Hood River's first kite festival draws all ages
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Hood River’s first kite festival, organized by Bristol Hospice and featuring professional kite flyer Kevin Cole, drew a crowd on May 18.
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An attendant raises a fallen kite, which will support a string of more giant floating creatures.
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A whale rises into the sky, pulled by a powerful red kite.
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An astronaut appears to flee a dragon between fantastic giant reef fish.
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A dragon soars over White Salmon.
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Children race to touch the descending tail of a whale-shaped kite, as it drops near the ground during a lull in the wind.
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An attendant pulls the whale down out of the sky, so that a group of children can touch the kite and peer into the hollow interior.
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