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More of Saturday's Mass Ascension from the 2024 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
THE BEANSSSS I am so happy I got to take Kai n Ally to the Balloon Fiesta! ;v;
A collection of my favorite Fiesta photos
Because today didn't involve balloons and I'm going through withdrawal.
Some names for you:
The red, white, and blue one in lots of pics is Jean Girard
Racecars/Racing bike: Ricky Bobby
Pink and black: Penumbra
Blue and yellow with red diamonds: Scan-Da-Navy-In
Penguin: Tall Steve
Cow: Airabelle
We have Lift Off...
was just talking to a friend and remembered probably the happiest accident of my entire life.
I was driving cross-country with my parents when they were moving to california, and we had to stop in albuquerque for the night. dad was huffing and moaning because the prices were sooo expensive even though we were staying in the crappiest hotel of all time, and then we got there and found out--
that was because we were there during the balloon fiesta!
so I remember waking up at the absolute ass-crack of dawn and wandering out into the hotel's parking lot and seeing this:
some even flew right overhead...
it was so fun and beautiful and the entire thing was entirely by accident. :')
It's time once again for the Rio Grande Arts & Crafts festival in Albuquerque, New Mexico! The first weekend has wrapped up, but @ssantara and I will be back this coming weekend with matted and framed prints, original artwork, blankets, and more!
If you are attending the Balloon Fiesta, head over to the Sandia Resort and Casino to the big white tent and come say hello! We are in booth E31.
I didn't take many photos this morning. Live-streaming short bits on multiple platforms. A few balloons got low enough to splash and dash further south, but most of them were too high to make the drop. Beautiful morning.
How many hot air balloons do you think you've seen in your lifetime?
600 - 1,000
1,000 - 5,000
5,000 - 10,000
10,000 - 25,000
25,000 - 50,000
50,000 - 100,000
100,000+
Nuance/other