July 29, 2004

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Brad's sister got her first balloon ride on her birthday.  Today was Brad's turn for his
birthday.


Brad is ready to go, but there's room for one more in the basket.  Angie won the coin
toss.


Occasionally, the evening winds die, stranding us in a less-than-ideal landing site.


In this case, that was about 1/4 mile from the road.  So, everyone grab a handle, and
let's walk it out.


Far easier than deflating and carrying it all out.  Everyone is safe, and the balloon is
undamaged.  To this day, I still owe the crew a huge thanks for this one.  (And they
don't let me forget it!)

August 20, 2004  Back to Index   July 25, 2004 (PM flight)