Saturday - Today was the official opening day of the Balloon Fiesta. My shift started at 4am so I caught the 3:15 shuttle from the parking area. There was quite a bit of traffic on the road even at this time of day. The shuttle dropped me off within a hundred yards from the “booth”, which a small container with a roll-up door.
After a wind delay, balloons started launching. The prevailing wind was towards the NW instead of the normal southerly direction. The first balloons launching were the commercial ones with paying customers. Then the ones to the south end of the field.
There was a drone show earlier in the morning. It was hard to photograph as the phone used a long exposure. As you can see, there was quite a crowd.
The booth I’m volunteering at had a decent view of the launches. The wind picked up but it was low enough to continue launching. After my shift, there was a welcome lunch at the pilots building. Nothing fancy but decent food.
Wow! Love seeing all these balloons!
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