 5am. As this system pushes in, we’ll get gusty west wind in the 16-18 range from Stevenson to Mosier this morning with 24-27 from Mosier to Arlington in the afternoon. The strongest wind is probably going to be at Arlington and Maryhill today.

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Models still aren’t agreeing on tomorrow. There’s a ridge of high pressure building in from the Rockies, and that’s not a good sign for wind. One model is showing glassy conditions and the other is showing 17-20. I’m going to go with a compromise tomorrow and say we’ll see 13-15 from Stevenson to Hood River, with the wind fading a bit and getting gusty in the afternoon.

Coming up this weekend, summer returns with high temperatures in the mid to upper 80’s. The Columbia is going to be pretty glassy on Saturday (when Temira will sleep in), with west wind in the 17-21 range returning Sunday afternoon.

Saturday won’t be windy, but there’s the World Kayak/Kayak Shed shop paddle on the White Salmon with demos, raffle and a bbq. The White Salmon, in case you were wondering, is now at a fairly friendly 3.25 feet and the Klickitat is at a somewhat mellow 1800 cfs.

In mountain bike news, Cooks Meadow trail is now open. A thousand thanks go out to Jimmy T and his crews for all the hard work up there. If you’d like a group mountain bike ride, the Dirty Fingers Post n’ Pint co-ed peloton leaves the shop at 5:30 tonight, and the all-girls Disco Divas ride is meeting at the Spring Street Corral at 9am tomorrow.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira