'and they're off!

Over the course of the weekend this Hot Air Balloon Festival attracts multitudes which number in the hundreds of thousands. Yet with all that many folks participating, watching and enjoying the action despite the heat we never feel crowded in. Of course this is the field wherein only the techs, crew and media are allowed we know full well that those beyond the fences are still getting quite the eyeful.

Here one of my fave perspectives.

Yet another team here commandeer a balloon's gondola before letting her go into the air.

Oh yeah! Now we're talking!