While out for an afternoon of hang gliding, there was time to check out the lichens on the cliffs above launch at Pine Mountain prior to flying. This was a classic Spring day in Central Oregon's High Desert. http://balloonbill.smugmug.com/Other/Likin-the-Lichens-March-2005/14-March-6/239275390_XjYnV-Ti.jpg http://balloonbill.smugmug.com/gallery/4104018_sw24h/ 2008-01-03T06:06:11Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. 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