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
The Pacific Northwest has some of the best mountain biking in the world. It may not have the best “spot”, but if you spent a couple weeks here, the total package is pretty unbeatable. The big variable is Mother Nature; the weather pretty much dictates what is going on. The tail end of the 2012-13 … Read more
A couple straight days of heavy rain has brought to an end an incredible run of nice late winter weather here in the Pacific Northwest. Usually, the weather is endlessly wet and cold, but the past couple years, especially this one, have been drier and milder than normal. A wet spring may last until August, … Read more
The weather was pretty good this weekend for the most part, although depending on where you were in the Gorge it could be sunny, rainy and/or windy at any given time. Many of the local trails are still muddy, but it’s been dry enough for a few of the “wet weather” trails to be rideable … Read more
It usually rains a lot here this time of year, not so much this year, but anyway, the first place to dry out is The Syncline. The soil is pretty rocky, so it drains quicker than dirt, there are a couple creeks that run down the side of the mountain that help drain the water … Read more
We’ve had a mix of sun, rain and snow the past few days, today we have sun and clear blue skies. It’s a little on the cool side as this latest storm front blows on through, but after a few days cooped up in the house, it’s nice to get outside again. Too muddy for … Read more