trails - The Gorge is my Gym

Ever try to get in to see your chiropractor, only to be told you’re waiting a few days? Every been hurt on a Saturday? Hood River Chiropractic, located downtown above Flow Yoga, can help you out. Docs Michelle and Alex (who rips Post Canyon all the time) can get you in, even on a Saturday. These two understand you don’t want to slow down because you’re hurt. They’ll work with you to formulate a recovery plan that allows you to keep doing the things you love (like ride Post). They take insurance, they offer cash discounts, and they’ll make sure you get the treatment you need. Finally, if you need some supplements (no, not EPO or HGH), they’ll do customized nutritional analysis to make sure you’re only getting the supps you really need. To book an appointment, give them a call: 541-406-0849. Two of the lucky people on the email version of this forecast will win free chiropractic appointments this week.

Strong west wind continues today. The gradient this morning is .08/.09, and it’s blowing in the upper twenties at Maryhill and low teens under the clouds near Hood River. We’ll see a low pressure trough move east of the Cascades this afternoon, so things are going to be gusty in the corridor today and best from Doug’s to Maryhill, picking up late at Arlington. We should see 23-26 this morning east of Doug’s, picking up to 26-30 as the trough moves east later.

Tomorrow sees weak high pressure over Oregon and Washington, and models suggest east wind or north wind, but we should still see some west wind in the Gorge. The most likely scenario is 5-10 in the morning and 13-15 in the afternoon, with the strongest wind from Stevenson to Mosier.

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We’ll see more clouds again on Friday, kicking west winds back into the 17-21 range from Stevenson to Hood River.

If you’re a windsurfer, tonight is the Gorge Windsurfing Awards part at the ruins at Springhouse Cellars. If you haven’t had a chance to vote yet, you can do that at Gorgewindsurfing.org.

There’s a big holiday weekend coming up, and it starts with First Friday in Hood River, always fun, but made way more fun this month with a Rock Paper Scissors competition at Andrew’s at 6:30pm. Then on Sunday, it’s the Sandy Ridge Super D bike race, which a bunch of our local riders in contention for the pedestal, and also on Sunday, there’s a CGWA swap meet at the Hood River Expo Center.

Finally, another reminder, sign up for the September bike commute challenge at bikecommutechallenge.com.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

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If you didn’t catch the news, it was windy yesterday, and it’s going to be rather windy again today. That’s a good thing for kiters and windsurfers, but not so great for firefighters up on the Dollar Lake fire, so if you’re out playing today, think about the wildland fire teams and wish them luck. At least the weather today will be cooler and a bit cloudier for the teams up in the woods.

As for the wind, the gradient was at .12 early and it was already blowing in the low to mid twenties. We’ll see 23-26 east of Hood River this morning, as far east as Arlington. We’ll have to see where the cloud line ends up this afternoon (it’s dark right now, but I can see that there are low clouds over Hood River), but east of the low clouds we’ll have 28-32 or more, and west of the clouds we’ll have 18-22. I think the strongest wind will be from Doug’s to Maryhill today. Bring your small gear.

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Tomorrow looks cloudier still, with the high temperature only getting up to 70 or so. We’ll have west wind again tomorrow, in the 22-25 range east of Hood River in the morning and 28-32 in the afternoon. West wind continues on Thrusday, with 22-25 for much of the day, with the strongest wind from Viento to The Dalles.

Remember, September is just two days away, and it’s bike commute month sponsored by GorgeOwned. You can sign up for the challenge at Bike Commute Challenge, and win yourself some free coffee from Doppio and all three Ten Speed Coffee shops, along with a free day pass to the Hood River pool. You’ll also be entered for state-wide drawings each week. Why should you participate? Because bikes are cool and riding them will give you ripped legs and a toned butt. And also because it’s good for the world.

Coming up once September starts is… ski pass time. Meadows passes are going on sale September first, and they have a new high speed quad for you this year. If you’re wondering about winter already, NOAA is calling for either a neutral year or a weak La Nina, meaning we should have average or better snowfall. That means 450” or more, in case you were wondering (we had 620 last year and somewhere around 400 the year before).

Have an awesome day today!

Temira