Balloon Festival on Aug. 10 weekend

Guess we had a better time but I agree it isn't worth $25 (we got there at 5:30 AM so we didn't get charged $10 for parking). They set up viewing into the sun and I got a hold of one of the Staff Managers and suggested a photographers pass with an area for better shooting. They advised they plan on doing that next year. By 9:00 Am nothing was open and not many of the balloons were taking off so we left.

Here are a few of my shots.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1.../Balloon10.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...t/Balloon9.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...t/Balloon8.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...t/Balloon7.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...t/Balloon6.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...t/Balloon5.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...t/Balloon4.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...t/Balloon3.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...t/Balloon2.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...t/Balloon1.jpg

I love those ballon shots!

EMS great pics there! I really wish I was home this weekend to go that! I've always wanted to go to a balloon festival.

My wife wanted to see the balloons this afternoon. We drove all the way out there for the 5PM portion of the ballooning experience, and there was not one single balloon. What a total bust. She was sooo disappointed.

I had pulled into the north lot where they were sending busses down, and I refused to pay the $10 just asked for a way out.

If anyone hangs there, the 1947 red and silver Navion belongs to my wife's cousin, and I can fly it any time I want (not sure I want to though--it's old).

It would have been nice.

EMS, did you go SUnday AM? I though Grumman fan said they didnt go up that morning?

Can anyone confirm if it was cancelled Sat night?

I was there Saturday morning, I have no idea what happened in the evening, though there was a steady wind throughout the day. I was hanging out outside the airport, hoping to get a shot with all of the balloons in the air at the same time, and some sunrise-backlit stuff as well. Wish I went on Sunday then, nice shots. I'm sure a photographers pass would cost another 30 bucks though :wink:

Talking to some of the Balloonist they said the winds were bad on Saturday so they didn't do much. Sunday AM was great weather, no wind. There were a few balloons that inflated on the other side of the airport then came over but once down they deflated, packed up and left. Don't know how the rest of the day went on Sunday because everything else was closed until the afternoon but it wasn't worth the money.