With the dryer than normal late winter/early spring weather, the mountain bike has been getting a bit more of a workout than normal. Usually, we plan to do any major maintenance when the wet weather is over, no sense installing a bunch of new parts then take them out in the mud, although dusty conditions … Read more
The weather is getting much warmer and the water temperatures around the Columbia River Gorge are climbing as well, the smallmouth bass are starting to move. Mid-May to the beginning of June is usually the prime smallmouth bass fishing time around here, but with the much warmer than normal spring temperatures, it seems the season … Read more
The first fishing trip of the year did not go so well for the fishermen, but the second trip evened things out a bit. Even though it is still very early in the fishing season, we managed to get a couple big smallmouth bass. The water in the Columbia River is still pretty cold, maybe … Read more
It’s starting to look a lot like summer around here. Days are getting longer, nights are a bit less cold and we are starting to see the thermometer show some 70’s. The mud that was everywhere a week or so ago is now hard packed dirt with dust starting to show on top. Pretty good … Read more
Disc golf is a growing sport, the Columbia Gorge has a number of great disc golf courses, now it has another in Cascade Locks, Oregon. With the economy the way it is, the cost of a couple golfing discs and gas money is all you need to start your own disc golf tour. There are … Read more
Even though this spring has been exceptionally mild, there are still rainy days and cold days as well as rainy and cold days. Like many outdoor activities, you must become somewhat of a weather forecaster to plan what to do and where to go. With mountain biking around here, the weather is a factor as … Read more
We have done a little remodeling to the WatermanAtWork blog in order to make it a little easier to use. You may have noticed that there are a couple tabs above these posts that will take you to specific subjects. The “Cameras,Computers,etc.” category has been around a while but the link to it was in … Read more
The wind was calm and a hazy sun was out for the first day of the 2013 kayak fishing season but the fish did not seem to get the message. The water was in the mid fifties, warmer than expected and the setup looked perfect for smallmouth bass. Threw everything in the tackle box at … Read more
Even though the past few days have been pretty wet, windy and nasty, the overall mild winter and early spring weather should allow us to get out on the water a little earlier than usual. It might be a little chilly and/or rainy, but the big thing around here is always the wind and it … Read more
A steady rain today has brought to an end an almost unbelievably great week of mountain bike riding here in the Columbia River Gorge. Whether it’s due to global warming, or we are just lucky to not have the usual gray and wet until July routine this year, the late winter/early spring weather here has … Read more