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Spring Creek Hatchery State Park
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Spring Creek Hatchery State Park

west of Bingen, Washington
visited 27 March 2021
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A rocky, pebble-strewn shoreline along the windswept Columbia River, with a large evergreen tree framing the left edge and bare brush in the foreground. Forested hills and ridges rise across the water under a deep blue, nearly cloudless sky with a faint jet contrail.

At first glance, this might look like an ordinary riverside scenic park. And, yes, it is that. Look a little deeper. Notice the wind. Notice the mountains nearby. Squint a little bit and watch the river. See those waves?

Right!

That’s the fun of this park.

This is a haven for wind- and kite-surfers.

I don’t happen to be a kite-surfer, but it’s a lot of fun to watch.

A wing-foiler stands waist-deep in sunlit, rippling water holding a bright green inflatable wing, framed by the gnarled, moss-covered branches and trunk of a tree in the foreground with grassy, root-strewn shoreline below.
A windsurfer in a black wetsuit skims across choppy, wind-whipped water, holding a red, white, and pink Duotone sail that catches the afternoon light. Behind them, a dark forested shoreline rises along the far bank of the river.
A windsurfer with a bright turquoise and black Duotone sail rides a hydrofoil board that lifts clear of the choppy, wind-whipped water of the Columbia River, with a tree-lined hillside shore in the background.
A windsurfer in a dark wetsuit skims across shimmering, wind-rippled water, holding a turquoise and white sail that catches the light as the board lifts above the surface. The silhouetted rider and the glittering silver-blue water fill the frame on a bright, breezy day on the Columbia River.
Two windsurfers skim across choppy, wind-whipped water, one in a black wetsuit holding a blue sail in the foreground and another with a red, white and black sail behind, with a dark shoreline across the top of the frame.

Sorry for the wind noise in this video, but it should at least give you an idea of the speed and fun of this sport …

Oh yes, there are spring flowers, too!

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