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Balloon Chase

Alicia takes us on a balloon chase following her husband, Graham, and his passengers. Graham operates Windtracker Balloon Adventures out of Ft. Collins, Colorado.
Inspect the Envelope
Inspect the Envelope		 Attach the Crown
Attach the Crown		 Fill it with Hot Air
Fill it with Hot Air		 Ready for Liftoff
Ready for Liftoff
Air Bourne
Air Bourne		 Drifting Upwards
Drifting Upwards		 Pair in Flight
Pair in Flight		 Third Balloon joins in
Third Balloon joins in
Away they go
Away they go		 Drifting with the Wind
Drifting with the Wind		 Coming Down
Coming Down		 Through the Meadow
Through the Meadow
Gathering Audience
Gathering Audience		 Here we Come
Here we Come		 Ballooning near Ft. Collins
Ballooning near Ft. Collins		 Coming In
Coming In
Move the Basket
Move the Basket		 One Last Blast
One Last Blast		 It's Coming Down
It's Coming Down		 Nice Laydown
Nice Laydown
Squeeze out the Air
Squeeze out the Air		 People on both Ends
People on both Ends		 Control the Vent
Control the Vent		 Flat and Narrow
Flat and Narrow
Colorful String
Colorful String		 Just pack it into that Bag
Just pack it into that Bag		 Shove in the Snake
Shove in the Snake		 Butt Power
Butt Power
Heft it to the Truck
Heft it to the Truck		 Take Down the Burners (Hope they've cooled!)
Take Down the Burners (Hope they've cooled!)		 Time for the Champaigne
Time for the Champaigne		 Pour the Bubbly
Pour the Bubbly
Trip to the Propane Station
Trip to the Propane Station		 Fill up the Tanks
Fill up the Tanks

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Guest 22-Nov-2007 21:20
Très jolie galerie! Nice! Félicitations. Nicolas.L (France) - (www.pbase.com/arrasmontgolfieressport)
Guest 29-Mar-2004 18:37
I made it to the Thunderbird Classic as well. Sorry to say I did not get to stick around and watch the WWII planes fly.
Some of my shots can be found athttp://www.pbase.com/dazedgonebye/balloons.
Vlada Marinkovic04-Mar-2004 12:02
Excelent gallery
Best regards
Vlado
JuneB 19-Sep-2003 05:20

Wonderful gallery! Very well done! Thanks!!! JB
Jeffrey Lewis Knapp15-Jul-2003 04:50
excellent photos. I like the great colors. good job Clayton.
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