There used to be an artificial hang gliding hill somewhere around
Raeford, NC. Don't quite know exactly WHERE it was, 'cause I only ever
saw it one time from a helicopter flying over Ft. Bragg. It was
somewhere south-west of St Mere Eglise DZ & Mott Lake.
The big location for hang gliding in NC is, of course, Jockey's Ridge
... got started in the area when NASA was testing Rogallo wing designs
for Gemini.
NASA chose the area for some of the same reasons the Wright Brothers
originally chose Kitty Hawk, almost guaranteed winds for testing gliders
& soft sand for landing in - although proximity to Langley and Wallops
Island also played a role in the choice.
When the Wright Brothers were here, the giant dunes stretched all the
way up and down the coast in the area.
Jockey's Ridge almost went the way of the rest of the dunes - hauled off
in a dump truck for fill to build condos on, but fortunately a few
people realized just in time what was being lost and agitated to save
the dune; got it made into a state park.
From: Bob Sullivan
Thanks Dave,
#2 was an unusual sight for a mid-western boy like me.
We don't do para-sailing/soaring in the flatlands.
Regards, Bob S.
On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 7:44 AM, David J Brooks <[email protected]> wrote:
> Nice set of shots there Bob.
>
> I like 1 and 3.
>
> Dave
>
> On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 11:31 PM, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Here are 3 shots from a recent trip to Monterey, California - a
>> beautiful but expensive place.
>>
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10226613&size=lg
>>
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10226711&size=lg
>>
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10226704&size=lg
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