Blanchard Bliss

Finally logged some air time on Sunday in some pretty spectacular conditions at Blanchard Mountain. Winds were SW at about 15mph with cap clouds forming over some of the hills on the islands west of launch as well as above Blanchard and Chuckanut. We took off on the west launch and flew out to the front edge of the clouds, then continued to climb as we headed north. At about 4000' we started to encounter sporadic light snow before topping out at around 4500'. The air was smooth and cold, and we took several long glides across Samish Bay.
It was good to be back in the air again.

New Club Website

The long cold winter continues here in the Northwest as does my hiatus from hang gliding. My last flight was at the end of October and is definitely the longest stretch yet with no airtime. On the other hand I'm getting a lot done. Between my photography work and night class (working on my EMT cert.) I've managed to finish updating the CBCC website. We now have working forums and a few other improvements. And if you're interested in flying in a fun competition at a world class xc site, check out the Chelan Classic page. You can now register online for the competition which runs July 2nd through the 7th.