I think that most paraglider pilots would concede that paragliding is as much of a mind game as it is having the best or right equipment.  I know this has certainly been the case for my own progression in paragliding.  When I have been asked by non pilots what its like to be flying they often jump in and say, "I bet its very peaceful" which yes,  it can be, but a fellow pilot summed it up perfectly.  He said, "paragliding is one of those things that when your doing it you are 100% in the moment.  I'm not thinking about anything else other than what is the glider telling me.  Where is the next...

There you are, standing on launch.  It has been a long day at work and you are ready for a rejuvenating flight.  There will be a short window to launch, so you and your buddies quickly lay out the gear and set up.  You lay out your wing as best you can on an awkward launch, fluff the wing to help clear the lines, and realize - ah schiznatt, you have a tangled rat's nest of lines.  A good cycle comes, your buddies pull up their wings, and take off toward the moon.  You still are on launch..."the rabbit goes around the bend, through the hole, over the hill... where did this line come from..?.?......

Well for the last few years, the 24th of July means flying at the Pioneer Days Fly in located in central UT.  This fly in offers some of the highest drive up mountain sites in the state.  The idea of launching from 11,200' on the top of Monroe was too good for the Skywalk USA Team to pass up.  Many of us have flown this before and it doesn't disappoint.  Clark, Jeff and I made arrangements to stay at the KOA and as it turned out we had quite a group of pilots also staying there. The first day we arrived (23rd) there was a lot of over development and moisture and it ended up dumping on us at the campground....