Local man spotted practicing paragliding near downtown

Mark Lehman, 36, of Dalton, practices paragliding by the Dalton Branch library and Dalton Cemetery on a warm windy day last month.  PHOTOS BY DREW HUGLAND | DGKN

DALTON If you have ever noticed a man with a yellow, blue and red paraglider in the field near the Dalton Branch library and Dalton Cemetery – that’s Mark Lehman.
The 36-year-old physician said from time to time people have asked him what he’s doing. What he’s doing is practicing ground handling. He’s only been paragliding for about a year, and he says he’s still in the “learning phase.”

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