https://sonomawings.com/Hang Gliding and Paragliding Clubhttps://sonomawings.com/2018/05/flying-hull-mountain-2018/https://sonomawings.com/2018/05/flying-hull-mountain-2018/Wed, 23 May 2018 21:36:54 GMTLast week I went up to Lake Pillsbury/Hull Mountain to check out the roads and LZ. Roads: The county road in from Potter Valley to the LZ is really in...https://sonomawings.com/2008/04/st-helena-to-red-bluff/https://sonomawings.com/2008/04/st-helena-to-red-bluff/Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:00:03 GMTAn untypical few days of very cold weather were the prelude to this day of wonderful soaring. I launched at 1:31 into a powerful cycle and immediately...https://sonomawings.com/2006/05/elk-mountain-to-dixon/https://sonomawings.com/2006/05/elk-mountain-to-dixon/Mon, 29 May 2006 12:00:22 GMTSunday I headed for High Glade along the back ridge after watching Rich and Vince losing lots of altitude going to Pitney. The only trouble was, the...https://sonomawings.com/2006/02/vista-trail-to-dillon-beach/https://sonomawings.com/2006/02/vista-trail-to-dillon-beach/Tue, 28 Feb 2006 12:00:41 GMTLaunched at just after 2 in 25ish winds. Just a tad of west cross. Leo and Scot were off within minutes after me. Bee-lined for the Grade and had just...https://sonomawings.com/2004/07/st-john-to-salyer/https://sonomawings.com/2004/07/st-john-to-salyer/Sat, 31 Jul 2004 12:00:48 GMTMatt Terkiele and Ken Muscio met me in Stonyford for the ride up St. John. They were on their way back from Chelan and points north where the flying had...https://sonomawings.com/2004/07/st-john-to-yreka/https://sonomawings.com/2004/07/st-john-to-yreka/Tue, 27 Jul 2004 12:00:44 GMTScot Huber’ story of setting the site record at St. John. Saturday’s flight: 52.7 miles, 3 hrs 22 minutes, valley route. Sunday’s flight: 51.8 miles, 3...https://sonomawings.com/2004/07/st-john-to-beiber/https://sonomawings.com/2004/07/st-john-to-beiber/Thu, 01 Jul 2004 12:00:55 GMTThis might be premature, but here are the results of the third annual St. John record encampment. For the third year in a row a site record has been set....https://sonomawings.com/2003/07/st-john-to-oak-run-rd/https://sonomawings.com/2003/07/st-john-to-oak-run-rd/Thu, 03 Jul 2003 12:00:04 GMTThe turn out for the second annual St. John record encampment was smaller than last year (St. John is located in Northern California’s coastal range)....https://sonomawings.com/2002/07/st-john-to-hwy-299/https://sonomawings.com/2002/07/st-john-to-hwy-299/Sun, 07 Jul 2002 12:00:24 GMTThe St. John Record Encampment Todd organized the SJ-RE. On Thursday, Matt, Todd, and Rich flew with Linda and Lori driving. I had to work on Thursday, so...https://sonomawings.com/2002/07/st-john-record-encampment/https://sonomawings.com/2002/07/st-john-record-encampment/Sun, 07 Jul 2002 12:00:08 GMTPreface Todd Robinson Flew 90.3 miles today from St.John. Rich played follow the leader and landed with Todd in the last available field before Lake...https://sonomawings.com/2001/06/st-john-to-foster-rd/https://sonomawings.com/2001/06/st-john-to-foster-rd/Sun, 17 Jun 2001 12:00:42 GMTSat. happened pretty much like Vince reported. My foot stirrup malfunctioned and I flew head-high the whole day. My glides were greatly reduced and my...https://sonomawings.com/2000/06/st-john-to-red-bluff-airport/https://sonomawings.com/2000/06/st-john-to-red-bluff-airport/Sat, 17 Jun 2000 12:00:45 GMTFriday night: I get the map book out of the Jimmy and started “daydreaming” about that great X/C flight from St. John. You know the one where the thermals...https://sonomawings.com/2000/05/hull-site-record/https://sonomawings.com/2000/05/hull-site-record/Mon, 01 May 2000 12:00:13 GMTHere’s the story of that amazing weekend in 1987, August 29th and 30th, just before the big fire at Hull Mountain. Information is taken from my journal...