Idaho Kite Festival

by Micki
(Pocatello Idaho USA)

Braving the odds / Defying Idaho weather

Braving the odds / Defying Idaho weather

The photo was taken during the First Idaho State Kite Festival 2007.

Guest kite instructor Tom Tinney told us 6 feet of line would give us bragging rights, so we all made sure we put up a kite even though there was ankle-deep snow on the flying field. This was Tom's mighty effort.

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by: Tim Parish

Well, that's a unique kite-flying photo, that's for sure! Thanks Micki for being the first visitor to contribute to this Kite Festival page.

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1-3 mph
1-3 knots
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4–7 mph
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