Category Archives: 2006

2006 Washington State Intl Kite Festival (WSIKF): Daily Updates – Day 5

Today was a most interesting day that started out with a 7:00 AM wake-up call. [...]

2006 Washington State Intl Kite Festival (WSIKF): Daily Updates – Day 4

WOW, what a day! It all started with a 6:45 alarm, followed by the extra [...]

2006 Washington State Intl Kite Festival (WSIKF): Daily Updates – Day 3

Thursday… “Handcrafted Comprehensive Competition,” the program says, and further mentions that the rules and guidelines [...]

2006 Washington State Intl Kite Festival (WSIKF): Daily Updates – Day 2

Wednesday kicked off with a heavy bit of the classic northwest ocean mist we get [...]

2006 Washington State Intl Kite Festival (WSIKF): Daily Updates – Day 1

Welcome to WSIKF! We arrived around 10pm on Sunday night, after driving up directly from [...]

Issue 49: From the Editor

We’ve officially hit the busiest part of our season here at Kitelife with events of [...]

Issue 49: AKA Corner

Dues. Why does AKA need us to pay dues to be a member? I’ve often [...]

Issue 49: Dave’s World: Lincoln City Summer Festival

Susie and I are used to driving to the airport on kite weekends. So it [...]

Issue 49: Drachen Archives: Featured Item

The historical record of kites in Korea dates back to the seventh-century Silla Dynasty, when [...]

Issue 49: Letters to the Editor

Although we get only the occasional “letter to Kitelife”, we’re always happy to receive them [...]

Issue 49: Featured Store: Into The Wind

Each month we’ll be featuring one of the fine retailers who have been so supportive [...]

Issue 49: REVisions: Team Up!

Apparently, my trip to France in April still hasn’t really left my brain yet. When [...]

Issue 49: Multiple Sport Kite Flying

My aim in this article is to share my experience and a learning method about [...]

Issue 49: Kids Day at WSIKF

We all pay our “lip service.” Everybody says it: KITES are for KIDS of all [...]

Issue 49: Flying in Patagonia

Patagonia Argentina, magic land, nature in pure state where the great Dinosaurs inhabited million years [...]

Issue 49: A Day at Vanier

Well, normally I’m excited, even energized, by a road-trip to a kite festival… Maybe it [...]

Issue 49: Boston Area SKC

I flew into Boston International around midnight on Wednesday night where I ran into Darren [...]

Issue 49: San Ramon Art & Wind Fest

Under aqua clear skies and warm temperatures, the San Ramon Art & Wind Festival took [...]

Issue 49: Northwest SKC

Here we go AGAIN! On the Road to “My Next New Adventure!” Yeah – headed [...]

Issue 49: Ocean Shores International Kite Challenge

Well… I’m off to a kite fest again.  This Friday night, I’m headed for the [...]

Issue 49: Twisted Lines Kite Festival

A story of what it takes to put on an annual festival. The Topeka Kite [...]