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Windsurfers and a kitesailor enjoy a warm, windy day in the Columbia River Gorge on Tuesday. This photo was taken from the Spring Creek Fish Hatchery in Washington, looking across the river toward Hood River, Ore. and the Columbia Gorge Hotel and waterfall. (Betsy Russell / The Spokesman-Review)
Windsurfers and a kitesailor enjoy a warm, windy day in the Columbia River Gorge on Tuesday. This photo was taken from the Spring Creek Fish Hatchery in Washington, looking across the river toward Hood River, Ore. and the Columbia Gorge Hotel and waterfall. (Betsy Russell / The Spokesman-Review)

Here's what I've been up to this week while I'm on vacation - one of my favorite pastimes, windsurfing in the Columbia River Gorge. It's warm and windy here, and getting windier. I'm very happy. Back on Monday.

Betsy Z. Russell
Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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