Jerry, I don't know how that I missed this earlier BUT I am surely glad that I found it today.
I was fortunate enough that Teresa and I visited Hiawassee and Lake Chatuge and actually had a picnic on the lake that day back a few years go thanks to one of the very best INGLE'S Grocery Stores on the planet located in Hiawassee. That store was sparkling clean and had some great employees that assisted us in finding all sorts of delicious deli and other foods etc on our trip. That was before she really got sick again as the cancer came back. We had a great time visiting in that area. We actually rented a mountain cabin for a week and it was just north of Unicoi State Park.
Several years ago, while in Hawaii, Teresa and I saw a few people that were flying in these and they were able to fly "much too close" to the sides of mountains and then out over the ocean in my opinion. Of course, at the time, we also saw several people "kite-surfing" on the ocean and they were traveling around 40-60 mph in some cases. The pucker factor would have been off of the chart for me and cause my heart to stop beating right then.
I love that area up there but I told Teresa that this trip was the very first time that I had been back to Hiawassee since back in 1969 as I had visited the Mountain Fair back then along with several of my college buddies.
These photos are so awesome. I am curious as to where you ascended from and also where did you descend to at the conclusion of this flight.
Thank you so much for sharing these fantastic photos with all of us.