We launched from a site called Sugar, which is about 25 miles south of Lakeview, OR. I was the second in the air, and struggled for about an hour to find a thermal that would get me high enough to jump across Fandango Pass and start heading north. I finally found the thermal that would do it. It took me to 10,500', and I said goodbye to the launch and LZ that I am familiar with and ventured north into the unknown.
It is truelly thrilling to be flying over such varying terrain, not knowing where, or when, you are going to land. Looking at the sky, and the mountains, and figuring out where you will find the next thermal that will get you a bit further down the range.
It is truelly thrilling to be flying over such varying terrain, not knowing where, or when, you are going to land. Looking at the sky, and the mountains, and figuring out where you will find the next thermal that will get you a bit further down the range.
At 12,000 feet and heading north!A few miles south of Lakeview, I ran out of air (couldn't find any more lift) and started looking for an LZ. I found a field that looked nice with no power lines, and an open gate. I landed gently and my friends were there within minutes to pick me up and share in the excitment.
Brian by his LZ. Above my head, and slightly to the right, way off in the distance, is the hill I launched from almost 3 hours earlier.
Tomorrow we go back to Sugar and hope to get higher and go farther.
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