This is the launch bowl.  It faces northwest and is 180 feet above the beach. 

Once you get 150 feet or higher here, you can fly to the right out of the picture and on to the better ridge down south.

Looking down on launch after coming back high from down south. 

I'm about 600 over launch here.  You can see my shadow.

A shot of Brian in his kingposted Sensor. 

I took this shot at about 10:15 in the morning, unusually early for Goat Rock.  We are over the big south bowl down south.

Looking north back towards the launch bowl and the mouth of the Russian River. 

I'm just beginning to climb out here after leaving the launch bowl and flying down to the south end.

Looking east over the back at the Russian River.  Directly below my wingtip is a nice looking ridge sloping up from the left. 

That's Willow Creek, my "always soarable" RC site.

The north side of Window Rock.  A fun thing to do is to get high and fly around this rock. 

When you make the turn, all the pelicans and other birds sitting on it take off.

Early in the flight when it was light, Brian was getting a better sink rate in his bigger Sensor 160. 

When it picked up to where I could hover, I was above him in my topless Sensor 150.

Looking south from over the south bowl. 

The pointy spits of land as you move away are Duncan's Landing, Bodega Head and finally,  Tomales Bay and Point Reyes.

Looking straight down at the south bowl.  Aside from working the rotor behind Goat Rock, this spot produces the most lift. 

A pair of redtail hawks have lived here for years.

Brian passing underneath me.  I was a little slow on the shutter here. 

You can see the shadow of the fin on his harness.  We are at about 800 feet here.

The south side of Window Rock. 

This is a tougher shot to get because you have to get pretty high and then penetrate upwind and out over the water quite a ways.

Brian doing turns for me while we wait for it to pick up. 

Above his right tip and below his left tip are two RC launch spots.

Straight out from the south bowl looking north. 

This gives you a good layout of the ridge.  The town in the background is Jenner.

Heading back to launch after getting high down south. 

The rotor from Goat Rock (left in the picture) and the venturi between it and launch can make the return a chore.  Can you see Brian over the water?

Having fun placing my shadow between the two cars on the bend in the road. 

By this time it was getting stronger and I was able to fly backwards.