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moondog
Since 15 Aug 2007
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white salmon
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 Mon Nov 05, 12 8:44 pm The biggest sandbars in history |
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Or of at least the season. The water was so low today I almost walked from the Wunderbar to the HR sandbar. The Wunderbar almost made it to the green navigation buoy. We had a new visible sandbar 300 yards NW of Wells Island. All this with super-steady 10 meter winds. It was so steady my kite-buddy and I were playing tag with our kites, trying to touch the other rider! Did I mention 67 degrees, It can't be November, another epic day in paradise!
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D-Krep It Kiter
Since 18 Jul 2011
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Obsessed
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| Mon Nov 05, 12 9:01 pm |
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| Yeah, it was pretty amazing. About a half dozen of us at the Event Site. I couldn't believe the air temp/water temp combo... warmer than most of the sessions I had in June.
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dangler
Since 26 Feb 2006
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WINDY SPOTS
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| Mon Nov 05, 12 10:12 pm WE HAVE NO JUNE |
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Its called juneuary
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Sella
Since 21 Apr 2007
1794 Posts
Doin' The Dalles
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| Mon Nov 05, 12 10:48 pm |
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| Score! Nice job. Tomorrow looks weak but hopefully Wednesday is a go.
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snowmeltriver
Since 21 May 2006
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Little Kentucky
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| Tue Nov 06, 12 12:43 pm |
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| Me thinks Wunderbar is a very dum name. It is the White Salmon Sandbar. The beach / kite spot is Underwood Beach.
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ridercentral
Since 20 May 2009
38 Posts
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| Tue Nov 06, 12 2:24 pm |
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Agreed...
Wunderbar's not it.
White Salmon Sandbar, Underwood Beach... is more like it.
Looks like Mini-Sandganistan out there.
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moondog
Since 15 Aug 2007
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white salmon
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| Tue Nov 06, 12 5:18 pm |
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Sella won the contest 2 months ago with Wunderbar, his description: W for white salmon, under for underwood, bar for collected sediment in the river. Then after a great session like yesterday and today you land your kite and exclaim," that was Wunderbar!!!" Except I got blown off the river with my 9 meter today! Great swells!
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Sella
Since 21 Apr 2007
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Doin' The Dalles
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| Tue Nov 06, 12 7:16 pm |
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Great now I'm guilty for shitty names! Wunderbar requires a follow-up definition if that's how you reference it so it does lean towards slang. 
That area is White Salmon and I can't remember it referred as anything else....except maybe "Mecca" by that newbie long hair dude who practiced flying that small 3-strut Airush for about what seemed like the entire summer before trying a water start. You know the guy I'm talking about......he would make drag marks with both his feet across the entire Sandbar like he was chalking a football field. Nice guy.....I think he won the "safety first" award this summer.
Anyway, Moondogger...you kite that area 100 times a year so call it whatever you want amigo. It's been about a year now since the Condit Dam breach so it's cool she's still around pumping out swell and butter for your daily dose.
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moondog
Since 15 Aug 2007
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white salmon
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| Wed Nov 07, 12 8:36 am |
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Sella, you picked a great name, it slips off the tongue easily, just two syllables and makes sense. I hope you got out this week, old man winter shows up tomorrow!
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tonyb
Since 09 Oct 2006
973 Posts
Stevenson in the summer & SPI in the winter
Bolstad Clan
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| Wed Nov 07, 12 9:26 am |
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How about the Rock Creek sandbar? Another option for beginners in Stevenson.
Tony
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Sella
Since 21 Apr 2007
1794 Posts
Doin' The Dalles
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| Wed Nov 07, 12 2:56 pm |
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Great pic Tony. I see Rock Creek cable park potential in it.
Mooner......hopefully getting out in a few minutes.....because yes the cold is coming!!
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