Hot Air Balloon Stampede!

This morning I got up at the ungodly hour of 6 a.m.* so I could take my kids to see some hot air balloons launch. This took place about 3-4 blocks from my house! Each year our area has a “Balloon Stampede” but this was the first year that I have gotten up to take the kids. I’ll likely do it tomorrow too as it was quite a lot of fun and I’ll be able to go to a different location as they launch balloons from 10-15 places thoughout our valley. It is quite something to see 15-20 balloons rising over a small town (50,000 people roughly) and this year they are have 40 balloons total I belieive. More informaiton is available at Balloon Stampede.

*I looked it up in several versions of the bible, the book of morman, the Qhoran and a pamphlet I got from a smelly panhandler in Las Vegas two years ago. They all said that God’s plan for us never included being up that early.

That’s one way to warm up on a chilly morning! (It wasn’t chilly, but what do you write as a caption for a seriously over-steroided cigar lighter?)

Getting close to going up!

My kids in front of the balloons and the next door neighbor and his family (www.hartjam.com) on the right.

Wow!