Web cams at Arlington?

[johnl]

Hey guys, I'm looking at arlington blowing about 28 mph here while I'm sttitng in HR gloom. Are there any good windcams out there that show the water? If it's sunny, I might be teased into making the drive

[jimoakes]

I may go too.

These camera's show a little "brightness" at John Day and Arlington.
http://www.tripcheck.com/Pages/CamerasEntry.asp

The satellite image looks cloudy at Arlington.

[WMP]

sorry, no river cam out there. Even if there was..... by the time you got out there and rigged, those conditions would most likely have changed quite rapidly in this type pattern.

Here's some tools that might help make your day out east....

- Dart board with a very small bullseye

- Good wind karma

- ALWAYS bring a mountain bike as backup (Deschutes River has got a trail)


Hope this helps.... maybe I'll see ya out there.

[johnl]

Okay that isn't promising Maybe when this breaks (Wednesday)? We might get some wind and make the journey worth while

[jimoakes]

I went to the Wall ( boat ramp). Sailed from 1 to 4 on a 4.2.

5 other sailors were there,one guy on a 3.7. Swell was not classic but worth the drive.

No sailors out at Maryhill or the first 2 Wall spots.

It wasn't raining and even partly sunny about half the time. Looks like Tuesday might be good at the Wall as well.

[isobars]

Jeez, guys ... buy a freaking wetsuit. The only weather that counts is the weather next to your skin. Sun, rain, snow, sleet, hail ... even all within the space of an hour -- don't matter if your skin is warm (and, of course, you're not impaired by all the crap you're wearing, like gloves and booties). Besides, one of our gang is still comfortable in a shorty. The season is drawing down to normal people (not to mention that the Corps will be dropping the river levels dramatically soon to overhaul the locks), so get it while it's there. Besides, the satellite photos and detailed forecasts will give you not only the cloud cover right now but what's coming from 15 minutes to 48 hours from now.

That said, today sucked between the short 3.2 sessions with big swell. The lulls were 4.5-6.0 and lasted 20-45 minutes, so it was a timing game, especially considering the many hundreds of yards of slog to and from the windline and swell. But which is better ... playing in 6-foot-deep glassy troughs 50 yards wide or sitting in the rain in HR? And come to think of it, we had clear blue skies from about 3 PM on ... not that any of us noticed.

[johnl]

It's not like I'm sitting around complaining of the weather. I have lots of projects to do in and around HR. BUT if the weather is reasonable and the drive not to far, I wouldn't mind some more water time

[Bond1]

A few years ago I decided to be more conservative with my consumption of fossil fuels, and more careful with my time. This meant that I don't drive as often. The result is that I miss it sometimes. Another result is that I don't waste time and fuel on an unsatisfying adventure. I don't want to miss a single good session, but this need had my life out of balance for years. Now I have more time for other things I enjoy.

We each travel our own path....

[isobars]

[WMP]