118 Miles!

Pine Mountain to Red Mountain in a 7 hour flight on Sunday August 7, 2005.

Dean up over Pine Mountain, what a day.

Dean taking it OTB (Over the Back).

Dean bypassing the No Man's Land.

Dean heading to Giermo and the Lockwood Valley.

Tom Truax flying tandem with Sharon. Tom has flown 121 miles
from Pine solo, and today flew 94 miles tandem!

Tom, Sharon and Dean leading the charge.

Dean got a picture of me in my Nomad over launch.

Looking back at Pine and the great clouds.

Tony Deleo aka "Diablo" on his ATOS ended up going 110 miles today.
Diablo holds the paragliding record from Pine of 135 miles.

Headed for Frazier Mountain under ensuing development.

Coming up on Frazier Mountain. The red dot is Mark Forger - Military Test Pilot.

Looking towards I-5 and the Antelope Valley.

Passed by a hang glider over Frazier mountain. It's the tortise and the hare thing.

Looking for lift to make the jump across I-5.

Looking back at Lockwood Valley. Ron Meyer is somewhere back there
behind the rain waiting to come and play.

Crossing the I-5 and heading towards Quail Lake.

Coming up on Holiday Valley with anvil development to the southeast.

Dean crossing the Antelope Valley.

Dean and Mark out in Antelope Valley.

Leaving the paved roads and clouds to cross the valley.

Looking back across Antelope Valley and Frazier receeding, Dean hot on the trail.

Picking up more clouds along the convergence line.

Getting low over Soledad Mine. Tehachapi and windmills off to the left.

Back in the game as we approach the race track south of California City.
Big development and rain forced us south of town.

California City.

Edwards Air Force Base and the Space Shuttle runway off to the right.

Forger and I tanking up over California City and the prison.

2 Buttes and more desert.

Looking towards Garlock.

Following the 58 to the 395. Red Mountain off to the left.

Forger passing Edwards Air Force Base.

Dazzling Sky back towards California City.

Approaching Red Mountain. Forger landed just before Red Mountain at 106 miles.
Dean landed 2 miles further just around the corner of Red Mountain.

Getting over Red Mountain and encountering a northwest wind.

Leaving Red Mountain and following the bypass. The desert is beautiful.

Looking back at Red Mountain.

Getting lower.

How did I miss those clouds?

Smilin' Bo.

Up once again and now on final glide.

It wouldn't be complete without the foot shot.

Thanks Gin Nomad for a spectacular 7 hour, 118 mile very memorable flight.

The sun sits low upon landing at 6:50 pm.

Late Boomers. A cloud street heading due south into no man's land.

A bit worked, but well worth the 10 year wait of breaking 100 miles.

The TEAM - Mark Forger 106 miles, Dean Stratton 108 miles, Bo Criss 118 miles, Fast Eddie 337 miles.
Thanks, I couldn't have done it without you guys!

Now ladies, don't come running too fast. We were worked! Got back to Pine Mountain
at 12:15 am and Santa Barbara an hour later. (6 hour retrieve going home).

Sweetness.