The final day of the balloon fiesta includes a final mass ascension of all of the balloons. I was up early and headed over to the launching field. Joel decided to sleep in so I got a little earlier start as I made my way to the assigned launch site for Keystone Willy. Launching the final morning is optional but there was a good turn out. Many of the balloons inflated but opted not to launch. Our pilot appeared with the bad news we would not be inflating or launching. I won't go into why, but only will say eventually the issued was resolved and the grounding was lifted, but Wil, our pilot declined to launch anyway. I took the opportunity to enjoy and savor all the wonderful colors and shapes. As promised in my last post, the following is just a sampling of all the different shapes.
What a great experience this was! I never realized how much teamwork is involved in inflating, chasing and packing up these hot air balloons. Would I do it again? You bet!...but maybe not for a full two weeks.
Once I got back, Joel had the Beaver packed up and ready to hit the road.
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