Albuquerque, NM - Mass Ascension & Gas Balloons

Sat Oct 3, 2009 - 7:00 A.M. Mass Ascension

Some of the Group up Early for the Mass Ascension that Starts at 7:00 a.m. {Yes, it was COLD}

Early Morning Mass Ascension

Wally the Fish

Pepsi Supercan

Cutie Dink

Gizzmo

Owl and the Pussycat
{From Front Royal, VA}

Sarah the Witch

Sushi Special Shape Hot Air Balloon

Horse Patrol with Balloons in the Background
[We are right across the street from the Balloon Fiesta, camped in a parking lot--great view!]

Ham-Let When Pigs Fly [Yes, Folks, We've seen a Pig Fly!]

Balloons Down the Hill from the Coaches [Looks like they are right among them!]

Joey Little Bee & Lilly Bee [They take off attached and then unattached while in the air as 2 separate Hot Air Balloons]

Beer Stein Named "Salud"

Airabelle the Cow

Sat Evening: Chasers Club, Gas Balloon Race, Twilight Twinkle & Fireworks

We went over to the Balloon Fiesta to check out the vendors and then eat at the Chaser's Club. Dinner was salad and lasagna.

Dinner at the Chaser's Club on the Balloon Fiesta Grounds [clockwise: DonnaT, Bob & Carolyn Chinn, Lois & Jim Campbell and Noel & Wrestle Bob Nelson]

Dinner at the Chaser's Club [Nan & Jim Cooper, Mem & Larry Halstead, JR and Betty Mertz and Bob & Carole Shafer]





Gas Balloons Inflated for the Start of the Race

As the sun went down, the wind came up and the race beginning had to be cancelled till another day, twilight twinkle was also cancelled because of the wind, BUT the fireworks went off and was different from what we have seen before!

Rally Host, Jim Campbell, Showing his Balloon Fiesta Spirit!



Carole Shafer & Jim Cooper




Sunset Over Albuquerque; Chuck's Sunset Pic with Larry Halstead's Profile



Harvest Moon Over Albuquerque