Tuesday, Julie and I traveled to Oklahoma to visit my parents for a few days. On Thursday morning we borrowed one of Julie's parents' vehicles and headed south to Abilene, Texas. On the way down to Abilene, I couldn't help but notice the great cumulus formations that made up endless cloud streets. I've always been fascinated with weather, especially with cloud formations. Before learning to fly hang gliders, I realized and appreciated the awesome power of thermal convection, personally experiencing several tornados and viewing a few from afar as well. To harness that power (in a very limited way) and use convection for non-powered sustained flight, is a dream come true. Literally!
From time to time as we traveled the two lane highways connecting the small Texas towns, we encountered overdeveloped cu's with small diameter bases but towering 25,000 to 30,000 ft. tops. Hope someone's out here taking advantage of these great soaring conditions!
We're heading back to Utah on Sunday morning. The soaring conditions here in Texas make me look forward to the remainder of the XC season in Utah. Still plenty of time left for fulfilling personal goals and record breaking flights.
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