The iPhone alarm went off at 5:15AM. Crawled out of bed, poured a cup of coffee, and a bit later 8 of us headed to Otsiningo Park for the morning balloon launch. The good - no entry fee to the park and fewer crowds. The bad? It is 6:30 AM! We watched a number of balloons fill & launch, all filled with passengers. By the way, the price for a ride is $225.00, expensive, but it looked like everyone was having a great time.
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Filling the Balloon |
Adding Some Heat |
Vertical |
Getting Instructions |
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Good By! |
And They're Off |
Another Ready to Go |
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And They're Off |
The Field Empties |
Elvis Left the House |
Firing Up Another One |
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Almost Vertical |
Unhooking a Cable |
Unhooking a Cable |
Up, Up, and Away |
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More Launches |
And More |
Over the Trees |
After the last balloon launched we headed home (with a stop at McDonald's for breakfast).
We went back to the evening launch. Don & I went into the park and the rest of the crew stayed on one of the bridges over I81 to get an overall view. Both locations were interesting - they launched 24 balloons, and while not all at once, there were enough in the air for an interesting picture. Of course, since Don & I were in the park we didn't get one of a large group, but still there were lots of smaller groups & individual images:
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Spiedie Festival 2013, Friday, Day 1
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Last Update: August 4, 2013