As I said, the total experience of getting into and out of hang gliding lasted just short of an afternoon.  These days however, improvements in both construction and training makes Hang Gliding one of the safer unpowered flight methods.  We happen to be lucky here in Utah, we've got one of the premier hang and para gliding locations in the United States right here in our back yard.  The "Point of the Mountain Flight Park" is located on the south end of the Salt Lake valley, on a point that extends out into the valley.  The unique location of this point provides for excellent flight conditions on most days of the year.  There is a northern and a southern exposure to the point, and so pilots can launch and fly from whichever side happens to be getting the favorable winds on any given day