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[Kachina624]

@Desertdi.  Yes, they were talking about it on the weather last night.  We're expecting a cold front today with wind when it gets here.  Its supposed to get down to 39° Wednesday night and I have no heat since I haven't called someone to shut down my swamp cooler.  By now, there will be a waiting list everywhere.  Then after that, here comes the hurricane.  Great time for a balloon affair.

Did you get a lot of rain from Rosa?  I think it rained lightly here most of Wednesday night.  No torrential downpour.

[sunshine45]

must be beautiful!

are these balloons easy to see from your own backyards also?

[Desertdi]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

@Desertdi.  Yes, they were talking about it on the weather last night.  We're expecting a cold front today with wind when it gets here.  Its supposed to get down to 39° Wednesday night and I have no heat since I haven't called someone to shut down my swamp cooler.  By now, there will be a waiting list everywhere.  Then after that, here comes the hurricane.  Great time for a balloon affair.

Did you get a lot of rain from Rosa?  I think it rained lightly here most of Wednesday night.  No torrential downpour.

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@Kachina624   We had much the same......steady rain (2" in some places),  but no wind.   There was localized flooding, some property damage.......no casualties.

[Kachina624]

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@sunshine45 wrote:

must be beautiful!

are these balloons easy to see from your own backyards also?

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@sunshine45.   Albuquerque  is in a valley along the Rio Grande with the Sandia Mts, on the East side and a mesa on the West.  The balloon field is in the valley and that's where they stay.  You'd get a good view of them from the edge of the West Mesa but I can't see them from my house.  Since ballooning is so popular here, there are usually balloons out every morning, especially weekends.  I saw a couple in my neighborhood this morning.  When you hear a chorus of dogs barking in the morning, you can bet there is a balloon around.  They sound like a dragon roaring when they hit the burner.  Sometimes they're so low you can hear the passengers talking.

[just bee]

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@sunshine45 wrote:

must be beautiful!

are these balloons easy to see from your own backyards also?

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@sunshine45

I live at the top of a steep hill on the Westside so I can watch the balloons from my driveway -- with the Sandias as a backdrop.

If you live in this area, balloons are often in the sky -- not just during October.  Gotta be careful how you go outside in the morning because you never know when a balloon will be over your backyard.

[just bee]

[KingstonsMom]

This is one thing on my bucket list!

[LyndaGee]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

Its a beautiful, crisp fall morning for the first day of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.  There are 500 balloons registered with pilots from 16 countries.  We are very excited this morning.

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Sounds like a lot of fun.  Minus the Channel 4 sign, that photo would make a beautiful painting.

[esmerelda]

@Kachina624If I had a bucket list, being there would be on it.  Beautiful!!

[Bridgegal]

We have a friend from PA arriving later today and planned on going tomorrow for the evening glow.   But with the winds......   We've planned a flexible schedule this week so can go another day.   We are going Wed moring for the Flight of the Nations Mass Ascension .  Looking forward to it.

 @Kachina624

Kachina624:  did you see my response a couple of weeks ago to your question regarding the itinerary you posted for me?     I didn't see it and I've looked and looked for it on various threads.  We moved to Santa Fe Sept 1 and know your list would be great to find.  Thank you!!!