Jupiter, Florida is famous for having 3.5 miles of beautiful beaches along the Atlantic, with the shoreline bordered by dunes, mangroves, and sea grape trees. I was there the other day, taking some photographs, and was surprised by two paragliders zooming right over me, one of whom can be seen in the photograph above. They were pretty low in the sky, moving parallel to the water, and seemed to land a little further down the beach. It actually looked kind of fun, and so when I got home, I looked the sport up on the internet. The Wikipedia article seemed to go on for pages and pages, so I skipped that and simply googled whether it was safe, and how expensive it was to do it. One article I found stated that it is an incredibly safe sport, but "it can be fatal if you get into a severe accident." It went on to say that "most injuries and accidents that happen can be survived and prevented." I also found out that it can cost $10,000 for equipment and training. Enough said. Jupiter, Florida might be a paradise for paragliders, but I think I'll stick to photographing wild boars, of which the State of Florida has over 500,0000. Which I suspect is much safer, and cheaper, than paragliding.
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