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75th Birthday at Box on June 4
Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 5:19 pm
by lewsmith
Is anyone interested in helping me celebrate my 75th birthday at Box on Friday, June 4 ? The surface forecast looks good.
Lew
Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 9:58 pm
by azwyatt
Lew, you got mad respect. If I'm alive at 75, I probably won't be hiking up a hill in the middle of nowhere to go flying. You kick some serious ass!
Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 10:34 am
by John Wolfe
Let's get a driver and go to the top. Any volunteers for driving duty?
Happy Birthday!
Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:36 pm
by Fred
Happy Birthday Lew! I'm sorry I can't join you guys, but have a great time on your birthday - get high, fly safe, have a soft landing, and get home in time to blow out the candles on your cake before they burn the house down.
Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 8:30 pm
by morey
Wow Lew- that's terrific. Have a great birthday flight.
I'll be off on my own little mid-life crisis, driving to Show Low for the Deuces Wild Triathlon.
Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 9:05 am
by lewsmith
Thanks, Wyatt, John, Fred and Morey, for the good wishes. John, I could not find a driver (That road terrifies Jean), so I am hiking to the top. I will leave for Box around noon, start hiking around 1:30, and plan to be on top around 5 PM. I hope to get a glassoff flight. Jean is bringing cake and drinks to the LZ.
Lew
Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 9:24 am
by John Wolfe
Jana has similar issues with such roads.
I'm considering hiking to the lower launch, as I don't have a hike to the top in me today. I'll connect with you via phone or radio if I decide to come out. If not, I hope you have a fabulous glass-off and very happy birthday celebration.
Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 9:17 am
by lewsmith
Much to my surprise, Box was blown out on June 4. The upper launch winds averaged 16 mph NW to NNW with gusts over 20 (some over 25) between 5 and 6 PM. The first knoll at 7 PM was as bad, or maybe a bit worse, and I ended up bundling up my wing (it was too windy to fold it up) and hiking down.
Lew
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 8:44 pm
by azwyatt
I'm sorry to hear that, Lew! I would have joined you but I had an SIV clinic that got cancelled too late on Friday to get down there in any time to launch.
Hey, have you ever flown Apache Maid? I just had an incredible 2-hr glassoff flight there yesterday. I know it's far away but you should check it out sometime. It's a lot like Mustang but not quite as big, and there's a road to the top! The launch is a little small, but it has incredible views of the White Mountains. It has nearly as many landing options as Mustang, but without those pesky thorny flora.