Dear Deeper Blue,
OK, its been a cold late summer so we waited for a good forecast for the palooza so hope it works for some of you to come. Next weekend should be excellent at Lost Lake, 80's F and sunny all weekend.
Depending on the level of interest we may get a group campsite or let people get there own. We may also have some folks stay at our house or new guest house next door which are about 45 minutes from Lost Lake. E-mail me directly if you are interested to stay at the house to wes"at"gorge.net or post here for logistics questions. The guest house is only available for Saturday night so would work for people coming Saturday morning.
This will be the second annual Oregon Freedive Palooza.
Dates 22-24th 2008 (Friday - Sunday)
Location Lost Lake, Oregon (Google "Lost Lake Oregon")
Elevation: 3,143 feet (958 meters) Note 10% standard altitude pressure
drop at this altitude so only 90% of the air at sea level.
Max Depth: 175 feet (53 meters)
(Note we will be safety on max depth 30m line set on bottom)
Surface Water Temp in August 80 F (27 C)
Thermocline at 30' and bottom temperature ?? 50F ?? (?? 10C ??)
Lake Size: Lake is about 1/2 mile by 1/2 mile so very small.
Boats: NO MOTOR BOATS OF ANY KIND ALLOWED ON LAKE (WHICH ROCKS FOR FREEDIVING)
Visibility: Very good 40 to 50 foot visibility.
Getting There:
Drive 2 hours from Portland Oregon
Drive 4 hours from Seattle Washington
Drive 6 hours from Vancouver BC
Drive 12 hours from San Francisco
Fly and rent a car, they are cheap from Portland airport PDX.
Lodging:
Campsites are first come first serve and fill up always by 2pm Fridays in the summer. We can go and get sites early if you RSVP to us, there are individual and group sites. This is a very very very nice campsite with nice soft ground tent sites and group camp fire and cook site etc.
Lost Lake Resort & Campground | Hood River, OR
Recommended Wetsuits:
For shallow diving above thermocline: 3mm with or without hood
For Deep diving below thermocline: 3mm with hood is perfect or more if that's all you have. It is relatively warm (compared to Oregon coast or BC).
Spear Fishing: Not much.
Friday Schedule:
Evening: Potluck dinner and campfire
Saturday:
Breakfast and safety briefing.
Have fun all day. There are hikes and trails as well as awesome diving. We will have some lines set up, bring your own safety or buddy up at the campground.
Evening: Potluck with Fresh Grilled Salmon provided by Wes.
Sunday:
First thing early morning diving.
Sunday Potluck Brunch
Afternoon: Naps, packing up, more diving?
Go Home.
Registration:
We aren't running a contest or organizing a group event or anything like that, just letting you know a bunch of freedivers will probably be at Lost Lake on this weekend. We assume no liability for anything at all (even this message).
So there is no registration, no fees, no organizers.
Safety:
Bring your own safety or be prepared to buddy up with others attending, and please always be prepared to help out others. We want this to be a very very very safe weekend.
If you have questions or want to let people know you are coming please post below and include where your location is.
Cheers Wes Lapp
OK, its been a cold late summer so we waited for a good forecast for the palooza so hope it works for some of you to come. Next weekend should be excellent at Lost Lake, 80's F and sunny all weekend.
Depending on the level of interest we may get a group campsite or let people get there own. We may also have some folks stay at our house or new guest house next door which are about 45 minutes from Lost Lake. E-mail me directly if you are interested to stay at the house to wes"at"gorge.net or post here for logistics questions. The guest house is only available for Saturday night so would work for people coming Saturday morning.
This will be the second annual Oregon Freedive Palooza.
Dates 22-24th 2008 (Friday - Sunday)
Location Lost Lake, Oregon (Google "Lost Lake Oregon")
Elevation: 3,143 feet (958 meters) Note 10% standard altitude pressure
drop at this altitude so only 90% of the air at sea level.
Max Depth: 175 feet (53 meters)
(Note we will be safety on max depth 30m line set on bottom)
Surface Water Temp in August 80 F (27 C)
Thermocline at 30' and bottom temperature ?? 50F ?? (?? 10C ??)
Lake Size: Lake is about 1/2 mile by 1/2 mile so very small.
Boats: NO MOTOR BOATS OF ANY KIND ALLOWED ON LAKE (WHICH ROCKS FOR FREEDIVING)
Visibility: Very good 40 to 50 foot visibility.
Getting There:
Drive 2 hours from Portland Oregon
Drive 4 hours from Seattle Washington
Drive 6 hours from Vancouver BC
Drive 12 hours from San Francisco
Fly and rent a car, they are cheap from Portland airport PDX.
Lodging:
Campsites are first come first serve and fill up always by 2pm Fridays in the summer. We can go and get sites early if you RSVP to us, there are individual and group sites. This is a very very very nice campsite with nice soft ground tent sites and group camp fire and cook site etc.
Lost Lake Resort & Campground | Hood River, OR
Recommended Wetsuits:
For shallow diving above thermocline: 3mm with or without hood
For Deep diving below thermocline: 3mm with hood is perfect or more if that's all you have. It is relatively warm (compared to Oregon coast or BC).
Spear Fishing: Not much.
Friday Schedule:
Evening: Potluck dinner and campfire
Saturday:
Breakfast and safety briefing.
Have fun all day. There are hikes and trails as well as awesome diving. We will have some lines set up, bring your own safety or buddy up at the campground.
Evening: Potluck with Fresh Grilled Salmon provided by Wes.
Sunday:
First thing early morning diving.
Sunday Potluck Brunch
Afternoon: Naps, packing up, more diving?
Go Home.
Registration:
We aren't running a contest or organizing a group event or anything like that, just letting you know a bunch of freedivers will probably be at Lost Lake on this weekend. We assume no liability for anything at all (even this message).
So there is no registration, no fees, no organizers.
Safety:
Bring your own safety or be prepared to buddy up with others attending, and please always be prepared to help out others. We want this to be a very very very safe weekend.
If you have questions or want to let people know you are coming please post below and include where your location is.
Cheers Wes Lapp
