Gliders Playing Below Rim of Kolob Canyon, Utah [HD Video]

This is the second of two videos I made shot over two days of soaring
a few weeks ago. Launching from Hurricane, Utah a few high
performance sailplanes explored the low altitude soaring potential of
several southern Utah parks and landmarks. This video shows us
enjoying the amazing red rock cliffs and deep gulleys of Kolob Canyon
below the rim.

Many glider pilots have seen this amazing scenery while flying south
out of Parowan but they are usually at 10,000+ feet above the terrain
in this area trying to stay high and go fast on a long task. Normally,
if you get low in this region you can quickly find yourself in big
trouble. But with Hurricane airport being both downhill from Kolob and
also within final glide of the rim of the canyon we had the rare
opportunity of relaxing and enjoying flying low next to such mind
boggling terrain with no other purpose than just to be there and enjoy
the ride without worrying about making turn points or our average
speeds. It was pure sightseeing from the advantage of the air.

This casual raw footage video is meant to be watched kicked back to
enjoy the incredible scenery and potential for flying low over the
rugged unforgiving desert. Sorry for the shaky hand holding of the
camera (GoPro Hero2) but it does help you to get a sense of just how
special flying over this area of the world really was.

Make sure to watch in full screen mode and as high of HD settings as
your computer will allow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGkUwlK0NvA

Hope you enjoy. Bruno – B4