Check out Hood River for windsurfing (maybe paddling too). It's famous for that on the river. I lived in Carson City a couple years and spent most of my time up at Tahoe. That was 1978-1980 and I really wouldn't know much about it now. I know there were massive wildfires there very recently and not sure how it impacted the scenery. More @Wikipedia
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