With the Autumn Equinox now officially past, it definitively signals the end of Summer and a transition point into Autumn. Here along Utah’s Wasatch Mountains temperatures remain hot as summer, yet the colors of Autumn are beginning to glow in full glory along the foothills.
Paragliding Last Weeks of Summer from DEAF Crew on Vimeo.
I find these solar phenomenons great opportunities to pause, look backwards on events past, and forward with anticipation on adventures soon to be. As I reflect on just the last few weeks of paragliding around my home, it continues to be an honor flying with such great friends. As members of the DEAF Crew we continue to point our eyes towards the mountains, and have been flying most every flyable day. From Randolph to Strawberry Reservoir, and everything in between, we have been flying our way across the mountains, soaking up the beauty this world has to offer.
It is always hard watching the sun shift south, for we know the thermals are beginning to turn off. I know most pilots tend to put the gear in the closet, pull out the skis, and wait again for warmer days to spring up. For us, although sad to see the thermals go, our smiles seem to get a bit bigger (I know mine does). For the cold days of autumn and winter lie ahead, which offers some of the most fantastic and rewarding mountain flying of the year. Yes, I bid summer farewell (and what a summer it has been), but I smile looking forward to some of the best days that shortly lay ahead.
