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Your 2014 guide to rivernose

 
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hoarhey

Since 20 Jul 2008
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PostFri Apr 18, 14 10:02 am    Your 2014 guide to rivernose Reply with quote

Hopefully you all can help me with they following hypothysis:
Rivernose is caused by pollen allergies and can be measured by comparing "rivernose" congestion to what is blooming.

Last year I started kiting in May and remember that my first few nights of sleeping were impossible due to rivernose. I began crosschecking my rivernose with a pollen bloom chart. I began to see a correlation.

This year I have already had my nose forced full of water on a couple crashes (all during the first week of April) and have yet to have a rivernose experience.

My hope is that the readers of this topic share their rivernose experience cross referenced with the pollen count and what is blooming.

Real example of pollen: 4/18/14 Today Ash, Alder, and Birch are blooming and are considered to be medium-high to high over the next couple days.

Not real example of rivernose experience: Crashed only two times yesterday but my sinuses were completely closed all night. It woke me up on several occasions and finally subsided about 10am.

A couple resources:

http://www.pollen.com/allergy-weather-forecast.asp

http://www.wunderground.com/DisplayPollen.asp?Zipcode=98605&MR=1

So please share your experiences and lets see if my hypothesis holds up.

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Sella

Since 21 Apr 2007
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PostFri Apr 18, 14 10:13 am     Reply with quote

This thread is fantastic for solutions turning rivernose into a non-issue during the season. Good luck.

http://www.nwkite.com/forums/t-29964.html&highlight=seti+pot

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flipper

Since 17 Oct 2011
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PostFri Apr 18, 14 8:47 pm     Reply with quote

Part of the river goes through Kamloops, B.C. and they have dead cows floating down the river from time to time. Also in Canada, a sewer leak was just patched way up river and has been leaking thousands of gallons of poo for years into the upper Columbia. There is a large pipe dumping run-off into the river by the Discovery Center in The Dalles. There is new advisory saying to not eat any resident fish in the river.

I'm sure it is pollen though. Wink

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its_kite:30

Since 29 May 2009
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PostFri Apr 18, 14 10:36 pm     Reply with quote

Let us not forget a touch of radio active waste to sweeten the pot.

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consumer

Since 28 Nov 2010
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PostSat Apr 19, 14 6:35 am     Reply with quote

I also have noticed that my river nose is non-existent this season. Last season it was instantaneous itching/sneezing on water impact in the spring. I am not dweeby enough to have ever been allergic to anything..

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macgruber

Since 06 Dec 2011
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PostSat Apr 19, 14 6:53 am    Just wait till May Reply with quote

I have grass allergies (ragweed etc.) and they peak in May. Last year was my first full year of kiting and I had some miserable nights in May so started wearing kayak nose plugs which solved it. Mid June I stopped using them and had no more river nose. Ive ridden 6 times this year without plugs and no problem. I expect to need them in May though. I bought mine at the Kayak Shed? at 1st and Oak.

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hoarhey

Since 20 Jul 2008
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PostMon Apr 21, 14 12:25 pm     Reply with quote

Macguber, that is exactly the kind of feedback that I'm looking for fellow kiters to post. Last May was AWEFUL for me to. I haven't been out in over a week, but I will post on this topic after I ride and get my first bout of Rivernose

4/21 What is Blooming:
Hood River area: Ash, Alder, Birch - medium-high
Yakima area: Mulberry, Sycamore, Ash - high (upstream a couple days)

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hoarhey

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PostWed May 28, 14 6:44 am     Reply with quote

What's blooming in the Hood? Oak, Walnut, and "Grasses"
What's blooming upstream? More of the same.

I've been out every chance I could take lately. Last week and Monday I had crashes and comparable nasal douches of Columbia river water. The only difference... Monday night my nose finally siezed up. Went out again yesterday. Only crashed lightly a couple times...some nose problem.

Anybody else feel like it's suddenly "Rivernose Season?"

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Pepi

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PostThu May 29, 14 1:30 pm     Reply with quote

Similar circumstances for me this week.
Two days of wipeouts and nose flushings, not problems, and then on Tuesday had a few wipeouts which resulted in river nose Tues-Today and now sorethroat. Used Netty Pot, tylenol sinus, nasal spray and no f'ng luck fighting it.

Gonna try going to bed early tonite to see if that helps.

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forrest

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PostThu May 29, 14 4:08 pm     Reply with quote

Maybe it's just a throat cold? I just had a throat cold, so it might be going around.

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Occupied Columbia

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PostThu May 29, 14 8:10 pm    memorial day Reply with quote

memorial day the 26th got rivernose a little bit in hoodriver in a 2 hour session with lots of dunks. Then the same day I went out for another one hour session just down river of sauvies island for an hour and the water burned my nose each dunk. It took 36 hours before I could breath through my nose.

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pkh

Since 27 Feb 2005
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PostThu May 29, 14 9:51 pm     Reply with quote

What about river anus? The nose is not the only orifice you know..

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Gman

Since 11 Feb 2006
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PostFri May 30, 14 5:42 am     Reply with quote

pkh wrote:
What about river anus? The nose is not the only orifice you know..


Monkeyboy has a cure for that!

I prefer kite panties...


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hoarhey

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PostFri May 30, 14 9:03 am     Reply with quote

Thanks Pepi for the feedback.
Yesterday's dunks didn't give me the same reaction that I had earlier in the week.


What's blooming today? The same crap that's been blooming all week. And Sunday it looks like it's going to increase.

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