(Shawn Ray at) Williams Fork Range, Colorado

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(Shawn Ray at) Williams Fork Range, Colorado

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Yesterday Shawn Ray and I started the day flying Lookout ("the M") over Golden Colorado. Conditions weren't stellar, so after we landed a few of us headed to the Williams range looking in search of some big air.

http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hl= ... 8&t=p&z=12

The road to the top of the mountain still has too much snow, so we went to the lower launch 9600' msl. There is a small bailout LZ at about an 8:1 glide, and a closer bailout called the 'impact zone'. The favored LZ is at the Green Mountain reservoir out front.

It wasn't easy, but everyone got up and enjoyed some evening soaring. I spent most of my flight at 12.5k msl and made it just past 13k over the LZ.

I expected smoother air, so I flew with my camera and took a few pix:

A few from lower launch towards the reservoir.
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The "Dinosaur" rock from 12.5k msl
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Looking S toward Silverthorne
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Looking back at upper launch. It is at 10k msl
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The preferred LZ
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Shawn - who nailed his landing ... again ... at 8k msl.
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Re: (Shawn Ray at) Williams Fork Range, Colorado

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I think I just ruined my keyboard by drooling on it. :wink:

Way to go 'Spark and Shawn!

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