Hiking and Flying

Still waiting for snow to fall on the coast so we went on some hike and fly adventures in the meantime. I joined the Elk boys for a few flights in the Chilliwack Valley and took a new friend from Washington up there. We also explored some new launch sites on the North Shore Mountains. The snow cover improves launching options from spots that are otherwise covered by shrubbery and small trees. One of the flights was rather exciting since we had picked a landing site in Indian Arm which is a fjord where steep tree-covered mountain sides drop into the ocean. Our flying buddies had landed there before but I didn’t entirely like the idea to land in such a tight spot I had not seen before. Good thing the tide was receding and I launched (and landed) last. The beach was several meters wider when I came in for landing compared to the narrow strip of beach the first flyer in our group had to work with to keep his wing dry.