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S.
Since 18 Aug 2008
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beaverton
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 Sun Dec 20, 09 8:59 pm Floras lake this time of year? |
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does anybody ride at Floras Lake this time of year? I was thinking to go maybe next week south of Oregon but wonder if it won't be a waste of time.
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Moto
Since 03 Sep 2006
2698 Posts
Still a gojo pimp!
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| Sun Dec 20, 09 10:35 pm |
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The Southern Oregon Kite Addicts (SOKA) crew will kite there - but they tell me its brutal cold in the winter.
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S.
Since 18 Aug 2008
11 Posts
beaverton
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| Sun Dec 20, 09 11:12 pm |
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thanks.
Can't be worst that the Pacific though... I got a thick wetsuit too.
Is it ridable on South wind? |
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DROCK999
Since 31 May 2007
852 Posts
Left Coast
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| Mon Dec 21, 09 10:08 am |
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the campground is closed and the lake is freezing.
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registered
Since 12 Jul 2005
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tsunami
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| Mon Dec 21, 09 10:09 am |
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Actually this time of year most rivers are much colder than the pacific and they flow into lakes such as floras.
South can be done there but the whole experience will make you a hardened kiter.
Have fun
Getting a site to rest your head should be easy. |
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Moto
Since 03 Sep 2006
2698 Posts
Still a gojo pimp!
Moto Mouth
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| Mon Dec 21, 09 4:16 pm |
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Hit up Sol-Flyer. He should be able to tell you where you can kite in Southern Oregon.
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S.
Since 18 Aug 2008
11 Posts
beaverton
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| Mon Dec 21, 09 8:49 pm |
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thanks guys.
I'll be checking the forecasts and decide if it is worth or not. I might go to the North coast instead. |
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Chooch
Since 18 Nov 2007
1871 Posts
Wicked Pissah
Boston Tea Bagger
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| Mon Dec 21, 09 8:56 pm |
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| Its not worth the trip this time of year |
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holly
Since 09 Jul 2006
440 Posts
Hood River
Obsessed
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| Mon Dec 21, 09 10:28 pm |
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| i agree with chooch.. also on a south wind it wont be good at all, only north wind is kite-able there im pretty sure. if i were you i would just hit up the coast line, maybe go south to gold beach or something. |
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blowhard
Since 26 Dec 2005
2027 Posts
Windward
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| Tue Dec 22, 09 8:30 am |
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south winds are too gusty at Floras 
gold beach IS known for the amount of sharks that like it there 
the ocean is warmer than summer 
find a location like WHiskey Run that does not have shore pound (where the waves break right on the beach) like the videos Arkay posted
go downwind ,stay inside ,do not try to go out
the bigger the seas the farther out they break ,usually
ride the reform |
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surfrat
Since 29 Jun 2009
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Newport,Oregon
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| Tue Dec 22, 09 9:15 am |
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| S. wrote: | thanks.
Can't be worst that the Pacific though... I got a thick wetsuit too.
Is it ridable on South wind? |
Yes it can be far worse than the Pacific, the ocean is far warmer than lakes and rivers this time of year.
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solkiter
Since 07 Jan 2008
251 Posts
ROGUE VALLEY
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| Sun Dec 27, 09 8:54 am |
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ITS FNNNNNN
CCCCOOOOLD THERE!!!
and thats a fact!!
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