How to Explore Hood River, Oregon, From Windsurfing to the Driveable 35-mile 'Fruit Loop' Evie Carrick. Sat, August 26, 2023 at 1:00 PM UTC. 10 min read.

Competitors traveled to Oregon from as far as Finland, Mexico, Germany and Australia to race in the Gorge's ideal windsurfing conditions in Hood River during the 2012 U.S. Windsurfing Nationals.

Hood River, Oregon, is tucked along the Columbia River an hour east of Portland. Population: just over 7,000. Like much of the rural West, it’s a town once defined by big timber and agriculture ...

HOOD RIVER, Ore. -- They are returning now, the wind worshippers who swarm into this scenic Columbia River town every year from all corners of the world to squirm into their wetsuits, hop onto ...

Oregon’s orchard and vineyard-packed Hood River Valley, about 60 miles east of Portland, brims with wineries, breweries, restaurants and stunning landscapes. Here’s where to go, eat and sip.… ...

Counties east of Portland along the Columbia River set the pace for economic growth and provide a model for the rest of Oregon . ... Economic windsurfing in the Columbia gorge.

The winds that make Hood River famous for sports like windsurfing and kite boarding make it exceptionally challenging to land a glider. “Learning to land in Hood River is like learning to sail ...