I got to fly a new site today. I've heard about some of the flights at Pirates Cove, so today when Patrick called me, I gladly hiked up...

CLICK ON PHOTOS FOR LARGER VERSION Monday we finally got some post frontal fun. The system, that passed through yesterday, left behind quit...

CTRL/Click on photos for large version Today the crowd gathered and we decided to head over to Flynn's to have a look. The weather repo...

To view photos larger cntrl/click on photo All photos were taken well after today's flight! I’ve been in Bishop for three days. Flying...

Point a video camera at the sky, the horizon, hilltops, a bay; allow the world to go by in real time, but record it in 'lapse' time....

Those of us relegated to spectator status have something to watch this week. The PWC (Paragliding World Cup) Superfinal is on in Poggio Bus...

The '09 XC competition season is essentially over. I have one long weekend in October scheduled for the last BAPA event in the Owens Va...

It's been a great week with 7 straight days of flying. The organization was good with retrieves coordinated by L.E. and executed with p...

WHEW! What a week. Seven straight days of flying. The task committee did an amazing job of working with the weather, winds, and FAA Tempora...

CNTRL-CLICK ON PHOTOS FOR LARGER VERSION Today started a little sooner and conditions before start were perfect - light winds aloft and good...

CNTRL-CLICK ON PHOTOS FOR LARGER VERSION Winds were forecast to be light and variable today. The task committee took this info to heart and...

The weather forecast for today was not much different than yesterday's, but it felt very different at launch. It was noticeably warmer ...

CNTRL-CLICK ON PHOTOS FOR LARGER VERSION Today was the kind of day that I really enjoy flying paragliders. The task was challenging, the te...

The weather has been cooperating here in Utah and we had a stellar day today. Climbs were 'exuberant' at times with fierce jolts of...

The first task of the US Nats was a 56K task from launch South to STOUFF (12k away) then back to launch, then a 25k leg to PSNSKL. The cond...

CLICK ON PHOTOS TO VIEW LARGER VERSION This weekend Jack Grisanti joined me to fly in a weekend comp at Dunlap, CA. We drove up Friday nigh...

Click on images for larger version In two weeks I'll be headed for the second and final leg of the U.S. National Paragliding Championshi...

CLICK ON GRAPHIC FOR LARGER VERSION Well the Red Bull X-Alps 2009 is over and it was a great race to watch. As I said earlier , this race i...

I've carried a SPOT on my flight deck for 18 months now. It has never saved my life, but it has always been there, waiting to be activa...

The 2009 Red Bull X-Alps begins on July 19th and 30 pilot/athletes from 23 countries, will travel 818 Km.(508 miles) from Salzburg, Austria...