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Eye On Boise

Going where the wind blows…

Betsy Russell, left, windsurfs in the Columbia River Gorge at Avery, Wash; Mt. Hood is in the background at right. (Charlie Russell)
Betsy Russell, left, windsurfs in the Columbia River Gorge at Avery, Wash; Mt. Hood is in the background at right. (Charlie Russell)

Faced with the hot, dry and smoky weekend forecast for Boise, I fled to the west, trading that for warm, dry, and very, very windy in the Columbia River Gorge. It’s such a delicious reprieve that I’m extending my weekend for a day so I can sail on Monday, too; I’ll be back a-blogging on Tuesday. That’s me on the left; that’s Mt. Hood in the background...



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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