With Labor Day weekend in sight, the summer high season is nearing an end; however, the Gorge wind and weather seem to be paying no attention to the date. August has brought some warmer weather (did anyone else’s thermometer hit 106⁰?) and lower winds, but the westerly flow seems to be back in full force this week.

The wind and water events calendar has been packed for weeks now. The month started off with a fun slide show evening hosted by the CGWA and Grant Myrdal. Anyone who has been on the water these past two summers has surely spotted Grant’s blue flag on shore. He is busy every windy day taking photos of all the wind and water riders on the Columbia. One can find him or herself on his SmugMug website and purchase a copy or a print to remember their session by. Grant put together six slide shows perfectly edited to some great tracks of the best photos he has taken this season. The event brought windsurfers and kiteboarders hooting and hollering at the epic action. Grant and the CGWA plan to hold another slideshow event the first week of September. For more information visit gorgewindsurfing.org.