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 their ...

and it seems to be just a bonus that it also has a decent campground for Columbia River Gorge camping. After a day of fishing ...

Check the hiking section of Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area for more ... to watch the windsurfers (especially in Hood River, "the windsurfing capital of the world") and breathe in the ...

Nestled in a wind-scoured crook of the Columbia River Gorge ... where the wind naturally funnels down the gorge, was known as the windsurfing capital of the world. When kitesurfing started ...