June 2007

Tuesday John, Bill, and I headed to Tarkio to see what we could make happen. The sky was blue with some cirrus clouds so we didn’t expect much thermal activity. When we got to the LZ, our wind sock was indicating a slight Northeast wind. Skunked! John and I figured we ought to at least […]

Tuesday John, Bill, and I headed to Tarkio to see what we could make happen. The sky was blue with some cirrus clouds so we didn’t expect much thermal activity. When we got to the LZ, our wind sock was indicating a slight Northeast wind. Skunked! John and I figured we ought to at least […]

A couple of days ago, Josh, Bob, Bill, and I had a great day at Tarkio. Bob unfortunately sank out, but Josh and I were able to fly around for quite some while. Bill eventually showed up after work and was able to squeeze in a flight before dark. As Bill was coming in for […]

A couple of days ago, Josh, Bob, Bill, and I had a great day at Tarkio. Bob unfortunately sank out, but Josh and I were able to fly around for quite some while. Bill eventually showed up after work and was able to squeeze in a flight before dark. As Bill was coming in for […]

Friday Karl, Josh and I headed for Butte to fly. We met up with pilots; Don and Greg and left for launch. This particular site in Butte is located 8,000′ and directly next to a giant statue of the Virgin Mary. Recent cool temps had left a few inches of snow at launch and with […]

Friday Karl, Josh and I headed for Butte to fly. We met up with pilots; Don and Greg and left for launch. This particular site in Butte is located 8,000′ and directly next to a giant statue of the Virgin Mary. Recent cool temps had left a few inches of snow at launch and with […]

Sorry for the late post, but here is what Ryan and I did after flying out of the Alaska range. After a day organizing gear and cleaning up, we decided to head out of Anchorage to a rock climbing area near the small community of Chickaloon. The climbing was excellent; steep and very textured. Unfortunately […]

Sorry for the late post, but here is what Ryan and I did after flying out of the Alaska range. After a day organizing gear and cleaning up, we decided to head out of Anchorage to a rock climbing area near the small community of Chickaloon. The climbing was excellent; steep and very textured. Unfortunately […]