Robert Swanson's photos with the keyword: hot air balloon

Taken during our balloon ops training. The balloon owner was very helpful. He later flew this balloon at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. This activity took place at an elementary school, and the children were quite fascinated. We only helped to inflate the balloon, and then immediately packed it back up. For the Sunday Challenge, this should convey the mood of happiness and soaring into the skies, as well as the interest and attention of the crowd of students and parents. I've uploaded a photo of the balloon being deflated. See PiP. I just noticed that the moon is in this photo, just above the balloon! Image processed with GIMP.

We parked our RV near the Balloon Fiesta grounds, in the area of the "landing field". When the wind was right, we had many balloons drift over us. It was easy to sit in our comfortable chairs and point the cameras up into the sky. See: swansonphotos.com/balloon_fiesta

As part of our group activities during the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta in 2015, we trained to be assistants to balloon pilots. The training took place at an elementary school in Albuquerque, so we not only learned about the balloon operations, but the school children got a close-up look at the balloon. I've uploaded an image of the balloon completely inflated. See PiP. This photo is picked for the Sunday Challenge of "primary colors". I see a LOT of bright green, some bright red, and the sky shows us some blue. Enjoy! See: swansonphotos.com/balloon_fiesta

We attended the 2015 Balloon Fiesta, boondocking in our motorhome. We saw the balloons taking off every good morning, and many landed near us. This photo brings back a lot of nostalgia, remembering the good times we had while living and traveling in our motorhome. See: swansonphotos.com/balloon_fiesta