2005 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta

Bryan, Lisa, and I drove down to Albuquerque to see the balloons. We met up with Owen and Summer from Sacramento while we were there.

As usual, click on an image to see a larger version.


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On the way down, we stopped at a restaurant in Santa Fe that had hot chili.

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I dressed up like a Jedi for the event.

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The "dawn patrol" balloons light their fires.

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Owen arrives.

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Some sunlight finally starts to peak over the mountains.

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Owen shows off his nifty new camera.

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Up, up, and away!

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Wheeeeeeeee!

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Smokey the Bear

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The Spirit of Colorado balloon gets ready to launch.

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This balloon is powered by Intel® Centrino® mobile technology.

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Bees

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A giant floating cow.

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All of the balloons are now in the air, except for the ones that didn't quite make it up.

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Frequent stops and indecision... who can't relate to that?

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Gazillions of people.

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Even the parking lot is starting to thin out, now.

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