Road Rampin’
With all the snow we’ve had lately, the road up to the Ellenville launch is impassible. Not a problem, though, because there is a lower “road ramp” right off of a scenic overlook on Rt 52 that was built for just such occasions.
People have been launching off of Rt 52 long before the current Ellenville launch even existed, and there have been a number of ramps built and re-built over the many years of rich flying history in Ellenville, NY. But I had never launched from the road ramp!
I’ve never been much of a winter flier. Hang gliding is a much better summer activity, and as an avid skier any time I bundle up to brave the cold and snow I usually find myself headed up a chairlift with two planks on my feet. But after six years in Utah working full-time winters at a ski resort, I’m a little skied out. Plastic boots day in and day out are rough on the feet! But with the gap in my life created by not doing much skiing, I’ve fallen back to flying when I have time for recreation.
So, with a good weather forecast- despite a high of 17 degrees- I put on every bit of clothing I own and went out to hop the road ramp for the first time. The pics tell the rest of the story 🙂
It was a great flight with Kenny, Steve B, and John and Gary came down from Albany. Great day in the sky!
