Indian summer on the Mohawk Trail

A warm fall day on the Mohawk Trail in North Adams, Massachusetts. The ridge was working yesterday. Only 5 pilots came out to fly - three went up, one went down, one didn't fly. Conditions were good early afternoon, and definitely NOT even close to what the computer models predicted.

I launched first and went up.  I soared the ridge in front of launch till I climbed to 500' over in a
thermal. I then jumped to the south ridge and climbed out.  Matt C. went next and managed 30+ minutes, landing out after hopping to the north ridge and trying to soar up there.  Keith B. went next and sledded to the bottom, unable to get a good cycle as the winds were diminishing on launch by then.

Brooks went a little while after Keith, and immediately turned left off launch and found
a small bubble of lift in the pass.  He worked that bubble like a pro (he is a pro), and lifted himself high enough to jump to the south ridge. He climbed up and joined me on that ridge till things started
shutting down later in the day.

John B. packed it in after seeing the light winds and Keith sinking out.  I soared for 1hr and 40min before
heading out to the Driving Range as everything started to shut off.  Light winds after 2:30pm but sustainable lift above the ridge line. Thermals were 800ft/min climbs to 3000'.  Temps were in low 60's and a great day to hang out on launch even if you didn't get to fly (or so John tells me).