Bristol balloon fiesta :)

[Mictheslik]

Balloons are going up for the first ascent as I type...hopefully some will be blown over here

Webcam

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[FsNovice]

looks like the winds are all wrong from where i live to see them, perhaps following the M4 corridor a little bit, which is the opposite direction to me

[Mictheslik]

About 30-40 up tonight I would say.....skirted just to the south of me, but I still got a few shots

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EDIT: Shows how bad at estimating I am.....over 100 went up

[ThomasKaira]

Albuquerque international Balloon fiesta is better.

Sometimes you might see well over 500 balloons in the air. Every balloonist wishes to make his pilgrimage to Albuquerque someday.

I did go up when I was young, on a balloon named "Hot Pursuit" (shaped like a policeman's head), chased the balloon, and got sprayed with champagne after stomping the air out of the balloon. That was a n incredible experience, one I will never forget.

Let us not forget that some of the most famous balloonists the world has seen (the Abruzzos) come from New Mexico.

I'm sorry, I'll leave now.