I’ve seen several videos of John Barresi flying in the woods, and I’ve always thought it is soooo cooool! Ever since I watched the first video I’ve been looking forward to get a chance to take a stab at it, but until today I haven’t had the chance.
Because first of all, you have got to have the skill to manoeuvre the kite in between the bushes and the branches. I must admit I haven’t been quite there. You also need to have a forest that will let the wind pass through and tree trunks rather than branches.
Into the Woods! 
Hey, getting the hang of it 
Guiding the kite into the tree trunk maze 
Sure you can axel in here!
Today I could check them all, the right wind, the right forest and – hopefully – the right skills. I just had to give it a shot and off course I had to get it on video. So with the mobile phone safely attached to the tripod, I hit ‘record’ and went to pick up the kite.
Wow, what a blast! I surely had the skills and the wind and the forest were good to me too. It was actually a little easier than I’d expected. …and YES, you can do the axel in between the tree trunks too!
