Day 2 - Windblown

There were only a few pilots at the Golden campground when we arrived. Most would arrive later in the week. We met a group of Vancouver pilots--Gary, Darren, Peter, Matt and "Airtime Pat"--and coordinated a ride up the mountain. Pat was easy to find. He drove a beater Toyota with a red and white bullseye on the hood that said, "SPOT LAND HERE!"
At the 7500 foot paraglider launch it was windy--too windy to launch paragliders. We arrived at noon and settled in for a long wait. In mid-afternoon a hang glider flew from the lower launch and headed south, dodging some scary looking black clouds. We heard later that he flew over 200 kilometers that day.
Pat and Darren hiked down around 7 PM. The rest of us waited until for 9pm for Flying Down. At the Nicholson landing zone the mosquitos ate us for dinner.