Black Forest, Germany

MY MOMENT

A detour through the woods. A sky worth finding.

I met Tom by chance. He is a tandem paragliding pilot, and on this occasion we headed to the Black Forest together for a hike & fly. We set out to walk to the launch, but first managed quite a detour through the woods.

At one point, there was no path at all. We wound our way through the forest and eventually found the take-off. Looking back, that unexpected struggle is part of what makes the day so memorable.

Once airborne, a different world opened up. Forest covered the slopes and valleys, and from above it was beautiful. I climbed high that day and shared a flight over the Black Forest with Tom. A friend met by chance, a route neither of us had expected, and a sky we got to share: it remains a lovely memory.