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MIKE SPRINGER/Gloucester Daily Times
Dave Pugh of Whitwell, Tennessee, practices paragliding Saturday morning at Stage Fort Park in Gloucester. Pugh, owner of Cloudhouse Paragliding, was only practicing technique and giving a lesson to a local friend on the gentle slope at the park. From his home base in the Appalachian Mountains, Pugh typically reaches altitudes of 6,000 to 9,000 feet.

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