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Random Morning Thoughts

Every time I swear that I’m not a hippie, something happens to make me believe in more hippie stuff. Now I have a guardian angel, of all things. Except he didn’t believe in angels and gods and other unprovable stuff when he was alive. He just believed in love. So I guess I just have a guardian who loves me. If this hippie stuff keeps happening, I’m going to have to stop shaving my legs and pits and start eating granola and smoking weed.

Today’s Gorge Wind
Your favorite beach	Dawn Patrol	9am- 11:30a	11:30a- 3pm	3pm- dusk
Rooster’s Rocks	W 5-10	W 5-10	W 5-10	W 5-10
Steven’s Locks	5-10	5-10	8-11	10-13
Hatchery (minus a few for Hood River)	5-10	10-13	13-16	13-16
Doug’s, etc.	5-10	10-13	13-16	13-16
Rufus, etc.	5-10	10-13	13-16	13-16
Roosevelt, etc.	5-10	5-10	8-11	10-13

Gorge Wind

It’s a light wind morning in the Gorge as an upper level low off the coast keeps gradients light (.02 and .04, if you were wondering). As the upper low moves away from the coast, high pressure will slowly build this afternoon, giving us westerlies at 12-16 this afternoon, strongest east of the low clouds.

Tomorrow sees a better setup as sun in the desert combines with high pressure in the Pacific. Models tend to underestimate wind with this setup. I think we’ll see 8-13 early, rising to 21-24 late in the afternoon, strongest from Stevenson to Mosier, perhaps also Doug’s and Rowena and Lyle.

Wednesday doesn’t look quite as classic now, but it should still be a good day. I think we’ll start with 19-23 near Hood River, with the wind picking up to 24-28 midday from Stevenson to Mosier and filling in near Lyle and Rowena in the afternoon.

The river is 56 degrees right now, in case you were wondering.

Out on the coast, there’s not much happening today, but Tuesday and Wednesday could get interesting. Expect 15-20 on the north coast both days, 25-30 on the central coast, and 30-40+ on the south coast with a 3′ SW swell at 17 seconds. When is three feet not three feet? When it’s at 17 seconds and it’s coming out of the south. Tuesday and Wednesday could be pretty fun days out there in the ocean.

Gorge Weather

The basic gist of the forecast for the next few days is decreasing clouds, warming temps, and increasing west wind. But before we get into the details… did anyone see a rainbow yesterday? I got caught in a sunny downpour while I was riding my bike, but I didn’t see a rainbow. Somebody must have!

Anyway, we’ll see a mostly cloudy day today with a chance of showers. Rainbow chances are down to about 15% today. As an upper low moves south along the coast, high clouds will decrease late in the day. Low clouds, however, will stick around due to atmospheric instability, so we may see showers and rainbows in the afternoon. Temps will be in the low 50’s this morning and upper 60’s this afternoon with light wind.

Tomorrow sees low marine clouds in the western Gorge, but probably no precip, and hence no rainbows. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and low 70’s in the afternoon with increasing west wind as the day goes on.

Wednesday sees marine clouds in the western Gorge in the morning. No rain. No rainbows. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and mid 70’s in the afternoon with pretty strong wind.

Road and Mountain Biking

I went for a ride in Post Canyon yesterday after 2pm, when I had said it was going to to start raining after 2pm. My friend and I got caught in a downpour for the first 30 minutes and got soaked, and then the sun came out and dried out the trails, and the dirt was perfect, top to bottom. So, if it didn’t rain too much on Post Canyon last night, the dirt will be fantastic today. I’m sure Whoopdee is good too.

And a note on Surveyor’s: the main part of the trail is good, but the doubletrack between Dog and Surveyor’s has lots of downed trees, so you’ll probably want to skip that section and take the road instead.

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River Levels

The White Salmon is at 4.25′. The Hood is at 4.9′ and the Klickitat’s at 2740cfs. The Columbia at John Day is 334,000cfs.

Events – email me if I’ve missed any outdoor-related events

Coming up next weekend, it’s the targeted date for opening Skibowl’s Adventure park, with slides and bike trails and all sorts of other cool stuff. I think we here in the Gorge always forget about Skibowl, but they have a lot of fun stuff going on there. Plus, the PR dude over there is one good dude. On Saturday morning in The Dalles, it’s the Zombie Run 5k at Sorosis Park at 9am, brought to you by Northern Wasco County Parks and Rec.

Next weekend in Maupin, it’s the 8th annual Riverfest. Besides free mini rafting trips, there’s a 5k/10k race on Saturday and a half marathon on Sunday, along with a river cleanup on Sunday with a free BBQ for volunteers.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

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Random Morning Thoughts

I am both pleased and sad that ski season is over. It’s been a long, hard season in many ways, but I’ll miss my mountain family. And I’ll also miss the forced creativity of writing the snow report each day. It’s time for me to set up a concrete writing schedule in my personal life. And no, the forecast doesn’t count. =)

Today’s Gorge Wind
Your favorite beach	Dawn Patrol	9am- 11:30a	11:30a- 3pm	3pm- dusk
Rooster’s Rocks	W 5-10	W 5-10	W 5-10	W 5-10
Steven’s Locks	5-10	5-10	10-13	10-13
Hatchery (minus a few for Hood River)	10-13	10-13	gusty 18-23	gusty 18-23
Doug’s, etc.	10-13	10-13	gusty 23-26	gusty 23-26
Rufus, etc.	10-13	10-13	gusty 23-26	gusty 25-29
Roosevelt, etc.	10-13	10-13	gusty 23-26	gusty 26-30

Gorge Wind

Right now we have a low pressure system (the Upper Level Low – ULL) off the coast. That’s keeping gradients light this morning: .06/.04. As a weather system approaches this afternoon, the wind will pick up in that gusty, up-and-down approaching weather system style. Expect 10-15 or less this morning with 23-26 this afternoon from oh… probably Maryhill to Arlington, but possible near Lyle as well. If we get lucky, we’ll see a late burst of 26-30 at those beaches not under the low clouds (high clouds are fine). The wind will be gusty, and it may be affected by thunderstorms later today.

The dreaded ULL will be right off the Oregon coast tomorrow morning, but it will drift south during the day. We’ll start with light west wind, and the wind will build to 15-18 in the afternoon, probably from Mosier to Maryhill, but possibly including the far east beaches.

Things get easier to forecast on Tuesday, when the ULL exits the picture in the afternoon. We’ll start with 15-18. If the ULL goes away early enough, we’ll see 24-27+ from Lyle to Maryhill in the afternoon. Maybe even near Hood River.

If the models are correct about Wednesday, you can expect a Classic Gorge Day, with 28-32 near Hood River, shifting to the Rowena and Maryhill stretches in the afternoon.

Gorge Weather

It’s a cloudy and cool start to the day in the Gorge, with a nice thick marine layer blocking the sun. I think the marine layer is pretty – it’s textured, it’s dynamic, and makes me feel relaxed and cozy.

Anyway, the marine layer is probably going to stick around today, with maybe some sunbreaks (yesterday’s sun was an unexpected treat, eh?) and most likely some showers. With high clouds aloft, sunbreaks will be minimal and rainbows will be unlikely. A weather system moves in after 5pm for more organized showers and possible thundershowers. Temps will rise to the low 60’s today with west wind that increases in the afternoon.

Tomorrow starts off cloudy, with both high and low clouds as an upper level low sits off the coast. As it heads off toward California, we’ll be left with sunbreaks in the afternoon and possibly some thundershowers. I’m going to give it a 15% chance of rainbows. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and upper 60’s in the afternoon with light wind.

Tuesday looks partly cloudy with temps in the upper 40’s early and low 70’s in the afternoon with increasing westerlies as the day goes on, becoming strong in the afternoon.

Road and Mountain Biking

Looks like a nice morning for a road ride: relatively light wind, cool temps, clouds. A good day for intervals, really. Luckily my friend Kim kicked my butt on a run last night and my legs are too sore. And I have a meeting at 9am and a massage at 10am, so, you know… No intervals for me today. We’ll let Manny take care of them. Have fun with those intervals, Manny!

Tomorrow looks like a great day for a long road ride, with light wind, and it looks like the wind will back off again later next week, so if you need to do a long training ride, pick a day other than Tuesday or Wednesday.

Anyone know the status of Falls Creek mountain bike trail?

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River Levels

The White Salmon is at 4.25′. The Hood is at 4.9′ and the Klickitat’s at 2550cfs.

Events – email me if I’ve missed any outdoor-related events

In events today, there’s a multi-sport swap meet at Windance this morning. It opens for sellers at 7am and buyers at 8am. You’ll find bikes, skis, kayaks, and, of course, all sorts of Wind Johnny gear, so swing by and check it out. In the afternoon today, you can play pickup rugby at the Mosier school at 3pm and ping pong at the Hood River armory, also at 3pm.

For kids today, Big Winds has a free youth standup paddleboard clinic from 1 to 4. The clinic’s open for kids ages 7 to 14, and Big Winds will provide boards, paddles, wetsuits and everything else. All you have to do is show up. And no, you can’t drop your kids off and leave. You have to stay and be supportive – Big Winds is not providing free babysitting from 1-4 today. Just paddleboard lessons!

Finally, a reminder – the Hood 2 River relay is just a couple weeks away. Get your team together and get signed up!

Have an awesome day today!

Temira