Last week the 2008 Gorge Games were announced for July 17-20. The games are base around Hood River and include competitive wind surfing, kayaking, adventure racing, mountain biking, skateboarding, trail running, and riverboarding. This year’s games focuses on being “green” and the word on the street is that plastic water bottles won’t be allowed. Great idea!
For more information about the games, visit www.gorgegames.net. Registration begins March 21st.
Sunday, March 16th
11 am - 4 pm
Hood River Aquatic Center
$5 per person
*If you already purchased a season pass…then you are already paid for 
We need volunteers to help run the tournament!! Please let Amy (541 490 7455) know if you are able to help with score keeping, shagging balls, etc.
THERE WILL BE A POTLUCK AND BBQ, during the tournament… and little something else that comes in a keg. BE SURE TO BRING YOUR FAVORITE APPETIZER, DISH OR BEVERAGE TO SHARE
Some rules:
-8 people total per team, 1 women required per team
-Boat length not to exceed 8′ 6″…creek boats, play boats and regulation kayak polo boats are great. No sea, recreational or touring kayaks please.
-Sign up’s due by Tuesday March 11th to Amy (541 490 7455), and team entry fee ($5 per person in due on Sunday March 16th).
-The evening of March 11th, from 8 -9:30 pm, there will be a scrimmage at the Hood River Aquatic Center for all teams wishing to play together before the tournament.
-There will be referees for ALL games…so be sure to brush up on the rules.
What to bring:
Kayak, PFD (required), paddle (if a Werner or Seven, please duct tape the edges), and a great attitude!!
Full faced caged helmets provided.
Tuesday’s January 15th – March 11th
8-9:30 pm
$5 at the door
Hood River Aquatic Center
Get your team together for the…
St. Paddles Day Tournament
Sunday March 16th
11am-4pm
*Season pass holders get free admission into the tournament, otherwise, $5 per person.
*8 persons total per team, 2 woman required, and one woman on the court at all times.
*March 11th will be team scrimage night in Hood River!!
*Team Registration and admission due by March 11th.
Contacts:
Amy Besch 541 490 7455
Doug Archbald 541 490 7846
*Season Passes are on sale @
The Kayak Shed
$25 until 1/15/08
After 1/15 the cost is $30
What to Bring:
Kayak, paddle, and PFD.
Full faced caged helmets provided.
For those of you that like beer, Hood River will be hosting the Hood River Hops Fest on Saturday, October 6th. This is an annual celebration in downtown from noon to 9 PM with music, 30 breweries, and 9 wineries.
Hood River Kayak Polo is starting Tuesday October 16th!!
Tuesday (October 16th - December 18th)
8-9:30 pm
$5 per session…check out the season pass prices!!
Hood River Aquatic Center
Season Passes are on sale right now at the Kayak Shed for $25…get one now!!! This special price in only good until October 16th, after that the price is $30.
Bring a kayak, paddle and a PFD!! Full face caged helmets are provided.
We are always looking for sponsorship for the program and appreciate all the help that is provided at this time!!
Today we did both the White Salmon and the Hood River. There was a morning session with rafts that featured heroic runs of Husum Falls at 4 ft. Tomorrow Adam will be working his first commercial trip on the White Salmon for Wet Planet.
After work we did playboat run down the Hood River into town. This is quickly becoming a favorite for it’s easy shuttle (obviously), it’s play-a-bility, and the occasional glimpse of Mount Hood from the river. After doing both runs today, we decided the Hood River was more fun in a kayak.
Mountain biking in Post Canyon is a full-on experience. You start by driving up Post Canyon Road and parking where the dirt road begins. The trail is fairly obvious and zig zags across the creek and parallels a dirt road. In this first section of trial you’ll cross some cool wood bridge and notice the occasional insane bridge.
As you get higher and explore, you’ll see more and more bridges and jumps. Some jumps are downright insane and you wouldn’t even think of them without the latest full suspension bike. This place takes mountain biking to a new level.
One of the best winter events in Hood River is the weekly kayak polo at the aquatic center. It’s a good chance to meet people, get in your boat, and be competitive. The night usually ends with an drinks at Trillium. Click here to read more information. Thanks Amy.
We paddled the White Salmon today at 4.5 ft on the gauge below Husum Falls and 6.5 ft on the internet gauge. At put-in we were told about a new river wide tree in the first mile of the run.
There was a pretty nasty river wide tree below Sawtooth Rapid and above Grasshopper Rapid. At the flow we did it at you could carefully paddle over the log on the far right side, but it would be sketchy at lower flows. I won’t go back to do that run unless the water is higher or the log is removed.
So Thanksgiving week wasn’t the most exciting here in the Hood River, but we did do a bit of partying which is the focus of Livin’ in the Hood Two. There is also a word from our sponsor, Amy’s Fleece, Inc. as well as a response to Lonely Girl by LazyDork.