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Kachina624
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Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Antics

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‎10-08-2018 11:35 PM - edited ‎10-08-2018 11:40 PM

One thing our balloon pilots love to do is a splash and dash in the nearby Rio Grande River which splits the city in half.  It's a rite of passage for "newbies" participating in the fiesta for the first time.

 

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Over the week-end there were about 15 kyakers in the water doing "high fives" with people in the balloon baskets.

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Re: Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Antics

‎10-08-2018 11:50 PM

The area along the river is called the "bosque" and has trails for biking, walking and horseback riding.  The trees are all cottonwoods and in a couple of weeks that whole forest will be solid yellow.  You can tell they're starting to change now.  We had some snow last night on the mountain East of town.

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Re: Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Antics

‎10-09-2018 03:26 AM

@Kachina624 

 

Magnificent photographs! Thank you. 

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Re: Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Antics

‎10-09-2018 06:11 AM

The big blue dog is "Bidu" and the other Special Shape is "Bill the Vampire" --  both from Brazil. 

 

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After a bumpy start, yesterday turned out pretty great!  I had balloons over my house.

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