Flying 10-18-08

Today was a cool, sunny and on-shore wind day. I launched Crestline around 1 pm and didn't have much trouble getting a 2 hour flight. There was lots of lift and buoyant air, some of it pretty strong. I flew to the cut-off a couple of times but couldn't get much over there, which kept me from going further east. I did get to 7000 ft over The Billboard though and chased Wisconsin Paul over to Pine:

Mark Hoffman came in right under me (he must have seen my camera:

Pine Flats:

Self portrait:

There was a lot of people out today taking advantage of the good flying weather. Marshall Launch:

A Paraglider:

Check out the colors in the evening sky. There is a layer of almost purple in there:

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