Rich Sauer soars above Elk Mt., north of Upper Lake. Clear Lake can be seen in the background.
Rich is flying a Laminar MR2001. His harness is a Carbon CG. This is the equipment he'll be using this spring in his quest to be part of the US world team. Rich is currently ranked 10th in the nation. Only the top 6 male US pilots will make the world team (2 slots on the 8-person team are reserved for female pilots).
The photo was taken with a Minolta Explorer Zoom EX 35mm camera mounted on the wing tip and fired by infrared remote. Camera was set on automatic exposure control. Camera provided by Ernie Camacho. Photo taken 3/1/2001.
