{"id":2217,"date":"2012-04-20T20:17:29","date_gmt":"2012-04-21T04:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/?p=2217"},"modified":"2013-04-10T13:29:30","modified_gmt":"2013-04-10T21:29:30","slug":"a-few-nice-days-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/a-few-nice-days-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"A Few Nice Days Ahead?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a few days of on and off rain, some light sprinkles early this morning and then the sun came out. Still some clouds around, but the sky was mostly blue. Decided to take the mountain bike up the hill and check the trail conditions.<br \/>\nThe fruit trees in the valley are just about at full bloom, with sunny days ahead, should be a spectacular weekend to get out and enjoy the scenery.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/HoodRiverValleyOrchard4-20-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2218\" title=\"Hood River Valley Orchard 4-20-12\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/HoodRiverValleyOrchard4-20-12.jpg\" alt=\"Hood River Valley Orchard 4-20-12\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/HoodRiverValleyOrchard4-20-12.jpg 600w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/HoodRiverValleyOrchard4-20-12-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Across the valley of blooming fruit trees, the weather on Mt. Hood was looking a bit unsettled.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/HoodRiverValley4-20-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2219\" title=\"Hood River Valley 4-20-12\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/HoodRiverValley4-20-12.jpg\" alt=\"Hood River Valley 4-20-12\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/HoodRiverValley4-20-12.jpg 600w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/HoodRiverValley4-20-12-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Across the valley, to the west, there were still a few storm cells managing to push over the Cascade foothills.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/RainInTheFoothills4-20-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2220\" title=\"Rain In The Foothills 4-20-12\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/RainInTheFoothills4-20-12.jpg\" alt=\"Rain In The Foothills 4-20-12\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/RainInTheFoothills4-20-12.jpg 600w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/RainInTheFoothills4-20-12-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rode up to the top of the hill and went for a ride on the local singletrack. It was a bit muddy in spots and there were a few puddles, but it should be in good shape for weekend riding.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/KeepOregonGreen.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2221\" title=\"Keep Oregon Green\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/KeepOregonGreen.jpg\" alt=\"Keep Oregon Green\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/KeepOregonGreen.jpg 450w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/KeepOregonGreen-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Probably get out again tommorrow, maybe spend a little more time on the singletrack. 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