Bio / Portfolio

I moved to Hood River in 1997 to pursue my love of windsurfing after a year at Reed College in Portland and three more in Seattle. I graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in economics and Japanese.

After many years of traveling between Maui and Hood River chasing wind and waves as a semi-professional windsurfer, I settled in the Gorge permanently. About this time, the quality of available wind forecasts declined, so I began forecasting for myself and a few friends. A sales rep for the local radio stations received my email forecast, and talked the station into offering me a 90 second daily spot for a wind and recreation report. The natural extension of that radio recreation forecast is this website, a centralized place for information about everything fun to do in the Gorge.

The more time I spend exploring and playing in the Gorge, mountain biking, climbing, skiing, windsurfing and rafting, the more I fall in love with the beauty of this place I call home. Riding my mountain bike is one of my favorite things to do, but my number one activity changes with the weather and seasons.

Hopefully you’ll find this website useful and informative. If there’s anything you’d like to see included, please let me know, and I’ll do my best to accommodate your ideas.

And if you’re ever in the area and want to go for a ride, I’m always up for making new friends and meeting people who love the great outdoors. Drop me an email.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira
twomirrors@gmail.com

Published Articles:
The Art of Finding Sponsors and Keeping Them
Women’s Windsurfing Competition
The Inversion
Why Learn New Moves?
Broughton Landing: Windsurfers’ Bane or Jewel?
Article about Sean Aiken for Windsurfing Magazine – Windsurfing Magazine
Call of the Wind: The Windsurfing Lifestyle – Windsurfing Magazine
Sports in Tsuruta, Japan – The Hood River News
Where to Play When in the Gorge – Gorge Guide
Helmets, a Smart Choice – Windsport Magazine
A Week in the Life of a Cultural Ambassador to Japan – The Hood River News
Japanese Culture from the eyes of a Gaijin – The Hood River News
Japanese Schools for American Laymen – The Hood River News
How I Ended up Windsurfing Japan – Windsurfing Magazine
The Snow Burial of Tsuruta – The Hood River News