kiteboarding: Kicking It, Hood River Style, Kiteboarding Capital of the Continental US
- 07/10/11 03:50 PM
Kicking It, Hood River Style, Kiteboarding Capital of the Continental US Hood River, Oregon is considered by many to be the windsurfing and kiteboarding capital of the continental United States. I snapped this photo today as our kids swam at Hood River Waterfront Park. One day we just may muster up the courage to try kiteboarding ourselves.
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kiteboarding: No Ocean? No Problem... Surf Or Board Our River!
- 05/29/11 10:40 AM
No Ocean? No Problem... Surf Or Board Our River! Did you know that Hood River, Oregon is considered by many to be the wind-surfing and kite-boarding capital of the country!? In case you don't know, wind-surfing involves a surf board with a sail, while kite-boarding is more like a wake board and the rider holds onto the cording attached to a large parasailing-type "kite". I had grown up around wind-surfing and even did a little myself, but kite-boarding was new to me when I moved here. The Columbia River Gorge was perfectly formed to channel the wind into a funneling jet stream that blasts (3 comments)