Our first heat wave since May happened this week, and Friday figured to be the hottest day in more than a month.
Anytime hot weather hits, it’s a good time to remind ourselves of the basics: don’t go in the water alone, know what’s in the water where you’re about to dive, wear a lifejacket (there’s a new kiosk with free jackets at the popular Waterfront Park beach) and hydrate, hydrate, hydrate.
The other big precaution has to do with pets in cars. Unless you’re taking Rex for a run or to the vet’s office, best thing in hot weather is leave him home in ventilated shade with a bowl of water. More than once this week we’ve heard scanner reports of pets in cars. “I was only gone for a few minutes,” can be like a canine epitaph.
On the matter of hydration, keep in mind the free hydration station inside Shortt Supply, though drinking fountains are also available in town center (including a pet-friendly one at Third and Oak in the shelter/bathroom).
Cooling centers are available at the Adult Center, daytime Monday through Friday, at Hood River Library, Tuesday through Saturday, and, coming Aug. 4, at Mid-Columbia Center for Living.
If you’re at the Hood River County Fair, organizers have provided plenty of water and cooling stations.
Hot weather is likely to descend again this summer, but we do get a slight break this week, which is good for the folks behind the Punchbowl Nature Park project.
The story starts on A1 and trail project details are on page A2.
The first of three work parties is today.
The weather this week, while cooler, is not exactly prime trail-building weather, but the work must go on. Temperatures are forecast to take a short break to 80 or so on July 30, dipping to the 70s on Tuesday before creeping back to the high 80s by Aug. 4, the second work party. Perhaps by the third one, on Tuesday, Aug. 23, it will be cooler.
To volunteer, sign up online at www.trailkeepersoforegon.org/events. For more information about trail building, email volunteers@trailkeeprsoforegon.org or contact Heather Staten at 541-490-5225.
In any event, kudos to the county, Western Rivers, Trailkeepers, and the many folks who have supported this important project over the years. It is exciting to see the park become a reality, and increased accessibility for one of the Gorge’s hydrological gems. Please, treat it accordingly.
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