Hi All,
Launches were delayed for over an hour due to high winds. When the crews were finally cleared to launch the sky soon filled with balloons.
Everyone begins inflating at once. Many balloons are touching.
Once balloons are stood up, Launch Directors sequence their take offs for safety.
Dearth Vader drifts overhead
Fireman heads south
Smokey Bear joins the fleet. Only fitting since the real Smokey Bear was from NM and was buried here after he died at the Smithsonian Zoo in DC..
After to launches from the field, a competition began for balloons launched from at least a mile away. Pilots used different wind directions at different altitudes to fly to the field and drop markers on targets. This balloon is about to fly directly over the target!
This one is not so close but beautiful.
Three other contestants coming across the field.
After the competition we visited the Balloon Museum and learned a lot about the history of balloon flight.
Love,
Sandy & Carl
Sandy & Carl
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Photographed and sent from Carl's iPhone
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