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| A demonstration of a tethered balloon launch is held, with campers being involved in the launch. (See right side, in distance) | A trained skydiver team shows students the proper handling of an airfoil parachute rig. |
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| Then some campers get their turn! | Local hang glider experts hold classes where they explain the "care and feeding" of hang gliders. |
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| Then the students get their turns hanging from the hang glider's cocoon-like sling. (No, campers do not actually fly the hang gliders.) | Like so many things, hang gliding takes courage. This view is from the local jump-off point, 800 feet above the valley floor! |
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