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Reader photo: Breezing over the Palouse

Steve Baran flies his hangglider from Steptoe Butte State Park, looking down over Hume Road and the white waves of snowy Palouse farm land toward Tekoa Mountain. Steptoe Butte, elevation 3,612 feet in Whitman County, is a rare venue that offers gliders launching options in almost any wind direction. Gliding enthusiasts are encouraging Washington State Parks officials to improve the top of the 150-acre park for safer gliding, a sport that’s a hit with visitors who drive up the cone-shape mountain for the view. (Steve Baran / Courtesy)

Steve Baran flies his hangglider from Steptoe Butte State Park, looking down over Hume Road and the white waves of snowy Palouse farm land toward Tekoa Mountain.

Steptoe Butte, elevation 3,612 feet in Whitman County, is a rare venue that offers gliders launching options in almost any wind direction. Gliding enthusiasts are encouraging Washington State Parks officials to improve the top of the 150-acre park for safer gliding, a sport that’s a hit with visitors who drive up the cone-shape mountain for the view.

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