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Waiting on the Wind
Saturday afternoon, we returned to the mountain launch at the Lookout Mountain Flight Park. We called first and learned there was about a 50-50 chance that the wind would quiet down as the sun got...
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Day Off
Today I took a much needed day off. Well, mostly off. We headed out to the training hills bright and early. Since it’s been more than four days since I last cleared for the mountain launch, I have...
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Fledgling
Today, we drive up to Lookout Mountain. It’s my 4th attempt at my 1st mountain launch and the wind looks promising. When the glider is assembled, I do the pre-flight check of my life. I check every...
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Fledgling Part II
Continued from Fledgling: After breaking a down-tube on my first mountain launch, I have to figure out how to pick up my glider and carry it off the field. I make it across the field and a couple of...
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Spectator
Tisen and I make it to the training hills. It’s a mile walk in my barefoot shoes on rough gravel carrying about 40 pounds of gear, but we stop frequently along the way to shoot, so it doesn’t seem so...
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Relapse with a Bounce
I had to quit cold turkey. It was tough, but after I got through the initial withdrawal, I discovered there were endless subjects to shoot besides the Chattanooga riverfront as seen from the North...
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When Wrong Goes Right
We have been taking a break from hang gliding for several months now. It’s one of those things–first we were taking a break so our knees could heal. Then, Pat started working every weekend getting...
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Taking Lessons
As I rode my bike home from my first day of Learn to Row, it occurred to me I’ve been taking lessons my whole life. I began to compile a list of all the classes, workshops, lessons I’ve taken. First,...
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Monkey Feet
It all started on the hike to Grinnell Glacier in Montanna. Pat and I were working our way up the mountain trail with me in my hiking boots that felt like giant led-filled balloons when we passed a...
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Mountain Launch
There are some moments in life that leave a lasting impression–a shadow of the experience that lives on long past the moment, perhaps even a lifetime. One of those moments for me is the moment I...
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