# Hood river: board and gear tips?

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**Created:** [June 14, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/hood-river-board-and-gear-tips/16050 "2026-06-14T01:21:07Z")\
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There can be some dull stretches on that run, but its scenic the whole way and its good practice. I typically spend some time looping the Viento stretch, then blast through a lot of the mid section unless I can find sections to loop at the edges, then do a couple of swell / hatch / basement loops.

The runs near Rufus are great and tons of open river.

Rowena to Dougs is a great parawing / wing stretch that can be looped upwind /downwind. Lots more space there than the hatch. Just be careful of the nasty weeds towards the edges of the river.

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