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Day Three: Monday 7:30 a.m. Fill up on breakfast at the hotel and
drive 35 miles to Alpine Junction at the Idaho border, where the Snake and Salt
rivers converge. You will begin your day with a big shot of adrenaline courtesy
of Cowboy Up Hang Gliding ($265 for the tandem Discovery Flight, reserve in
advance, http://cuhanggliding.com), run by husband-wife team Bart Weghorst and Tiki
Mashy.

After a brief orientation, get suited up and climb into the glider with Bart,
your bodies suspended belly-down in a kind of hammock. The glider is connected
by a long tow-rope to an ultra-light plane piloted by his wife. The engine
growls. The plane jerks forward, dragging the glider behind it. Grass hisses
beneath you as you bump along, your teeth gritted into a smile. The plane lifts
off and a moment later the glider follows it and your body screams "No!" And
"Yes!" At the same time. When the tow-rope releases with a snap, you ride the
thermals between the Snake and Salt ranges. It's a very different experience
than sky-diving—it can be downright calm and meditative. The wind gently buffets
you and you can feel the currents you ride, as if the glider is a part of you,
as if the wings were part of you.