Wolf/ Camp

One of the reasons flying at Wolf is special is the beauty. The camping is awesome too.

This was taken in September, in June the creek is much fuller, but also louder and colder.

Paradise!!

Sierra Flight/Labor Day

Looking at Mt. Whitney heading north from Walts Point. Maybe 11000' or so.

The day turned on and I was around 17000' here looking north. I stayed deep in the range and high and continued north to Crowley Lake. The west winds which usually push us off the range were absent. Others made the crossing to the Whites so to make retrieve easier for our driver I crossed over the Glass Mts. coming in on the Whites at Boundary Peak. I was about 8000' then and couldn't find the lift which was over the top of the range so went out and landed at Janies. 103miles.

A Sierra Sunset

From Tuttle Creek Campground near Lone Pine looking towards Wanoga Peak.

The light on the ground was surreal, this is looking west to the Sierras.

Back towards Wanoga as the colors change and the moon comes in view.

West again.

Nature is the finest artist I know.

Big Southern Butte to Hebgen Lake/Yellowstone

I had been flying King Mt. trying to best the site record, when Alan Paylor said some folks were flying Big Southern Butte I decided to give it a try. This photo is of Hebgen Lake in Montana looking back toward Henrys Lake under my wing tip. I finally pulled the camera out when I got to this point.

The site record previously had been to West Yellowstone airport which is the brown area on the other side of the finger of Hebgen Lake

I'm over the western boundary of Yellowstone Park looking east toward Mammoth Hot Springs area. The sky that way looked good but I didn't want to chance landing in the park.

I flew up Hwy 191 which you can see in this photo. Getting about 5 miles farther toward Electric Peak which is in the middle right I couldn't see any good LZs along the highway, and not finding any more lift, I came back and landed in the field below. Locals stopped by and I had 2 beers and a piece of chocolate cake before getting retrieved. A fun flight. 135 mi. New site record.

Lakeside Hang and Paragliding Event, Invermere BC

This was the 30th annual event which is a spot landing contest from Mt. Swansea which these picts were taken from. The Lakeside Pub sits on the north end of Windemere Lake, just over the sailplane.They put an inner tube in the water about 30 yards off shore for the target. It's only about 3 ft. deep. If you win you get $1000.00 dollars

We went up the day before and shot these picts of the sailplanes.

Hangliders and paragliders each have a shot at $1000. The year before the same pilot won both and walked away with $2000.

The Pub. This event is always held on the weekend after the Willi so pilots can attend both. Usually they call a task to Invermere airport on the last day of the Willi which is about 65miles from Golden.

This was a great event with a killer meal served in the pub and then a live band after, lots of the town comes out for it. I would like to go back and do it again sometime.

Mt. Seven, Golden B.C. The Willi

I attended the Willi Mueller competition this year and really enjoyed the flying here.

Looking at the main LZ and campground across the river.

The paragliders were having a comp too.

NW toward Golden BC

Terry and Rainbows

Terry Eddington drove for me for a while at King. This is her with her dogs in the back of my truck.

We stopped to take some photos of these double rainbows.

Storm cells at King

Storm clouds crossing route 3. Can I outrun it? I'll try.

Looking at Heart Mt. with storm over it. heading toward Dubois.

I'm gaining on it and maybe can get around it.

Looking along the course path toward Henrys it's obvious the storm is overrunning the course. I flew south of Dubois and tried to skirt around as the storm picked up speed moving down onto the flats. I landed just past Dubois but out of the course line. Five minutes after getting my glider on the truck in the rain bag the storm hit with hail ,high winds, and lots of rain.

Sunset at King Mt.

Upper LZ where I camped this year

My truck and trailer in LZ

King Mt.

King Mt. Championships 2006

Over Heart Mt. heading for Henrys lake. Medicine Lodge Rd. is green strip in middle

Looking NW from same area. Bitterroot Mts. New sail on Atos

Hull Mt. Mendocino National Forest N. Ca.

Setting up at Timberline launch, it's looking like a good day.

Looking toward the dam on Lake Pillsbury with Elk Mt. in the background.

Gravelly Valley airstrip with Snow Mt. and St. John Mt. in the distance. A good day at Hull!!

Torrey Pines

Launch at Torrey

La Jolla Cove

Lynn Perry over Torrey Pines golf course.

Lynn over Torrey Pines State Beach. We had a good day of flying, but near the end of the day I saw some paragliders climbing out at the far north end and figured with the Atos I could make another run down there and back easily.

Only problem was when I got there I saw they were using motors and had launched from Del Mar Beach. I turned tail and got as far back as I could but was about a half a mile north of launch and on the beach when I landed. Turns out it's a nude beach and I got to walk past nudists playing volleyball and covorting in the surf which was entertaining anyway.

palaces on the cliff tops looking north from about a mile south of Torrey

Horse Canyon

A flight with Lynn Perry at Horse. Lynn lives in Alpine and I see her whenever I head south in the winter for some flying. She usually toplands and drives my rig down from launch so we don't have to do a retrieve.