Castles in the Sand: Kari Castle, world champion hang gliding and paragliding pilot, ponders the Long Wall in the Alabama Hills.

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Castles in the Sand: Kari Castle, world champion hang gliding and paragliding pilot, ponders the Long Wall in the Alabama Hills.

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Owens River Gorge. Mary Devore on Timeless (5.10c) Lower Gorge

Big Pine in winter.

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Bruce Willey

Jun 21, 2008

“Castles in the Sand: Kari Castle, world champion hang gliding and paragliding pilot, ponders the Long Wall in the Alabama Hills. ”

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