Monthly Archives: October 2012

I left Clovis, NM this morning heading towards Fort Worth. I mostly took backroads because they are much more interesting than the Interstate. I didn’t take any pictures, but mostly what I saw today is LOTS of cotton fields. Some … Continue reading →

Photo Album I left Albuquerque this morning, and headed east to Santa Rosa, then went south to Fort Sumner. Here I visited the cemetery where Billy the Kid is supposed to be buried.  I took some pictures of the cemetery … Continue reading →

Today is the last day of the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. It’s cold this morning, but the weather is perfect and it is going to be a nice sunny day. Photo Album Since we had a lot of crew today, instead … Continue reading →

We had an unexpected surprise this morning, the wind was not too bad early in the morning and the balloons were allowed to fly. Photo Album Yesterday morning, the winds were really strong and no one was allowed to fly … Continue reading →

It was very windy on Tuesday, however, several balloons flew. It was tough landing as you will see from the photo below. Creamland Dairy has a wonderful balloon named Airabelle. She inflates and flys pretty often and she is an … Continue reading →

It was quite windy this morning and we were not sure if we would be able to fly today. Scott really wanted to fly because he is doing competition, also the weather the next two days is supposed to be … Continue reading →

We got to the field at the usual early morning time about 6 a.m.  The winds were really strong and we weren’t sure if flying was possible. We were supposed to go up second wave so we waited and watched … Continue reading →

It started out cold this morning, but warmed up as the sun came out. The leaves are starting to change color. Today, Scott launched the balloon off field so he could fly to the field for a competition event. We … Continue reading →

Friday, October 5th, many of balloon pilots went to various elementary schools in the area and inflated the balloons so the kids and teachers could come and experience hot air balloons up close and personal. We got there when it … Continue reading →

I arrived in the RV park Monday morning. Phil a RV repair man who was also here last year was on site. I talked with him about the check light on my fridge lighting up. He checked some things and … Continue reading →