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| Mark Nipper and Charlie Schaffer wait out of sight from the cranes for Joe to give the thumbs up... |
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Once the pilot is in place and ready to take-off, the cranes are released. |
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| In no time at all their large wingspans carry them into the air behind their mechanical surrogate. |
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This morning Joe circled the field with them to gain altitude as videographer Jeff Huxmann crouches behind the wooden seat that offers a perfect vantage point of the valley and river below. |
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pockets of fog linger as the cranes and planes climb out of the valley. |
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