Mission Mountain Splendor

The forecast for today’s weather seemed to deteriorate every time I checked it this week, to the point where I nearly gave up in discouragement, and almost didn’t fly today. However, when I looked outside, I saw a few scattered cumulus clouds, and decided to go anyway. I got a late start, but it was worth it! Took a 3,600’ tow, scratched around for 20 min or so, all the time loosing altitude, until I decided to head back in to the airport and land. However, I bumped into a weak thermal on the way to the airport, and was able to climb back up over my release altitude, and ended up with a soul-lifting 2h:22 flight! At one point while scud-running under the clouds, I had to deploy the spoilers to prevent getting sucked up into the clouds! What a fantastic way to end the day!
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