MNKiteFan - 10-8-2012 at 08:18 PM
Newbie looking for people in and around Southern Mn to get together and have fun!
I live about 10 miles north of Iowa in MN.
joeblinky - 8-9-2012 at 10:39 PM
I am living in Ames, Iowa only a couple hours away. I have found a couple good fields there but I am always fighting gusty winds in Iowa. Have you
found any good spots up there?
pongnut - 9-9-2012 at 08:01 AM
How far east of SD? What kind of playground(s) do you fly? Sounds like fun!:roll:
evanparkhouse - 31-10-2012 at 09:05 PM
I have recently moved into the Sioux Falls area and am trying to find other kiters and new locations to try. I dont have a land board but still like
to get out and practice, work out pre-winter excitment.
pongnut - 1-11-2012 at 09:07 PM
Welcome to the most righteous forum in the solar system! There isn't a kite question these guys can't answer - they are an infinite resource for
instruction, tips, advice, technique, etc.
I've been kiting in SF for about a year and a half and only know of 3 other guys in the area that power kite. 2 from the forum here, and a guy who
does mostly kiteboarding on Lake Ocoboji in Iowa. Not sure how far east MNKiteFan is from us.
One of my goals when I started was to explore the 10 to 15 mile radius around SF for good fields to fly at (static & atb) but never got around to
it. About the only place I ever fly at is this little 3 acre field at 43.511726,-96.839467. The grass is a little high and it's got a few
wheel-grabbers (gopher holes), but it's better than nothing and works fine for static and short atb runs.
evanparkhouse - 6-11-2012 at 07:07 PM
Great goal! I have drove around a few times, mostly the south west area, found something similar... gopher holes and mowed thistle. Do you board or
ski in the winter too? anyway send me an e-mail if you ever head out flying! parkhousee@gmail
rudeboysaude - 6-11-2012 at 08:27 PM
Evanparkhouse.. I'll kite with you, on Mille Lacs in Jan and Feb. I will not be at Ice Fest though because.my doctor told me I'd die if I go there
again. Liver can't handle it!
pongnut - 7-11-2012 at 08:02 AM
I did pick up a snowboard last winter with the intent to give it a go, but just like when you get a new kite and are cursed with no wind, I was a
victim of the new snowboard curse and got no snow!
I'll try to ping you before I fly next time.