Editing Hood River, Oregon (section)

==Parks and recreation==
Hood River is the western gateway to the [[Mount Hood Scenic Byway]] and to a major section of the [[Historic Columbia River Highway]]. Hood River is considered a "sports mecca" and offers some of the best spots for windsurfing, kitesurfing, kayaking, [[standup paddleboarding]], skiing and mountain biking—all for which it draws considerable national attention from many media outlets, such as the [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/06/travel/36-hours-in-hood-river-ore.html New York Times] and ''[[National Geographic Adventure]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/2008/09/weekend-getaways/best-places-to-live/adventure-towns-text |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080815044747/http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/2008/09/weekend-getaways/best-places-to-live/adventure-towns-text |url-status= dead |archive-date= August 15, 2008 |title=  50 Best Places to Live: The Next Great Adventure Towns |publisher= [[National Geographic Adventure]] |access-date= April 13, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/2008/09/weekend-getaways/best-places-to-live/west-text |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080818093419/http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/2008/09/weekend-getaways/best-places-to-live/west-text |url-status= dead |archive-date= August 18, 2008 |title=  Best Places to Live: Where to Live and Play Now! |publisher= [[National Geographic Adventure]] |access-date= April 13, 2010}}</ref> The Port Commission has built a protected harbor for learning windsurfing called "The Hook".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abkboardsports.com/lessons/gorge |title=ABK Schools: Hood River |website=abkboardsports.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070506231325/http://abkboardsports.com/lessons/gorge |archive-date=2007-05-06}}</ref> The city also features the family- and wind-sport–friendly Waterfront Park, a public pool, a skate park, biking trails, and several small public parks and ball fields.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hoodriverparksandrec.org/|title=Hood River Valley Parks + Recreation District|website=Hood River Valley Parks + Recreation District}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hoodriverwaterfront.com/ |title=CRDW: Citizens for the Responsible Development of the Waterfront |website=www.hoodriverwaterfront.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030724060318/http://hoodriverwaterfront.com/ |archive-date=2003-07-24}}</ref> The valley is also home to two 18-hole golf courses. Further, the nation's oldest volunteer [[search and rescue in the United States|search and rescue]] crew serving a mountain area, the [[Crag Rats]], has its base in Hood River.