LAKAWA

Hi all - I'm making the pilgrimage back from MD next week and will be in the Brainerd area from Friday through the following Wednesday for a family vacation. I would love to get out and shoot some kiting, as I haven't been able to do so out here. Anybody planning on riding near Brainerd or on Mille ...

Bryce, I'm living out in Baltimore right now, and was just down on the OBX a few weeks ago. It's a very cool place, and I can't wait to get back. Jon's post about Kite Point is right on. I think that's the main place to go, but there are lots of other, quieter places too. It seemed to me that pretty...

Tonia, My sister Leah is signed up for one of your camps in Baja this spring - She's really, really excited. I can't wait to hear how it goes. My suggestion would be hosting a clinic on Lake Mille Lacs, in conjunction with Midwest Mountaineering in Minneapolis. Best of luck with finding a spot to te...

Those are very cool - I'd like to get a pair myself, but I think it's worth noting that the harness seems to be designed as a climbing/mountaineering harness which is very different that a kiting one. Sure, you can kite in a climbing harness, and I've done that quite a bit, but it's nowhere near as ...

Bryce, Here, Here! I'd like to do this, and I think I can make those dates work too. On the trip Tighe referred to, we gathered a few good insights and it would be great to get out again. I have been informally planning a little trip back up to Voyageurs, but nothing's final. Tighe, I talked to the ...

Ack! Thanks for setting me straight Tighe - I've fixed my mistakes. Also, sorry for the mistake guys! And Denis, sorry about putting that shot in - I just couldn't resist. I'm pretty sure that landing would have taken me out for the rest of the day, so you've got my respect for keeping riding! Thank...

Greetings all, First off, thanks Denis, Nathan, Hunter and everyone else who was involved in planning and implementing the Snowkite Rally - I didn't make it out for Sunday, but Saturday was great, and I'm grateful to have been invited out. I've been shooting kiting for quite a while now, and althoug...

Thanks Ben!

I'm sure we'll run into each other out there...Let's all hope for a REAL winter!!!

Thanks again,
John.

Thanks for the heads up, Tighe - There's a nice little segment on learning to kite here in MN with LAKAWA prominently featured. You're right, I was surprised at the shot they picked, and to be honest, I can't say that I love how they cropped and toned it, but hey - it's all good! I posted the shot o...

Nate,

Can you give me a call or shoot me an email?

it's about the Midwest Expo this weekend.

Thanks,

John Pedersen

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Hey all, Sorry for the delay in getting these edited and posted - life (and a great trip) kind of got in the way. In case you don't know or can't remember, these were shot on the 17th of July at Waconia - which was a pretty sweet day. Enjoy! http://www.photoshelter.com/gallery-show/G0000m9OC7NAwN1s ...

Kurt, I'm really from from the school of "get it right in camera". Sure, I do some basic corrections for levels/curves but by and large, if you're looking at something I shot, it's as close as I can get it to the way things really were. Not to sound like a jerk (really!) but it takes a bit...

Hey all, Well, it's been too long since I've gotten to shoot some kiting, but yesterday everything lined up just right. Wind, sun, warm weather...perfect! Many thanks to those of you who stepped it up for me out there - truly some impressive riding. Also, many thanks to Tighe for his JetSki and prof...

Hah! ProtegeMenace - great one! Let's keep 'em coming...

Hey Tighe - you don't mind a little lighthearted fun at your expense, do you? I'll buy you a beer at the Expo...

John.

Ben, Sadly, no...But I did try to bribe some kayakers into knocking him in for five bucks... Actually, the contraption he was on is a stand-up paddle board made by Mistral. We tried it out last night at the Midwest Mountaineering boat demo, and it was actually really fun. I'd love to get one as a fi...

Not only does he run this here windsports site and teach scores of newbies how to kite, it appears that Tighe has also recently learned to walk on water! Now that's sumptin' isn't it?




What will he think of next?

John.

I'm in - I could most likely work it out to do either one or the other of those dates, or possibly a later one if needed. Additionally, I'll provide photos of the event at no cost to the local media if they would be willing to spend some ink on it. I know a few folks at the Brainerd paper, and I bet...

Thanks everyone, It was an awesome day, to be sure. I wish I could take credit for how cool the snow looked, but it was all mother nature. The really fine-grained snow, coupled with fairly cool temps that kept it from glopping together was the catalyst I guess. I was just laying in the snow trying t...

Greetings all, I was able to make it out to Waconia for about an hour yesterday and after hurrying Nathan and Denis through their respective set up routines, grabbed a few shots. What a perfect day! I wish I could have stayed and shot more as well as done some kiting. Just watching you guys (and Joh...

Nathan -

Hey man, I'm looking to come out to Swede today - maybe do a little shooting...

If you see this, can you give me a call when you're headed out?

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Thanks,
John Pedersen