Where did I spend my Fourth? Are you still up in the air on this question?

The men (and women?) shown here are all up in the air.

They may not know where I spent my Fourth. So they are not up in the air on that.

But they all know where they spent the Fourth: Pulled along the surface of a wind-swept river at high speed and sometimes...if they work it right...up in the air on a kiteboard.

It looks hard. And marvelous.

Better than skate boarding. Better than snow boarding. Better than sand boarding.

Better than a man flying a kite:

A kite flying a man!

If only I hadn't been born 40 years too soon!

A little closer view:

One up and one down:

One up and one down:

Here is a great big HINT as to the location of these kiteboarders --

the mountain in the background of these photos:

For more hints to help you solve this mystery, go to

my three earlier blog posts

asking the same critically important question:

So, where did I spend my Fourth of July?