The ride balloons inflate as first
wave begins to set up
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First wave is off!
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Looking up into the desert sky
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"Alien Inflation"
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The floodgates are officially OPEN!
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Nice-looking Cameron O-series
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Ready for liftoff - just have to wait
for a Zebra to give you the thumbs-up
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It says "SMILE" on both of those
sides, but apparently he wasn't aware that people on THIS side of him
are taking pictures!
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"Stormy Weather" to the
right
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This is the German Eagle, not to be
confused with the much less-goofy American Eagle
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Pilots from all over the world have
gathered to fly in the Balloon Fiesta
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Translation: "The world has been
waiting for me"
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Join the Smile High Club!
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Looking up into the Smile High 175
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Re/Max's "Soaring Home"
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Sawtooth
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Off in the distance, a tie-dyed
balloon screams "YO!!! Take my picture!"
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The best-looking flying house I've
seen so far
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One of the Wells Fargo standard
shapes
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There happen to be three of 'em
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Simple patchwork idea... Works nicely
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Seagulls. On a balloon!
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These four pictures
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all have |
heat plumes
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distorting stuff |
Martin Booda's "Gravity's
Rainbow"
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Taking a peek inside. It's a stunning
HEAD balloon, very
lightweight.
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The top 1/4 is heavy silicone nylon,
the middle section is lightweight silicone, the bottom two panels are
regular nylon, and the throat is nomex.
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In the center is a balloon I mostly
built, "Twist & Shout" owned by Sally Sudderth of New
Mexico
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Looking up inside at the parachute
valve and rigging. Hey, I did that!
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It's a Custom
Nine Designs 100k
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This old balloon is an Avian Skyhawk...
Probably 80k
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Doug
Gantt from Florida brought his flying pig
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Nice standard Rally pattern from Aerostar
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Brand new Balloon Works
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"Ingot VSZ"... From Checkkk..
err somethingvakia
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Aurora 69k
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Daniel Cave in Bacardi floats by
"Sushi"
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Chesty's brim & forehead
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"Amazon Birds," an Aeromagic
special shape from Brazil
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Bosom Buddies?
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OK... Something "Blue" this
way comes
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Second wave inflating
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Wipe that grin off your face, boy! Or
at least tell us your friends' name
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Aha... OK, it's the Blue Dragon,
another Aeromagic shape.
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Watch out for the FANGS... They're
pointy and soft!
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Hope you don't encounter any evil
woodpeckers on your flight!
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Reminds me of those finger pals we
had when I was a tad younger
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"Sushi" looks like she's
having fun in the background, although the pirate looks a little beat
up!
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Fear the almighty and deadly STAGECOW!
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