The Third Oregon Freedive Palooza is happening.
New this Year - Extra Training Days!!
Aug 18th, 19th and 20th are training days.
Some folks requested extra days so we added Tuesday thru Thursday
as training days. If you need to practice setting up you tent or learning
to relax while you camp and dive at Lost Lake these days are for you!!
The Real Palooza
Dates Aug 21st, 22nd and 23rd are Palooza days.
These are just like the training days but with more folks around.
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)
Surface Water Temp in August 70 F (21 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: Good (better in the spring time), typically 40' to 60' in August.
Getting There:
Drive 2 hours from Portland Oregon or PDX
Drive 4 hours from Seattle Washington
Drive 5 1/2 hours from Vancouver BC
Drive 12 hours from San Francisco
Fly and rent a car, they are cheap from Portland airport PDX.
Lodging:
We stake out group campsites at the beginning of the week for
the estimated total people. We need to pay for the sites for the
whole week to get good ones by the lake so the cost is the same
for 5 days or only 2 days. These are the nicest camp sites I have
ever been at with big wooden tables, shady huge trees and nice flat
tent sites. There are cabins that can be reserved though they are
15 minute walk from the good freediving and the group sites. There
are also private vacation rental in the upper hood river valley which
is only a 30 minute drive to the Lost Lake dive spot and group camp.
If you are interested in a vacation rental please e-mail me right away
as we have one and may rent it to freedivers if there is enough interest.
We chipped in last year $50 per head (kids were free) year for the
whole stay, 2 to 5 days and may be less this year with more folks coming.
Recommended Wetsuits:
For shallow diving above thermocline: 3mm with or without hood
For Deep diving below thermocline: 3mm with hood and neopreme socks
is perfect or more if that's all you have it is really relatively warm.
Spear Fishing:
No real spear fishing at this lake as mainly Oregon game fish
which are off limits.
Typical daily schedule:
- get up and have light snack/juice drink breakfast.
- Dive
- Have real breakfast eggs, toast, pancakes etc.
-take nap
-Have lunch
-go for short hike or read a book
- Dive
- Have dinner
- Talk about diving
Alternate Activites
- Old growth forest hike leaves from campground
- 5 mile round trip hike to Lost Lake butte climbs to 5,500' with
amazing view of Mt hood from top
- 3 mile round the lake hike with amazing views of Mt Hood
- 6 mile round trip hike that meets up with cascade crest trail that
runs from Canada to Mexico.
- rent canoes or boats from camp store
- Drive 20 minutes to Dee Flat and pick blueberries at amazing blueberry farm (berries as big as some cherries)
- Drive 45 minutes to town for awesome Thai take out or any other fun Hood River town things (and there are alot).
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 these dates. 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.
Experience:
We like to have a handful of experienced divers on hand all the time
to help everyone out and last year had several PFI trained divers
which rocked. At the same time Lost Lake is an ideal place to
learn to freedive with a gently sloping bottom, clear water and
no Ya-hoos in speed boats to worry about. So bring your
newbie friends if you want. We will dive with whoever shows
up.
Please reply if you think you will make it.
Cheers Wes Lapp
New this Year - Extra Training Days!!
Aug 18th, 19th and 20th are training days.
Some folks requested extra days so we added Tuesday thru Thursday
as training days. If you need to practice setting up you tent or learning
to relax while you camp and dive at Lost Lake these days are for you!!
The Real Palooza
Dates Aug 21st, 22nd and 23rd are Palooza days.
These are just like the training days but with more folks around.
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)
Surface Water Temp in August 70 F (21 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: Good (better in the spring time), typically 40' to 60' in August.
Getting There:
Drive 2 hours from Portland Oregon or PDX
Drive 4 hours from Seattle Washington
Drive 5 1/2 hours from Vancouver BC
Drive 12 hours from San Francisco
Fly and rent a car, they are cheap from Portland airport PDX.
Lodging:
We stake out group campsites at the beginning of the week for
the estimated total people. We need to pay for the sites for the
whole week to get good ones by the lake so the cost is the same
for 5 days or only 2 days. These are the nicest camp sites I have
ever been at with big wooden tables, shady huge trees and nice flat
tent sites. There are cabins that can be reserved though they are
15 minute walk from the good freediving and the group sites. There
are also private vacation rental in the upper hood river valley which
is only a 30 minute drive to the Lost Lake dive spot and group camp.
If you are interested in a vacation rental please e-mail me right away
as we have one and may rent it to freedivers if there is enough interest.
We chipped in last year $50 per head (kids were free) year for the
whole stay, 2 to 5 days and may be less this year with more folks coming.
Recommended Wetsuits:
For shallow diving above thermocline: 3mm with or without hood
For Deep diving below thermocline: 3mm with hood and neopreme socks
is perfect or more if that's all you have it is really relatively warm.
Spear Fishing:
No real spear fishing at this lake as mainly Oregon game fish
which are off limits.
Typical daily schedule:
- get up and have light snack/juice drink breakfast.
- Dive
- Have real breakfast eggs, toast, pancakes etc.
-take nap
-Have lunch
-go for short hike or read a book
- Dive
- Have dinner
- Talk about diving
Alternate Activites
- Old growth forest hike leaves from campground
- 5 mile round trip hike to Lost Lake butte climbs to 5,500' with
amazing view of Mt hood from top
- 3 mile round the lake hike with amazing views of Mt Hood
- 6 mile round trip hike that meets up with cascade crest trail that
runs from Canada to Mexico.
- rent canoes or boats from camp store
- Drive 20 minutes to Dee Flat and pick blueberries at amazing blueberry farm (berries as big as some cherries)
- Drive 45 minutes to town for awesome Thai take out or any other fun Hood River town things (and there are alot).
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 these dates. 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.
Experience:
We like to have a handful of experienced divers on hand all the time
to help everyone out and last year had several PFI trained divers
which rocked. At the same time Lost Lake is an ideal place to
learn to freedive with a gently sloping bottom, clear water and
no Ya-hoos in speed boats to worry about. So bring your
newbie friends if you want. We will dive with whoever shows
up.
Please reply if you think you will make it.
Cheers Wes Lapp
