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Blowout goes off
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Blowout goes off

  • Ben Mitchell
  • Updated

After light winds postponed the Gorge Blowout two weekends ago during the Bridge of the Gods Kitefest, the 17-mile downwinder from Stevenson to Hood River went off Saturday afternoon.

Bridge of the Gods goes off in Stevenson
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Bridge of the Gods goes off in Stevenson

  • Adam Lapierre
  • Updated

Fueled by steady thermal winds and sizzling summer temps, the 14th annual Bridge of the Gods Kite Fest brought hundreds of kiteboarders and spectators to the Stevenson waterfront over the weekend for two days of friendly but fierce freestyle competition.

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Bridge of the Gods Kite Fest

  • Adam Lapierre
  • Updated

The annual Bridge of the Gods Kite Fest proceeded Saturday afternoon with an action-packed showdown that will be remembered as one of the best rounds the freestyle kiteboarding competition has seen in its 13-year history.