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Article: Windy city by the bay.(Traveler's Journal)(Fifth Annual Marina International Festival of the Winds)(Brief Article)
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- Sunset
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- May 1, 2004
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It's easier to touch the sky from certain places in the West. Standing atop the sand dunes in Marina, with the wind coming at you from Monterey Bay, you can't help but think that if you open your arms and flap a bit, you'll be carried to the clouds.
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Marina, 10 miles north of Monterey, is in a good spot for breezes. Its daily atmospheric push-and-pull created Marina State Beach's towering white sand dunes, which hang gliders call an ideal launch spot.
"Marina is known as a windy city," agrees Don Livermore, a local middle school librarian. Six years ago, he and a few others dreamed up the Marina International Festival of ...