On Friday morning Jack and I got up bright and early and headed over to the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. We wanted to wait until the weekend to go with Brian but the weather forecast called for "very windy" conditions. We figured they wouldn't be able to take off so we headed out without him. It was an absolutely gorgeous day, a perfect day to hot air balloon. Friday was special because it was the "Special Shapes" day, where all the balloons were not the traditional balloon shape. There was a little bit of everything. After they launched we started to look at some of the exhibits. Next thing we know, we turned around and they had also started to launch the traditional hot air balloons. At first there were just a few and within minutes the sky was full of them!! It was an amazing sight! We tried to head back that evening to see the Glowdeo, where they light the balloons at dusk. Unfortunately, the cold front had already started rolling through and they were not able to launch. It doesn't take much not to be able to launch the balloons. So we just checked out the exhibits, the food and the fireworks. It is a good thing we went when we did, they had to cancel the rest of the fiesta launches due to wind.
To view all our pictures click on the link below:
Balloon Fiesta Pictures
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