Kite Flying on the Appalachian Trail

When I was very small, Nancy and Jack won the Smallest Kite that Can Fly division of San Bernardino’s annual kike making and flying contest.  They made the small kite with toothpick crossbars.

At Assateague we saw a man fly a nine foot wide kite with a large spinner for a tail.  The kite line was attached to the man’s big toe.  That rainbow colored kite set up kite-envy in me.  EBay sent a new colorful kite suitable for children and amateurs to Crozet.  Today Ox and I went up to Jarman Gap, in the meadow on the Appalachian Trail, to try it out.  The wind was gusty and mild.  Each of us managed to get the beautiful kite to fly to the extent of the line that came with it.

This ain’t your grandfather’s kite world anymore but kites are still lots of fun to fly!