Wednesday: just enough later today. Local timberlands (Hospital Hill, Whoopdee, Underwood) close on Friday due to fire danger.

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Gorge Wind Forecast

Good morning, everyone! It’s been a rough few days at my J-O-B, and I slept in today to make up for it. That’s okay – not much is happening out there right now. We will see enough wind today, most likely, to get you on the water. That trend continues at least through Sunday. Ensembles knock the wind down a bit Monday and Tuesday. After that: too much uncertainty to make a call.

Wednesday (it took me a bit to figure out what day it is!) starts out with pressures of 30.16/30.11/30.12 for gradients of 0.05 and E0.01. Stay west today. Also of note: SR-14 is now closed east of the intersection with 97 due to the Newell Road Fire. That takes Roosevelt out of the picture for the near-term future. You won’t need Roosevelt or any of the eastern Gorge today, but you likely will over the next few days! Today holds the wind at 12-15ish from Viento to Swell for the morning hours. Wait until early to mid afternoon, and we should see gusty 17-20 from Stevenson to Mosier. The wind should fill in to Doug’s mid to late afternoon. River flow yesterday was 110-174kcfs, river temp is 72F, and high temp forecast is 84F.

Hotter weather in the desert on Thursday afternoon leads to stronger wind than Wednesday. A weak offshore disturbance slowly slides south along the coast, and this could impact wind quality. The day starts with 20-23 from Viento to Mosier with 10ish at Stevenson and 12-15 east of Mosier to Arlington. Mid-morning wind rises to 23-26 from Stevenson to Hood River with 20-23 at Rufus and 15-18 near Arlington. Afternoon: the wind drops to 14-17 from Stevenson to Mosier and rises to gusty 23-26 from Lyle to Arlington. High temp for Hood River: 80. East: upper 80’s. Food rating for Amayah’s (at Biggs) should you go to the Maryhill stretch of river: five out of five stars.

Friday sees a deeper marine layer, but this is offset by slightly less heat out east. Max wind will likely be 22-25 from Viento to Mosier in the morning and Mosier to Arlington in the afternoon. Stevenson will take a while, as the clouds will linger. It should rise to 17-20 or so. High temp: 80ish.

Ensembles indicate that Saturday and Sunday will be the strongest two days of this six-day stretch. Make plans to spend the weekend in the Gorge. I, sadly-not-sadly, will be on a meditation retreat. Hopefully my housesitters enjoy wind and wind sports! Have a wonderful day today!  

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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast

Wind speed in knots. Direction Northerly unless otherwise noted for Coast. Westerly for Jones. Northerly for Sauvie Island. North/Central/South, waves. Wave forecast provided by NWS. Wednesday: 20/15-20/25-30, W swell 3′ at 8 seconds. Thursday: NW10/NNW10/N20-25, W 3′ @ 9. Friday: NW5-10/NNW10-15/N20-25, W 3′ @ 9. Jones Wednesday: 20-23. Thursday: 17-20. Friday: 17-20. Sauvie Island Wednesday: 11-14. Thursday: 12-15. Friday: 11-14.  

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

On vacation until fall unless something extraordinary happens.  

Hood River Weather Forecast

Clear sky this morning stays that way. Temps will be near 60 early (very nice!) and in the mid 80’s later (too hot). Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Thursday will be clear then mostly clear. Temps start in the mid 50’s and rise to 80 or so. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Friday will be partly cloudy then clear. Temps start in the mid 50’s and rise to the low 80’s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows.

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Local-ish Events

Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!

On July 29th and 30th, Tadka Indian food cart in The Dalles (Coastal Parking lot) is having Bollywood Nights with music, dancing, and all other things Bollywood. On August 4th, Meadows is showing the BEST MOVIE EVER, the Neverending Story, on the deck in the evening. Go up there and see this movie and actually be not-hot for once.

There’s a free weekly wing foil orientation at the Hook Thursdays in July and August from 5:30pm to 7:30pm brought to you by Wylde Wind and Water and CGW2. On Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 9am, Max from GoFoil will be teaching flatwater foil pop-up technique at the Event Site. You can demo some GoFoil gear there too! He hopes to also teach bump classes in the afternoon on those days should the Hatch reopen.

Regular weekly events: NK Studios in Bingen has a donation-based yoga class at 7:30am every Tuesday. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. There’s meditation with monks at 5:15pm (an hour) and 6:30pm (30 minutes plus a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, there’s a run from Pine Street Bakery. On Fridays at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class at Yoga Samadhi. On Saturday at 9am, there’s a by-donation outdoor group fitness on the 2rd floor deck above Ferment Brewing.

Regular bike rides (thanks to the Hood River Area Trail Stewards for collecting). Tuesday is Mountain View’s ride. Meet at 5:45pm on Post Canyon Drive where the pavement ends. Wednesday is the Evo/Kickstand all-ability, no-drop Post Canyon ride. 5:30 from the shop or join along the way. All abilities welcome. Thursday is Mountain View’s women’s ride. 5:30pm, Seven Streams Trailhead. No drop. Thursday is also the Dirty Fingers Post and Pint. 5:30 from the shop or later at Family Man. This is hardcore, race-pace. Saturday morning is the Mountain View road/gravel ride. Two hours. 12-14mph average speed. Starting May 6th, Oregon Ebikes has the women’s ride at 8:30am. Meet at Seven Streams parking lot for a 1.5 to 2 hour ride.  

Cycling

As of July 28th, all local privately owned timberlands will close due to fire danger. This includes Underwood Mountain, Whoopdie, and Hospital Hills. Many trails will not have closure signs. They are still closed. Please respect the landowners’ wishes and stay off their lands. All trails on the 44 Road are now open. There is a fire near Boulder Lakes, and that area is closed. Plains of Abraham is open. That completes our reporting for the summer: all trails are now open! If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.  

Valuable Advice for Gardeners Inhabiting Neighboring Areas

Valuable Advice for Gardeners Inhabiting Neighboring Areas: powdery mildew is making an appearance in local gardens. It’s a real PITA. You could spray sulfur on it, but there’s a better solution. Quite a bit of research has been done on milk. Yes, milk. Spray a solution of 40% milk on your squash, cukes, melons, calendula, and other susceptible plants. Do this weekly. You can alternate with a baking soda solution:1 tablespoon of baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon of liquid non-detergent soap, and 1 gallon of water. Don’t forget to spray the undersides of the leaves. Also helpful: pruning plants so they get plenty of air flow. Happy gardening.  

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