Last summer my husband and son took wind surfing lessons. 

They were hooked when we stayed on the Leeward (or is it Wind-ward?) side of Maui in Kihei.  Every afternoon the Kite-boarders, kite-surfers and wind-surfers would give a great show.  When we returned, they had to take lessons and did through the Seattle Parks and Recreation on Lake Washington.  They were happy to report after just one lesson... WE GOT UP!!!  Not much wind so they didn't go very far, but they got up...

With the summer approaching, last April the family took a ‘scouting' trip to Hood River Oregon.  A Wind Surfing Paradise during the summer.  With the waters of the Columbia River too cold, the weather not nearly warm enough, and the winds not strong enough (yet), we ended up sight-seeing.  We stayed in Cascade Locks because the place had an indoor pool (remember... April in the Northwest, not known for warm sunny weather)

Photo is of "The Bridge of the Gods", a toll bridge built in 1926, 91 feet above the river, linking Washington and Oregon.  The sixth highway bridge over the Columbia River heading east from the Pacific Ocean.  With the completion of the Bonneville Dam in 1938, the bridge needed to be raised 44' because of the backwaters on the Columbia River.