Date(s): 9/30/2008. Album by NMERider. Photos by NMERider. 1 - 14 of 14 Total. 2199 Visits.
enlarge 0KB, 1024x768 1 11:28 AM - Joe Greblo had forecast climbs to 11,000' and the clouds looked like it was on! I launched from Kagel Mountain around 1:45 PM, lost 900' and spent 45 minutes just working my way back to my 3,500' starting height.
enlarge 0KB, 1024x768 2 2:51 PM - Downtown Los Angeles from 7,800' over Sylmar. I finally hooked a thermal that carried me up over 4,000' above launch.
enlarge 0KB, 1024x768 3 2:52 PM - 8.000' looking west. Once I was up, I was more interested in snapping photos than soaring higher.
enlarge 0KB, 1024x768 4 3:12 PM - 10,500' looking East toward Mt. Wilson. I got even higher over the next mountain to the West
enlarge 0KB, 1024x768 5 3:12 PM - 10,500' looking West. what a beautiful day.
enlarge 0KB, 768x1024 6 3:13 PM - Smiling at 10,614' over Sylmar & Los Angeles.
enlarge 0KB, 1024x842 7 3:13 PM - 11,152' on the vario. I topped out around 11,600' MSL. It was chilly and my Camelback water got ice cold!
enlarge 0KB, 1024x768 8 3:23 PM - The 9,000' grin! That visor really helps at altitude. Thank you, Tom Benton!
enlarge 0KB, 1024x768 9 3:50 PM - 8,100' looking down at another hang glider.
enlarge 0KB, 1024x768 10 4:12 PM - 5100' over El Cariso Golf Course, looking at the LZ. Zoom in to see the 4 hang gliders in the shade.
enlarge 0KB, 1024x768 11 4:13 PM - 4873' over LZ.
enlarge 0KB, 1024x768 12 5:18 PM - Cool rotor cloud seen from the LZ.
