When I booked Gary's flight to Albany and we contacted our friends Nate and Jeanne to let me stay at their place with the RV, I had no idea that the Balloon Fiesta was going on at that time. Although I only watched from their patio overlooking Albuquerque, I can still cross it off my bucket list!
We are up early the day Gary has his flight to Albany. They Balloons are filling for the morning ascension.
It's a beautiful morning and they are going up in droves
Tucson and Kenzie have some playtime before we leave
As we drive to the airport there are a bunch of balloons ahead of us
We are approaching the Balloon Fiesta site.
Looks like there are still quite a few to go up
Almost there
Gary is on his way. So sorry he is going to miss the Fiesta.
That night there is another fireworks display
The next day was the special shapes ascension, but they did not go up - the conditions were a bit windy but the regular balloons went up.
The next day was better and a good number of the special shapes balloons went up
I liked that Smokey the Bear was up with the Fire Hydrant and the Gas Flame
The Jailbird can't escape the keystone cop
The final morning of the Balloon Fiesta, the sunrise had a cross in it (it had faded some before I could get my camera out)
Even the dogs are excited about the ballonns
and there are a lot of them!
What? You've never seen a bird eat before?
The winds bring one of the Balloons into the neighborhood
Overhead I am able to zoom in
It starts to go down
The chase crew has arrived
Time to pack it in
It was so much fun to see it all!
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