Thursday, October 27, 2011

Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Fiesta!

Early launch on Sunday morning before sunrise.

The Balloon Fiesta was AMAZING!!! The photos don't do it justice, but they will give you an idea of what it's like to actually be there.

I made it there for the last weekend of the fiesta. On the first morning they did a huge launch with hundreds of balloons. I found out later that it was actually a small launch due to the windy weather. There were 'only' approximately 300 balloons down from the 600 to 700 normally launched. Later that evening they had a balloon glow (which I had never heard of before). Just before sunset the ballooners start setting up their balloons and plan to keep them on the ground while using the burners to light them up with hundreds of other balloons. It looks sicks. Afterwards they had a firework show and I found a sweet hat shop and was able to work out a halloween costume!


The next morning the weather was better. Less wind and no rain. It was a little cloudy, but all the clouds burned off by mid-morning. Since there was less wind, more people were getting balloons ready to launch. There were balloons everywhere! It is hard to visualize the 360* environment and excitement going on. Because of that I really cannot stress enough that it is just one of those events that is best experienced in person. Balloons were popping up around me in every color, shape and size. I love the traditional balloons, but did start to get into all the shapes as well. It is amazing how creative people have become with their hot  air balloons.


I'm already looking forward to the fiesta next fall!


 

 





 

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