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Mineral Canyon

Mineral Canyon

I crossed the rim of Green River Canyon, and saw a wide clear bench 50 ft above the river. This bench was a better bailout spot than the rocky mesa tops, so I dropped down below the rim and was immersed in a 3-dimensional world with towering cliffs on both sides. Although my GPS tracklogs [...]

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Hidden Splendor and Mexican Mountain

Hidden Splendor and Mexican Mountain

In the remote Utah backcountry is an airstrip named “Hidden Splendor.” How could anyone resist a spot with a name like that? Before our trip we reviewed the entry in the Utah Backcountry Pilots Online Guide. “This airstrip is usually in good condition, smooth and dry. It is still one of Utah’s most hazardous airstrips. [...]

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10,000 miles

10,000 miles

This is one of my favorite videos. The wind was calm, I have never seen the La Grande valley this beautiful. I put the song 10,000 miles from the movie “Fly away home” because in my early days of Triking, I use to watch that movie very often and would end up falling asleep in [...]

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Rizwan’s relaxing flight in La Grande Valley with the new Wizard wing

Rizwan’s relaxing flight in La Grande Valley with the new Wizard wing

This is my new Wizard 2 wing. I use to fly a Streak wing but I absolutely love putting around with this new Wizard 2 wing on my Airborne Edge X trike.

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Nokai Dome

Nokai Dome

In November 2009, I flew to Monument Valley with my flying buddies Paul and Mike. We continued on for 3 days of flying and two nights of camping at Utah backcountry airstrips strips. The first was Nokai Dome, on a rise overlooking the San Juan River and Lake Powell.

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