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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Rooster Rock | naked | picnic | buns | weather | |
| Steven’s Locks | 7-11 | 13-16 | 24-28 | 20-23 | |
| Hatchery/Wunderbar | 21-24 | 24-28 | 24-28 | 18-22 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 13-16 | 21-24 | 26-30 | 26-30 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 13-16 | 18-22 | 24-28 | 24-28 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 13-16 | 16-20 | 20-23 | 20-23 | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
It’s another fine and windy Gorge morning. One thing to note: according to WSDOT’s website, a wildfire has SR-14 closed between milepost 84 and 100, so you’ll need to find another way to get Out East. Today’s wind will push that wildfire farther east. We’ll start the day with 21-24 from Viento to the Wunderbar with 13-16 east of Hood River (maybe 20-23 at Mosier?) and 7-11 west of Viento. By late morning, we’ll have 24-28 from Stevenson to Mosier. The wind shifts a bit east in the afternoon with 25-29 from Mosier to Celilo (Avery is below the wildfire, FYI), 18-22 in the western Gorge, and 20-23 east of the Deschutes.
A trough moves inland Thursday filling the west half of the state with cool, grey, drizzly marine air. YAY! A shortwave in the afternoon may lower wind speeds relative to gradients (which will be HUGE!). We start Thursday with 20-23 east of Hood River and 13-16 in the west. In the afternoon, we’ll have 28-32 from Stevenson (hopefully, if the clouds burn off) to Rufus with 25-29 east of Rufus.
Looking at Friday, deep marine clouds start the day and possibly hang around Hood River all day. We’ll start with 5-10 from Stevenson to Mosier with 12-15 east of Mosier. Afternoon westerlies look like gusty 16-20 in the west and 23-26 east of Hood River. Long-range weekend models indicated 10-13 on Saturday with light east wind on Sunday. Just a reminder that I will be on vacation Saturday through the following Wednesday.
BONUS: Jones Wednesday: 13-16. Thursday: 5-8. Friday: 5-8. Sauvie’s Wednesday: 10-13. Thursday: 10-13. Friday: 7-11. Coast (north/central/south). Wednesday: X/X/5-10, NW swell 3′ @ 8. Thursday: X/X/20-25, W 5′ @ 12. Friday: X/5-10/25-30, W 5′ @ 11.
Random Morning Thoughts
One of the fun things that can happen to us humans is that we get ‘triggered’ by something. In technical parlance, this means our fight-flight-freeze system gets triggered. We then do things that, in the moment, we perceive as protective. The problem is that we aren’t quite in our right minds.
When we calm down, we may find ourselves ashamed of what we’ve done. Maybe we drank, used drugs, lied, got violent, ran away, curled up in a ball on the floor, or did any number of things that left us asking, “Why the heck did I do that?” That’s the ideal outcome – many people just feel ashamed or regretful.
The key, when this happens, is to ask “Why?” and explore the reasons for our behavior. Bringing a sense of curiosity to the situation, perhaps a sense of amazement at and awe of our bad behavior can help us face our silliness. Exploring it will give us more power the next time we are ‘triggered’, and that can help us behave better. May you be calm and grounded. Have an awesome day.
Mt. Hood Mountain Weather Forecast
Wednesday: clear with haze. Free air freezing level (FAF) 15,000′. Wind: SW 10 early, WSW 15 in the afternoon, W 10 overnight. Thursday: clear. FAF: 14,000′ early, 12,000′ after midnight. Wind: W 10 early, W 20 afternoon and evening. Friday: Clear above low and mid clouds. FAF: 12,000′. Wind: W 20 early, NW 15 later. Saturday: muggy and partly cloudy.
Gorge Weather Forecast
Its’ a nice cool morning with a breeze, the perfect weather to open your windows and cool off the house. Temps will be in the mid 60’s early and upper 80’s later. Strong west wind. No rainbows. Thursday looks cloudy early and clear later. Temps will be near 60 early and in the upper 70’s later with a chance of rain west of Hood River. Strong west wind. 2% chance of rainbows. Friday looks even cooler and cloudier, with low clouds potentially lasting all day in Hood River. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and mid 70’s later. Moderate west wind. 11% chance of rainbows.
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August STUFF at Big Winds!
It’s August, and low flows and consistent wind mean it’s downwind paddling month! Shuttles run at 11am and 1pm for $12 per rider. This is also a great time of year to pick up new windsurfing gear. 2017 and 2018 gear is priced to move. Try before you buy, and up to $100 of your demo fees goes toward your purchase. Finally… there’s a free Focus E-Bike demo from 10-4 on Saturday, August 4th. E-bikes. All the rage these days. Enjoy the wind and cooler weather, and come try out some gear!
White Sprinter Van of the Week
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Road and Mountain Biking
Trails on private timberland (Hospital Hill, Whoopdee, Underwood, and anything else on Kreps, Stevenson, Weyerhauser, etc.) close for the remainder to all uses (even walking your dog) until the end of fire season tomorrow, Saturday, 7/28. Gorge 400 from Wyeth to Herman Creek has reopened. There are about 7 trees down. Plains of Abraham is open. Trails in Hood River County are now closed to motorized use due to fire danger. Bicycles are fine. The Petersburg Loop east of The Dalles has reopened, but why would you in this heat?
Upcoming Events
Community activities today start with free yoga at 10 at the FISH food bank in Hood River and free meditation at Trinity Natural Medicine. The women’s post n’ Pinot mountain bike ride is at 5:30 at Dirty Fingers, and Families at Family Man is the perfect place to take your kids for a ride and snacks – that’s in Post Canyon’s Family Man at 6.
Tomorrow’s the Laser Gorge Blowout from Cascade Locks to Hood River where little boats brave big swells and very strong wind. Those same sailors will be sailing for honors at the Laser Pacific Coast Championships starting Friday in Cascade Locks. Kiteboarders have their chance to fly at the Bridge of the Gods Kitefest starting Friday in Stevenson.
Click here for the full events calendar.
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
