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Palisades and Fruita (2023/5/8 12:54:00)

Palisades - an area I've been meaning to check out for a while. Famous for its peaches and wine, but also home to the Palisade Plunge. That was my real draw, but with the recent snow the trail was not open yet. No matter there are plenty of other tr ...

Peaceful Valley to Brainard Lakes and back on fat bike. (2023/2/13 14:20:00)

Had a great ride on the fat bike, Sunday. It has been a pretty good season so far. This ride was 4.5hrs and about 22.5Miles and 3700ft of climbing. The weather was perfect, and the trails were smoothly packed and quiet due to it being super bowl sun ...

Skating Red Rocks Lake (2022/12/28 18:14:00)

Skating on an Alpine Lake has been on my list of things to do for a few years, I finally got to do it this Christmas break. The Previous week I had been fat biking, and heard a hockey game being enjoyed here, the previous day I rode across it, noting ...

Granby Ranch 2022 (2022/9/25 12:42:00)

Another trip to Trestles (2022/9/12 12:31:00)

This Time with Danny. Weather was absolutely perfect, and the trails were in great shape.

Steamboat Springs (2022/9/5 11:50:00)

I headed off to Steamboat Springs for Labor Day weekend as it seemed a good bet for the weather, plus I was invited ;) The flying was quite nice, very gentle thermals which was a surprise to me, but apparently this is common as the valley is general ...

Winter Park Daddy Daughter day. (2022/8/28 10:43:00)

Maddy gained some really good skills riding a rigid frame downhill, we stayed mostly on the Green, stince the 1.8" wide tyres on the 24"inch wheels without suspension has to be brutal on the wrists. Anyway she did great, 4 runs is a good showing con ...

loveland (2022/3/21 10:58:00)

No lessons today, just skiing around. We all made a complete lap around the resort together. A good 22 Mile tour (including the lift runs).

Maddys first official ski lesson (2022/1/18 14:52:00)

We left in the darkness to arrive at Snowy Range Ski resort for Maddys first lesson. I chose there because of loathsome traffic on I70, relative ticket prices and the prospect of quieter lifts. I was wrong about the lifts, it was quite crowded that w ...

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Up on the border of Colorado and Wyoming is Soapstone Prairie , I think it is part of the National Park system, whereas the neighboring Red mountain park is Larimer county open space, and the northern part is Wyoming - Big Hole open space. A herd of ...

Maddys West Mag Tour (2021/10/4 11:34:00)

This time we all went and rode lower hobbit and of course Aspen Ally.

2021 Aspen change riding (2021/9/29 11:48:00)

The Aspens have been spectacularly bright this Autumn. I managed to get a couple of rides in. First one from Pierson park, through Homestead meadows. and up onto Kenny Mountain. I turned around just below the top, on a rock outcropping in the middle ...

Granby Ranch in the summer (2021/9/13 12:33:00)

For Labor Day weekend, we headed off to Granby Ranch to see if Maddy would enjoy some downhill mountain biking. We found a hotel with a nice pool and off we went. The biking was a sucess, I think Maddy managed 5 runs, 900feet vertical each run. I'm ...

Winter Park or is it Trestles. (2021/7/18 12:01:00)

Either way, winter park is pretty fun in the summer.

Valmont Bike Park (2020/12/26 9:17:00)

Mt Evans (2020/10/10 12:18:00)

I started my ride by Echo Lake, at about 10,600ft MSL. I started there because that is where the road is closed to motor vehicles. With COVID happening and parking at the top being limited and trails narrow, the road has remained closed all season, ...

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Brain, Andrew and I headed out early Sunday Monday to ride what is locally know as the figure-8 up near Brainerd Lakes. It starts at 8700ft near the Boy Scout camp and heads up the Sourdough Trail to Brainerd Lakes, west across Little Raven at 10,500 ...

Villa Grove (2020/9/7 23:35:00)

Niwot Ridge (2020/8/9 22:47:00)

Here's a ride I've been eyeballing a while, uncertain as to the condition of the road and level of difficulty. The map at least showed it's a legitimate bike trail, however without going one would know the size and lose-ness of the rocks in the trai ...

Niwot Ridge (2020/8/9 22:47:00)

On the way up from the mountain research center

Mt St Vrain (2020/7/30 12:52:00)

Time for a wonder in the hills. This time Mount St. Vrain, a relatively short and steep hike ~3.5hrs I went up the rocky creek route, the trail is sometimes tricky to follow, of course easy with a GPS. The wild flowers were out in full. Still a litt ...

Mt St Vrain (2020/7/30 12:52:00)

Bikes over the years (2020/4/30 12:14:00)

My First mountain bike, a Sturmey-Archer hub 3-speed. My Dad put this together, I recall he built the back wheel with the new hub and the old rim. Probably 1982-ish. A few years later I had a 5-speed Euro-star mountain bike. The gears were external ...

Bikes over the years (2020/4/30 12:14:00)

Snowshoeing to Spearhead Peak (2020/3/19 13:23:00)

This is a hike I had been eyeing up for quite some time. Rocky Mountain National Park, a hike up from Bear Lake, to Spearhead. I cherry picked my day: warm, sunny, midweek (for parking access), and a while since it had snowed (so the powder was pack ...

Snowshoeing to Spearhead Peak (2020/3/19 13:23:00)

Snow Shoe (2020/1/21 1:22:00)

Not quite the trip I had planned, we entered the park on MLK day and as such, there was no fee. Sure enough the parking lots were all full with lines of folks waiting for a spot, and others turning around. So plan B, we turned around and parked at S ...

Snow Shoe (2020/1/21 1:22:00)

Coney Flats (2020/1/12 1:33:00)

https:// vimeo.com/384541500 This ride took me 3 attempts, mostly due to nagivation issues, this time I had uploaded Open Street Map to my Garmin Inreach, which, while not totally accurate or detailed, has more user friendly information on it. Color ...

Coney Flats (2020/1/12 1:33:00)

Fat Biking Christmas (2019/12/26 1:21:00)

fat biking . With the recent snows, many of the lower bike trails close often due to mud. Skiing is on, but expensive and takes the whole day. The local bike shop said "give Fat Biking a try" so I did. All in I bought a used bike, after I found one ...

Fat Biking Christmas (2019/12/26 1:21:00)

Dream Lake (2019/12/25 8:45:00)

We went up to Bear lake in Rocky Mountain National Park since it was a nice day and we'd failed to find parking on the prior two attempts to visit. Bear Lake is pretty much right next to the car park. But the view of Little Matterhorn mountain is pr ...

Dream Lake (2019/12/25 8:45:00)

Gem Lake (2019/12/9 3:01:00)

This trail caught my attention on the REI hiking project site . With Rocky Mountain National Park , National Forest , Larimer open space , Boulder open space , preserves and State parks - It is a challenge to know what one can do where (and when) an ...

Gem Lake (2019/12/9 3:01:00)

Sledding (2019/11/29 13:36:00)

It hadn't finished snowing at this point but we were on our way to 26" snow in 14 hours ! Some 6 person picnic benches with three future snowmen sat at them ;) It was difficult to walk and sled in the snow at this point. The regular foot trail into ...

Sledding (2019/11/29 13:36:00)

Kruger Peak (2019/11/17 12:18:00)

So many great hikes here but this one really shone through. Perhaps the combo of company, weather, scenery, terrain and geology. Maybe the level of expectation was set to Ummmm? With two 5 year olds and a heavy first snow just prior, what would we f ...

Kruger Peak (2019/11/17 12:18:00)

Cousins in Florida (2019/11/1 10:35:00)

"Fresh" off the plane. We flew Frontier, a little like flying in a city bus, on a day with 14" inches of snow in Denver the day before. We weren't sure when it would take off, or when our luggage would appear at the other side. I think we ended up 3 ...

Cousins in Florida (2019/11/1 10:35:00)

Brainard Lakes area (2019/10/7 12:13:00)

Bulldog rock, in Hiel Ranch along left hand creek. One curious moose, I think it was also curious why I didn't move out of its way yet. Mitchell lake just slightly iced around the edges St Vrain creek, chillin' on the edges Frozen cascade previously ...

Brainard Lakes area (2019/10/7 12:13:00)

Keystone biking and tree gawking. (2019/9/29 12:00:00)

Maddy had a play date in Keystone, while she was in the pool, I went out on my new bike to explore a bit. I headed over toward Breckenridge and looped back over Swan mountain. I think this was the probably the peak autumn colour weekend for 2019. We ...

Keystone biking and tree gawking. (2019/9/29 12:00:00)

Hall Ranch (2019/9/22 10:22:00)

Maddy loves a ride through Hall Ranch. The Nelson loop is her favourite ride to date. Its probably Heidis and mine too. Maddy rides Hall Ranch

Hall Ranch (2019/9/22 10:22:00)

Maddy loves a ride through Hall Ranch. The Nelson loop is her favourite ride to date. Its probably Heidis and mine too. Maddy rides Hall Ranch

Williams (2019/9/15 10:58:00)

This was to be one of those weekends that just didn't go right. Getting stuck in traffic and arriving late and missing the shuttle up. Missing the soaring window by, well, not a whole lot. Having a glider mix up and missing flying the next day. Pret ...

Williams (2019/9/15 10:58:00)

Chapin Pass Hike (2019/8/18 1:22:00)

Time for another walk in the Rockies, this time Chapin Pass from : 40.4348, -105.7305 another stunning hike. The pass and back is about 3.5Miles, not so far, but at 11,200ft the thin air makes it a good work out. We started pretty early, and off sea ...

Chapin Pass Hike (2019/8/18 1:22:00)

Golden, Colorado (2019/8/11 12:49:00)

Another weekend, another hike! But this time with company, great company. Starting from Golden, pretty close to the landing zone for lookout mountain. In the background is *the* Coors Factory. We hiked up Mt Galbraith, over our shoulder you can see ...

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Fern Falls and Cub Lake (2019/8/4 13:06:00)

Another great day to get out for a walk, in Rocky Mountain National Park. Original plan was to hike from Bear Lake. But, we didn't get going in time. The parking lot was full before we even got through the park entrance. So after a brief re-plan I f ...

Fern Falls and Cub Lake (2019/8/4 13:06:00)

Rocky Mountain National Park (2019/7/15 13:44:00)

Being new to the area and a good time of year to visit Rocky Mountain National Park. We decided to be tourists this day. Knowing it gets busy up there, we left early and went straight to the top visitor center. It's 12,00ft MSL so it is cooler and li ...

Rocky Mountain National Park (2019/7/15 13:44:00)

McClure (2019/6/2 10:37:00)

At the time I knew this was going to be my last McClure for a while, a long while. I was a bit sad about the fact. JT, CRV, Brian and Wayne, I gonna miss those guys. While the weather wasn't spectacular it was good enough for some much needed air. T ...

McClure (2019/6/2 10:37:00)

Flying with Carmela (2019/5/6 0:18:00)

I'll miss the consistency and convenience of California coastal flying. The day was overcast, great for smooth consistent air not so much for photos. A trip over to Westlake, shows the cliff edging its way closer to the windowless church. Looks like ...

Flying with Carmela (2019/5/6 0:18:00)

Saying goodbye to Chris. (2019/5/5 13:48:00)

Although not in person. Chris died in a situation the confounds the best of us. Why was he there at devils slide, so low? He was a good pilot and knew better than what the situation appears on the surface... He was a good swimmer by accounts, he was ...

Saying goodbye to Chris. (2019/5/5 13:48:00)

Truck fixing (2019/2/13 11:55:00)

I sat on the fence a long time deliberating whether to fix my truck or get a newer one. Aside from the fact it is old (21 yrs) and high mileage 315k Miles, it had some pretty broken peices. Mostly the bed which I knew was split in a couple of places ...

Truck fixing (2019/2/13 11:55:00)

Biking Angel Island (2018/12/30 8:42:00)

We set off from Tiberon Dock on the Ferry to Angel Island around 11am, the weather was perfectO ! Note: it is Dec 29th. Goal to ride around the perimeter road of Angel Island and stop at the touristy spots. (We missed the bell) Light offshore breeze ...

Biking Angel Island (2018/12/30 8:42:00)

Tahoe Rim Trail (2018/10/21 11:23:00)

Back to Tahoe! what's not to love ? The goal of this trip was to ride the Tahoe Rim Trail. I had done a section of it before, on the previous trip I learned there was a shuttle up to the trail head, which makes it doable for the family. Always a bit ...

Maddy Rides the Marlette flume trail. (2018/10/7 15:20:00)

Tahoe is one of the first places I visited when I moved to the US. The first impression of WOW hasn't faded one bit. The water clarity is stunning, and there is so much more. Saturdays plan was to ride the famous flume trail. We started the trail af ...

Santa Cruz Flats 2018 (2018/9/23 12:21:00)

Back to Santa Cruz Flats after 8 years. A good turn out from the SF Bay Area. 6 flying tasks over 7 days. And just to show how times have changed, pilots are taxiing on segways and scoring is live on the internet. it would be a hot week, with the ex ...

Dogdge Ridge adventure (2018/3/18 5:43:00)

The adventure started as we climbed into the snow at a low elevation. The mission was to get the truck out of reach of the plough. must be ~20" of snow at 4000 MSL The we dug our way out slowly. After getting the plough stuck, I decided to use the o ...

Annecy (2018/1/1 13:58:00)

A few more Christmas pictures, the Winter view from Tamsin and Fabrices new home ! Rufus, Eli, Maddy, Tristan and Matheo, together all looking at the camera, when might this happen next !? Grandparents full approval. We had of course to take a trip ...

more sliding. (2017/12/27 13:14:00)

It was a warm heavy snow this day, in Contamines-Montjoie we needed to get just a bit higher to prevent the snow sticking, but it was fun regardless, just had to keep sliding to prevent melt stick. Dad gave it a shot too. Its a pretty collection of ...

skiing megeve (2017/12/25 12:27:00)

Somehow we managed to get up early and organised for a half day skiing on Christmas eve. It was some time ago now but I remember the snow being a wonderful consistency that day. The slopes were deserted initially, what a treat. Mont d'Arbois is wher ...

St Gervais (2017/12/24 13:36:00)

We made it :) From Tamsins its a nice walk into Saint-Gervais-les-Bains , although it does take a little while. Beautiful views along the way. Time for some sledding in Passy with the family now though.

Dijon like the mustard (2017/12/22 12:38:00)

Why Dijon ? well it was about half way along the remaining leg to Tamsins place in the Alps. It is also a nice town to visit, and Tamsin had booked us into a nice historic hotel, where we enjoyed some wine and an open fire place. Next morning we did ...

Versailles (2017/12/21 12:59:00)

Plenty of pictures online of Versailles so just a few snaps, of our tour. Playing peek-a-boo in the Grand Trianon. The red marble is unique and striking. A couple of days before Christmas eve, is a good time to visit versailles and the Petit Trianon. ...

Mont-Saint-Michel (2017/12/20 15:55:00)

Always an impressive place to visit, day or night, sunny or rainy, winter or summer. However you will want to check the tides. We almost had Mont Saint Michel to ourselves, quite a privilege these days. Lucky us :) There are several fortified entrie ...

St Malo (2017/12/19 14:13:00)

Departing England by ferry first stop was Saint Malo, not the most direct route but a great place to stop and have a walk about. Taking the ferry over night is usually a good way to get a rest from driving and still make a few miles while avoiding s ...

Euro trip Xmas 2017 (2017/12/16 14:05:00)

Back to England, first time for Maddy. Had the travel fairly well figured out, although there are more than one coach station at Heathrow, something to remember when catching the oxford express. We went to the wrong one to start with. Happily we mis ...

2017 Eclipse (2017/8/22 10:51:00)

I am writing this well after the event, but I have a lot to catch up on! This one was definitely one of the highlights of 2017. A number of us had known about the eclipse for over a decade and the fact that totality would traverse King Mountain, a f ...

Dinosaur 2017 (2017/6/21 11:42:00)

Dinosaur 2017 - maybe the last national hang gliding event held at the location. This is really the kind of flying I love, even though it doesn't make for the best competition environment, the sense of wonder and elation from the dramatic views and ...

El Corte De Madera (2017/3/20 14:14:00)

A month back or so we found on Craigslist a new ride for Maddy. After a quick ride it seemed pretty worthy of off-road. So we decided on El Corte De Madera : The cutting of wood ? Our new favorite place to ride We had hiked it a couple of weeks earl ...

Christmas 2016 (2017/2/20 14:14:00)

Big plans for Christmas 2016. Starting with Mami Ray and Dadude visiting. A new favorite hike of mine is in the Phleger estate park from Huddart Park The first few days were dry and windy, so we walked in the shelter of the trees and canyons. with t ...

Birthday #3 (2017/2/12 14:15:00)

Maddy is now old enough to get really excited for a party. Though we had spent some time building up the excitement in preparation. We spent hours making this paper mache bee piñada. Rolled out the fake grass, a few tables and chairs, some decorati ...

Pt Reyes (2017/1/7 1:29:00)

A Hike on Point Reyes , a pretty awesome place on the planet. Starting from Pierce Point Ranch. Hog Island, with some strong memories from 3 years ago. There is a Tule Elk preserve on the north end of the peninsula. Didn't quite make it all the way ...

USS Hornet (2017/1/5 1:10:00)

There are many good reasons to go see the USS_Hornet. From an engineering standpoint, it's amazing. It is pretty much it's own mobile city. It has a power station, water purification, an airport, communications, food entertainment. Docents lead tour ...

Santa Cruz mountain redwoods (2017/1/4 14:28:00)

Another favorite walk - Henry Cowell Redwoods state park. So nice we went twice over Christmas. One sunny, walk with views of the Monterey Bay. The other deep in the virgin redwood grove. Even Mum and Dad have been here multiple times. We were lucky ...

Ed Levin Equestrian Adventure (2016/12/30 17:09:00)

A nice day to be outside. While Dad and I flew off Ed Levin, Heidi went for a horse ride. I've flown over the stables countless times and see folks out riding, but this is the first time I've visited. Everyone had fun :) Nice to see the hills so gre ...

The mountain view ride (2016/12/27 16:47:00)

One of our go-to rides is to jump on the VTA to Mountain View and ride back. We just take the Stevens Creek trail up to the google area. Then through the Shoreline Amphitheater, stop at the 19th hole. Enjoy some sun and a brew. It's not very far but ...

Maddy House (2016/12/27 14:45:00)

After the shed, (which probably will never be finished in my mind) we decided Maddy needed her own place too. I had a few pieces left over from the shed so my Dad and I got to work on a sunny afternoon. It didn't take too long to bring something tog ...

The Shed (2016/12/25 1:01:00)

This has been a very long project, which I'm glad is finally coming to fruition. Some things went to plan some didn't, but on the whole it looks exactly like what I envisioned. I had a few odd requirements for this shed. It has to be removable, so I ...

Festive lights (2016/12/22 13:21:00)

This year thanks to our neighbor Rick, we were lucky enough to get tickets to the Vasona Lake County Park, Festival of Lights But not just in the normal way, for the first time, the public were allowed to walk through, instead of be bumper to bumper ...

The Girls go Horse Riding (2016/11/6 0:06:00)

On Saturday I took Heidi, Gloria and Maddy to Mar Vista stables to go horse riding. Maddy got her own ride on a Shetland pony. I'm sure she wanted to ride the trail after a few circles. This is a beautiful spot just south of Fort Funston, I've flown ...

Skyline to the sea (2016/10/24 23:22:00)

Danny and Taryn recently married and visited as they passed through. We went off to one of my favorite bike/hikes. Starting at Waddell Beach on bike, entering big basin, the trail passes through marsh, then creekside woodland, a small farm, and into ...

Half Moon Bay Pumpkins (2016/10/21 0:09:00)

It is funny to me that I have been driving passed the Arata farm for the best part of 20 years, never once stopped there even though I was always curious. Maddy has developed an enthusiasm for Pumpkins, so this rainy day we went and checked out the ...

Alviso - Day on the Bay. (2016/10/9 23:58:00)

Called " Day on the Bay " it's more like some time next to the Estuary but it was more fun than I expected. And certainly very well attended. I am glad we biked there. I have been wanting to take Maddy Kayaking soon, so it's good for her to see them, ...

Around Twain-Harte (2016/9/5 13:46:00)

We spent Labor Day weekend up in Twain Harte. It was Maddy's nap time when we got there, so Rick and I went and visited the local fire lookout. It was really interesting seeing what the daily job is like. Of course 1 hour is considerably different t ...

Herd Peak (2016/7/5 13:22:00)

Gerry talked us into scoping out Herd peak, as Lakeview was blown out Monday. Driving toward Mt Shasta was spectacular for a good hour. The view at launch is amazing. Launch conditions were just fine even though it seemed intimidatingly strong. Scen ...

L for Lakeview (2016/7/4 13:03:00)

At Lakeview this year we chose to fly from Black Butte, instead of Sugar because of the landowner issue there. Its really too bad as the geography, prevailing wind make for a fun race back to the town that most pilots can join in with an d get back ...

Hat Creek (2016/7/2 3:40:00)

Had some picturesque flying this summer particularly around the 4th of July. The trip started with a Friday evening glass-off at Hat Creek. Hat creek rim is about 25 Miles north of Lassen Volcano. Conditions were perfect. Lavabeds were releasing lot ...

Twainharte (2016/6/27 14:13:00)

Heidi, Maddy and I went up to join Rick, Rena, Kayla, Jeff, Chris and Kendal on Lake Don Pedro. It is pretty close to McClure and while I've flown over it I've never actually been in the water. It was surprisingly warm. Tried wake surfing but could ...

Memorial weekend -- Owens valley (2016/5/29 13:36:00)

For many years Memorial holiday weekend meant trying to get a few spectacular flights in the Owens Valley. Some years were great other the weather made it not worth going but it has been many years since I had the opportunity and this year really wa ...

Rick goes flying (2016/5/26 12:09:00)

A robust spring day in the not too distant past I took my buddy and neighbor Rick up for a Tandem lesson at the mountain he has looked at his entire life. It turned more increasingly blustery, but conditions we still good. We soared around for 20 mi ...

KMs Memorial howl. (2016/5/22 13:29:00)

Earlier this year a flying companion passed away, KM was a pilot many looked up to and not just literally. He was an unassuming considerate man of the wild, an inspiration and an admirable spirit. The Coyote Howl was dedicated to his memories this y ...

Birthday #2 (2016/5/13 13:08:00)

Actually her birthday was a while back, I just haven't had time to catch up. I figured I'd contrast the year with some pictures from the last year. Here she is unwrapping last years star present. And standing in the field behind where we used to liv ...

Goat in the San Benitos (2016/5/2 7:44:00)

Flying in the San Benitos can be amazing, but it is not for the faint of heart. The LZs are few and far between and roads are even more scarce, in fact I think there are really only 3 roads in the entire clear creek area, And lets not even talk about ...

Super Cross (2016/4/3 12:31:00)

Since moving, we live very close (walking distance) to Levi stadium, home to the 49ers, I thought it would be fun to go see something there. Heidi's brother races moto-cross, so we got tickets for us all to go watch. It's pretty amazing how the stad ...

Nice cars (2016/2/14 13:26:00)

Back in February we went to Blackhawk motor museum mostly because my Dad was here, but it was cool to see some engineering feats from the past. The Aston Martin was by far my favorite. But clearly there were other automobile milestones, where manifes ...

Mum goes flying (2016/2/8 14:18:00)

A huge event for Mum happened a couple weeks later. Having watched flying the best part of 35 years, an opportunity came up that couldn't, shouldn't, wouldn't be missed. I took her flying, not just any hill either, it was a good 3000 foot sized hill ...

new year, new flying season. (2016/1/24 0:22:00)

Mum and Dad came to visit Maddy and as luck would have it the first weekend was an excellent Marina day. The west winds blew probably 6 gentle hours. I few my Freedom, Dad flew the big floaty Tandem glider. I also got to share the air with this fell ...

Bristol and the SS Great Britain (2016/1/4 13:28:00)

After visiting Bath, we explored Bristol, home of Wallace and Gromit . The studio is right around the corner from this other most excellent museum. The SS Great Britain museum. Apart from having the boat to look at, you can go inside, and tour almos ...

Baths' Baths (2016/1/2 13:47:00)

The Baths of Bath . The History dates back ~2800 years. The latest buildings however are only ~220 years. Still, enough to make it a UNESCO world heritage site . It is Britains only water hot enough to be called a hot spring. The volume is enough to ...

The Marches (2015/12/31 14:46:00)

We ended up staying around the Marches (English/Welsh border lands) between Christmas and New Year. Each town has a unique feel. Ludlow is very Norman influenced town. Shrewsbury a medieval feel. Bishops Castle , is just unique. I find it quite fun t ...

Ironbridge (2015/12/29 1:32:00)

Ironbridge is a fascinating place. First Geologically, because of the natural resources presented both at the surface and below it. The river Severn flows through town (how major heavy goods traveled this way in 1709). Under the ground there is coal ...

Christmas in England (2015/12/26 13:53:00)

Toward the end of 2015 I was working like a maniac, and have had no time to post pictures. So I have been storing in them up. The main reason to visit the U.K. was to meet my new Nephew Eli. Of course Eli was not the only one, my other nephews and s ...

Saratoga Gap (2015/11/30 12:48:00)

Saratoga gap, I haven't ridden here in probably 14 years. Now it is a palatable drive from the new lodgings. With the recent rains the grass is turning almost green and the strong winds knocked down the old leaves. It was a beaut of a day. Last time ...

snorkelling in Fort Bragg (2015/9/20 2:01:00)

Last weekend, we went on our first family camping trip. We went with our neighbors upto Fort Bragg, an area I've been meaning to check out for a while. It was a perfect time of year for it. After driving around a bit, we stopped at the Botanical gard ...

murals in san francisco (2015/9/13 6:06:00)

Almost a year ago now, Heidi and I were in Mexico City, at the Diego Museum. In there I read there were more Diego murals in San Francisco, than his home town of Mexico City. Since it's so close I thought it would be fun for us to go see some for a ...

down at the Yampa (2015/9/12 21:17:00)

We flew Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and while I appeared to be really rusty at the competition flying (and possibly a little unlucky too) the scenery was amazing. On the Wednesday task, I made a navigational and tactical goof. Instead of waiting for ...

Mt Lewis (2015/9/8 0:25:00)

Returning from Salt Lake City, Wayne, me, Glen and Lauren decided to try fly Mt Lewis. Thanks Zac for the waypoints. While the mountain is unlikely to win any scenery of the year awards, I think at almost 10,000ft it is the highest launch I've flown ...

Dinosaur awards and more hiking. (2015/9/6 23:25:00)

There would be no more flying in this meet, results can be found here. It was great to see so many new (to me) faces, I would say up and comers, but as you can see they are flying so much better than that! Well done Kelly, Beau and Nathan. A huge th ...

Dinosaur Bones (2015/9/4 22:30:00)

It would not be right to go to Dinosaur and not see the world famous dinosaur bones discovery. The theory goes that there was a flood or sequence of floods and this river bend happened to collect the dead animals which got covered by sand and fossil ...

touring Dinosaur National Monument (2015/8/31 22:56:00)

Day 1 we all headed up the mountain with dubious hopes of a flyable day. Pretty soon the weather closed in as expected. A few months ago I knew that with the strong El Nino building, the monsoon was likely going to remain strong late, but I was stil ...

Dinosaur, Colorado (2015/8/30 0:13:00)

First time in this part of the country, and it definitely shouldn't be the last ! What a fantastic place to have a flying event. We ran out of steam on route and decided to camp where we stopped, we awoke here. We went and checked in and got our pap ...

Uvas Canyon (2015/8/17 12:58:00)

Today we went for a short hike in Uvas Canyon park . South to get out of the smoke, and lots of shade to escape the sun. I wasn't honestly expecting to find any water in the falls but there was a trickle in on of them. Enough to get our feet wet and ...

more flats than miles (2015/8/9 13:31:00)

We went to Del Valle again, this time with our bike. Last time Maddy spotted a trail she thought she'd like. We gave it a go After a little while something felt not quite right, the back tyre was soft, an odd feeling on a tandem. So in the blazing h ...

Del Valle park. (2015/7/25 23:39:00)

It's summer and hot east side San Jose. Last weekend we joined the millions going to the beach, it took 2 solid hours to go 55 miles, which is typical, but no less gruelling. This weekend we tried something different, and headed to Del Valle park, j ...

Burney creek falls (2015/7/6 7:33:00)

On the way home from Lakeview we stopped at Burney creek falls state park. Being summer and extreme drought expectations of a voluminous cascade were low, but the falls are spring fed, a mighty spring at that! The falls were spectacular, and the mis ...

lakeview umpteenth free flight festival (2015/7/3 16:00:00)

This year I was able to get a room at the Hunters hot springs resort , and take the whole family to the july 4th umpteenth free flight festival . Here we are at Sugar launch, starting point for the famous "Sugar Dash", were one flys back to town as ...

more JD grant hiking (2015/5/24 12:33:00)

We tried out the backpack for Maddy today. We got a little carried away with the hike (this has happened before), usually Heidi keeps me in check, but she'd had a redbull ;) So on we went to the top of the ridge at 3000ft, Maddy seemed peretty happy ...

McClure Howl 2015 (2015/5/22 23:28:00)

Had a pretty fun time at McClure, getting away is a challenge these days. Both days were booming, Saturday I got away from the fishbowl to the southwest, mostly west to start with, then south, then south east, the long way round :) I've landed at Ma ...

Flying Napa (2015/5/4 12:59:00)

It is for a few years that I have been looking forward to flying here. Mount St Helena is an impressive mountain in a very pretty area. The launch is in Robert Louis Stevenson State Park which is worth a visit in itself. Getting a hang glider transp ...

Sea Otter Classic 2015 (2015/4/20 13:23:00)

Somehow I left Texas without doing one of their famous mountain bike races. It's taken me this long to get into another race. I did this same race back in 2001, But it has changed quite a bit, maybe 10x the number of people for a start. I heard 3500 ...

Easter (2015/4/6 10:26:00)

Mom went for an Easter bike while Maddy and I hiked around the park. We found some Lupine to frolick in. I thought the field was plenty big enough but Maddy decided she needed more space. I didn't see that coming! Not that there was anything bad on ...

Bike ride around Coyote Hills (2015/3/2 13:56:00)

Apart from a fun party, Maddy got for her first birthday a bike seat. Its the WeeRide . I have no interest taking Maddy riding on the roads, I do that myself every day. It's not safe and it's not fun. So we wanted something that would work on a grav ...

Lancair Bay Tour (2015/2/1 6:18:00)

Last Saturday I was lucky enough to get an invite from captain Tom to go for a fly in his Lancair 235. He even came and picked me up from my doorstep (Reid Hillview Airport, how cool is that? We took off and were instantly over Alum Rock park, where ...

Elkhorn slough paddle (2015/1/12 4:32:00)

A group of us went for a fun paddle around the Elkhorn Slough yesterday. We put in at Moss landing before high tide and went up to Kirby landing , where we had staged a car. It's a pretty mellow day. Plenty of wildlife to see. JT likes Pelicans Goin ...

Pinnacles (2015/1/7 1:04:00)

New Years Day, we set off for Pinnacles National Park . The scenery is fantastic, it's not too far away and with a 3 wheeler it's has some challenges, something I enjoy. It has some interesting geology too. It is half the insides of the Neenach volc ...

Bear Valley (2015/1/3 3:01:00)

We left Maddy behind with Grandma to go see Lance and his family and play in the snow for a day. The weather forecast wasn't that great but these days opertunities are limited. So we jumped on it :) We went up to Bear Valley, but with the wind only ...

Valle de Bravo - getting there and back. (2014/12/21 13:15:00)

At the monthly Wings of Rogallo club meeting I presented the logistics of getting to and from Valle de Bravo. Since quite a few of my friends are going to the Worlds in 2015, I thought it helpful to share. The first thing to decide is where to fly in ...

Mexico City (2014/12/20 12:17:00)

Once in a while it is nice to spend time in a city and do a little cultural touring. We started ours at Chapultepec. There are several landmarks, here is the BBVA Bancomer tower. We walked by the Monumento a Los Niños Heroes, on the way to the muse ...

more Valle de Bravo (2014/12/19 11:07:00)

The Lake has a really cool Yacht club building, I don't know if it is open or finished yet, or even what it was before it was a yatch club. Heidi and I wandered down to see if we might rent a small dingy for a sail round the lake. Not more than 20 m ...

Celebrations (2014/12/15 3:18:00)

One of those happy celebrations, when people and families get together that haven't seen each other recently, often enough, or even ever. And despite the chaos it all came off rather well. The rest are just pictures, for me to share and remember fon ...

Flying El Pinion (2014/12/14 2:29:00)

El Pinion launch, n19.0615°, w100.0905° at 7700'msl. It doesn't get much easier than this. Thanks to Jeff at flymexico.com for the shuttling and the glider loan. He makes flying a low stress enjoyable experience for everyone. The El Pinion - a ver ...

Around Valle de Bravo (2014/12/12 13:41:00)

Our first trip was to go see some flying critters, I was too tired to go fly myself and feel safe. The Monarchs migrate from where I used to live in Santa Cruz (amongst other places) around the end of October, and were arriving at their winter desti ...

Reception / Honeymoon (2014/12/10 2:16:00)

It's been over a year since Heidi and I were officially married. With the big changes like move from Texas to California, find a new job and Maddy being born there was no time or buget for a honeymoon. Valle de Bravo, Mexico @ Thanksgiving 2014 was ...

November weekends (2014/11/13 1:48:00)

Its that Haloween time of year here. I don't remember the last time I carved a pumpkin. At least 25 years. Maddy dressed up in a Friesian custom, which I've come to learn in the American language is Holstein. We try to get out once a week for a good ...

Flying local (2014/11/2 7:40:00)

Saturday Oct 25th was pretty awesome, my initial plan to fly before the rain failed just before before the sun even came up. But then later around noon, the sun came out, cloudbase was high and the wind was still from the south ? Strange - but who a ...

Lofty skies over California (2014/9/15 6:54:00)

Last weekend, Sept 13, the perfect set of weather conditions came to together for high lift over the coastal ranges of California. Seeing the pattern and forecast Friday evening, Wayne and I scrambled to find a driver and get organised last minute. ...

bridgeport classic 2014 (2014/9/4 11:57:00)

With the new job, family , moving getting cars going and fixing things, I've been too busy to make it over to the real mountains this year so far. So I was stoked to make the Bridgeport classic. With launch @ 9500ft MSL I was stumbling around gaspin ...

Angel Island (2014/8/12 0:53:00)

A couple weeks back we went up to Angel Island, the plan was to go to Stinson Beach, but the fog was pretty thick. So we jumped on the next ferry in Tiberon. its $12.50 a person or so. Maddy loves the water :) The pretty natural harbor - Ayala cove. ...

St John 2014 (2014/8/6 14:28:00)

It's been a few years since I flew St John. The sonoma wings club always hosts a fun fly-in. You may recognise some faces from past times there. There was a good turn out, maybe 32 wings flew. I flew my Freedom as I failed to put my blade back toget ...

Marina on a bouncy day (2014/6/30 14:50:00)

Marina was challenging on Saturday, I put the video cam on the "wobble mount". Ha yes It definitely needs some damping. Marina on a bouncy day. Wind was wsw-ssw at 6-16mph with mixing air - Far from ideal. But it surely did keep things interesting. F ...

Funston on the Freedom (2014/6/25 17:02:00)

Sunday was mostly an overcast day which makes for smooth coastal flying but mostly drab pictures. Now and again though the sun poked through a little. This glider really comes to life with a little sun. It was fun flying the north cliffs. Flying her ...

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