I'm reminded that it's been suggested that a non stop flight from
California via wave to the front range of CO could then hook up with
plains thermals for a landing in the midwest.

Another great soaring experience (which might be required on the above
mentioned flight) is to spend a night parked in wave. While in NZ I
heard talk of an ultimate distance flight where a long north and south
island wave flight would be followed the next day by a repeat
performance after spending the night parked at altitude somewhere in
range of a nice lighted airport. Can you imagine anything more like a
flight in a Gemini spacecraft? Fantastic.