Saturday, Oct. 9th

Yesterday was a winner all the way around. After the morning ballooning, we were treated to our first glow of the week. Weather was perfect, crowds were huge, and all ended with a great fireworks show. The best of all was just after midnight when the gas balloons were able to leave on their journey to the East. It started with a tribute to the 2 ballooners that were lost last week. They were from Albuquerque and were suppose to be here.

This morning saw approximately 450 balloons taking to the air in just over an hour. The north wind took them right over our RV. Truly a nice spectacular sight. We are hoping for another glow this evening and more fireworks. Tomorrow morning ends with another mass ascension and then we head Eastward.