Chelanistan is the site of the 2010 World Cup of Paragliding and Hang gliding July 16,17, 18.
Drove up to the top of Chelan Butte to check out the weekend action and a preview of coming attractions:
The venue, home of world class thermals:
Lake Chelan on the northside of the butte:
Columbia River on the southside of the butte:
This looks truly insane to me
but it is beautiful to see when they are airborne