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Garret

Since 07 Sep 2006
254 Posts
Portland
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Here are some shots from today- was one of the clearest day I have seen. Could see kites at the flats from Holly
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Henry can you get closer? |
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Trevor |
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Can someone grab that bar for me? |
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Taku |
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trevorsmith

Since 25 Apr 2005
501 Posts
PDX
Addicted
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Mon Apr 14, 08 7:16 pm |
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Phil just chillin' with..
When Sliders Go Wild in SPI
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Kraemer

Since 24 Apr 2006
1736 Posts
Sky Pilot
Unicorn Captain
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Kraemer

Since 24 Apr 2006
1736 Posts
Sky Pilot
Unicorn Captain
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tonia

Since 15 Jun 2005
209 Posts
The Gorge
Stoked
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Mon Apr 14, 08 8:07 pm On the other side... |
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As the PDX guys rode the onshore winds at Holly, we went and hit the offshore easterlies with the Bolstads at the North Flats for the sunset session!
8 straight days of riding.....
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Aaaawwww.... Tony and Carol cruising in the sunset. Where's the wine and cheese? |
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Gregg |
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Tony, backroll-kiteloop-to-sunset! |
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wjb
Since 14 Aug 2007
223 Posts
Nor Cal
Stoked
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Mon Apr 14, 08 9:18 pm |
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I love when you guys hit the road. Keep the pics coming! Can't Phil duct tape that knee up and get back on the water?
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Rico

Since 13 Mar 2005
1219 Posts
Vancouver
Photographer
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Mon Apr 14, 08 10:53 pm Liquid Force |
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Liquid Force
Taku
Crash
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forrest

Since 21 Jun 2005
4329 Posts
Hood River
Hick
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Tue Apr 15, 08 9:27 am |
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Yea Guys! Beautiful pictures!!
Thanks for hitting the bird slider for me. Maybe we should build a bird blind slider. You guys are going to shit a brick once we get our terrain park finished...
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tinyE

Since 21 Jan 2006
2004 Posts
not really an
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Tue Apr 15, 08 10:28 am |
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why so much glide riding? is it light there?
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railgrab

Since 29 Mar 2005
177 Posts
Seattle, WA
Stoked
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Tue Apr 15, 08 11:58 am |
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Thanks for sharing the stoke. You guys are artists! Be prepared to get swarmed when the cameras come out back home!
Ethan
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Rollo Tomasi

Since 17 Mar 2005
983 Posts
Attractive
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Tue Apr 15, 08 2:43 pm Jealous! |
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very cool.
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pkh

Since 27 Feb 2005
6549 Posts
Couve / Hood
Honored Founder
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Tue Apr 15, 08 4:37 pm Inside joke |
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Next time you are stuck bumper deep in the North flats at 3am, there is only one man to call.
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"I never sleep!" |
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Rico

Since 13 Mar 2005
1219 Posts
Vancouver
Photographer
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Tue Apr 15, 08 7:54 pm Couple from today |
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Tekko
Tekko
Tonia
Grom
Carol
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pkh

Since 27 Feb 2005
6549 Posts
Couve / Hood
Honored Founder
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Tue Apr 15, 08 9:06 pm |
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Another beautiful day in SPI, and kind of a fun day to be a spectator.
The crew nearly swept the top spots in today's speed competition hosted by South Padre Kiteboarding, taking 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th place
(Trevor, Toby, Shay, and Henry respectively)
congrats doods!
Then team LF and team Bolstad put on a big show right at sunset. Tekko, Tonia, Grom, Shannon, Tony and Carol were all going off... sweet!
Kiting looks really fun, I hope to try it someday....
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pkh

Since 27 Feb 2005
6549 Posts
Couve / Hood
Honored Founder
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Wed Apr 16, 08 4:45 am |
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tinyE wrote: | why so much glide riding? is it light there? |
Most of us only have 11m as our big kite, so when its topping out at 18mph the Glide + 11m is a good combo. Toby has been able to ride his 13m and small board well when everyone else needs Glide or skim to stay upwind. The nice thing about SPI though is there is no chop at all, so the Glide is super easy to ride.
Our second day had the most wind so far, 7m easy (graph below.) There have been some good short board seshs. Today and tomorrow look like good 9m. Good news because Nicole gets here today
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tekko

Since 20 Feb 2006
376 Posts
White Salmon
Liquid Force
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Wed Apr 16, 08 5:22 am |
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Been going off!!!! Kiting everyday! Body hurts!
Finally stopped being a chicken and got over the blind hump that has held me back for the past 2.5 years! Landed a few raley to blind then had the confidence to go for the front 2 blind. Finished the night with 10+ of each clean, pass, ride away.
So nice to have the whole NWkite crew there for support on the most progressive day of kiting I've had since I moved from Hatteras to the Gorge in the fall of 2005!!
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colby
Since 23 Apr 2005
613 Posts
Celebrity
Photographer
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Wed Apr 16, 08 5:55 am |
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more evening shots!
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