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Lots of cars. The remaining spots will be filled shortly |
We finally told my mom why we brought her up to the balloon fest. I think she was happy to hear it =)
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Moms reaction after telling her she is going up in a balloon! |
Waiting while the pilots prepare
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Time to register |
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Our pilot/balloon, Chris Healy |
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Very presidential--ish |
It is about time to fly .. we head over to the launch site
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Just about ready to take off |
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And away they go! |
Getting to work on our balloon
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They start to prep our balloon |
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Vader rises |
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A few minutes before launch |
Things are getting close
After they said get in, we got in. 15 seconds later we were off!
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And We're Off! |
Once we are outside the airport, we found a lot of people having parties, or just hanging out to watch the balloons float overhead
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We are at about 120 feet off the ground here |
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Mom giving a wave to the people below |
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Umm . shouldn't we pull up? |
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We are now at about 400 feet |
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A few balloons landing |
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Over Rt 22 in Whitehouse, NJ |
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We s5tart our descent |
After about 20 minutes, it was time to land. I didn't realize how sharply we came down once the field was in view.
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Below the treeline, heading for a field |
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A few other balloons are landing as well |
Time to help the other balloons land safetly.
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Opening the top of a balloon will allow it to deflate rapidly |
A nice sequence of a balloon coming in for a landing
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They are not about to hit the trees, I promise |
Packing it up and heading home
