Tina Jorgensen takes to the air in her hang glider while her husband Larry watches from the launch point atop Dog Mountain on the east end of Riffe Lake on Sunday, Sept. 22.
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Larry Jorgensen prepares to launch his hang glider from atop Dog Mountain on Sunday, Sept. 22.
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James Fieser takes to the air in his hang glider after launching himself from atop Dog Mountain on the east end of Riffe Lake on Sunday, Sept. 22.
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Tina Jorgensen soars above Dog Mountain on the east end of Riffe Lake on Sunday, Sept. 22.
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Hang gliders soar above Dog Mountain on the east end of Riffe Lake on Sunday, Sept. 22.
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Hang gliders soar above Riffe Lake as seen from their launch point atop Dog Mountain on Sunday, Sept. 22.
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A hang glider flies westward over Riffe Lake on Sunday, Sept. 22.
Hang gliders fly above Riffe Lake near Dog Mountain on Sunday, Sept. 22.
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A sign with regulations for hang gliders and paragliders stands atop Dog Mountain on Sunday, Sept. 22.
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Lycoperdon perlatum, or common puffball mushrooms, grow alongside the Dog Mountain trail on the east end of Riffe Lake on Sunday, Sept. 22.
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A misumena vatia, or goldenrod crab spider, lies in wait to attack a pollinator on a daisy flower alongside the Dog Mountain trail in Lewis County on Sunday, Sept. 22.
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The Cowlitz River flows into the east end of Riffe Lake on Sunday, Sept. 22, as seen from the Dog Mountain trail.
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The sun shines through the tree canopy on the Dog Mountain trail on Sunday, Sept. 22.
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Marcellus the dog sits in front of the Dog Mountain regulations sign on Sunday, Sept. 22, atop the mountain on the east end of Riffe Lake.
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Marcellus the dog plays fetch atop Dog Mountain while hang gliders soar in the distance above Riffe Lake on Sunday, Sept. 22.
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Marcellus the dog sits atop Dog Mountain as hang gliders soar above him on Sunday, Sept. 22, on the east end of Riffe Lake.
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Marcellus the dog stands on Dog Mountain trail on Sunday, Sept. 22.
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Marcellus the dog makes his way up the Dog Mountain trail on Sunday, Sept. 22, on the east end of Riffe Lake.
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