On Monday, April 23, 2018 at 3:06:32 PM UTC-6, Dave Nadler wrote:
On Monday, April 23, 2018 at 4:56:24 PM UTC-4, John Foster wrote:
...I also live in an area that looks to me to be perfect for ridge soaring,
with a range of mountains facing the west that runs for at least 85 miles

Where are you?

Ronan, MT. About 1hr north of Missoula.