It is Ride The Wind Day! Enjoy one of the last days of summer with the wind blowing in your hair as you look out over a beautiful horizon, fly a kite, go sky diving or sit pool side with your favorite drink in hand.

August 23rd is Ride The Wind Day. It was created to commemorate the anniversary of the first human-powered flight to win the Kremer Prize. It was on August 23, 1977, that the Gossamer Condor 2, flew a figure-eight course specified by the Royal Aeronautical Society, at 11 mph, traveling at a distance of 2,172 meters.
You can still see the Gossamer Condor 2 at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

Ride The Wind Day is an excellent day to celebrate and marvel all things to do with the wind. What would be your ideal way to celebrate this day?

Suggestions For Celebrating ‘Ride The Wind Day’:

–     Fly a kite
– Parachute
– Ride a motorcycle
– Ride a Bike
– Fly in an airplane
– Fly a plane
– Go sailing
– Fishing
– Hang gliding
– Walk on the beach
– Picnic at a park
– Make paper airplanes
– Relaxing out in the open while the wind blows past you

So what are you waiting for? Leave your troubles and worries behind for a few moments and go outside and celebrate with the wind.