Sonoma County 27th Annual Hot Air Balloon Classic
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2017 4:19 am
Decided to pop along to this to as I'd never been to a Hot Air Ballon event before . Left the house at 3:15am , arrived in Windsor , CA at 4:30am , then ditched the car due to the traffic trying to get in and walked the last mile or so . Weather was perfect with a light wind and hardly any clouds once the sun came up . It's quite a popular event , held at Keiser Park in Windsor , which made for cramped conditions but the Balloonists and their crews were very friendly and you can get right up to the Balloons and even lend a hand when needed . Sometimes difficult to navigate through the people laying on the grass and things happen quite fast at times . Got there just as the " Dawn Patrol " took off , then there was a lull for an hour and then a slowish start but before I knew it there were nearly 20 Balloons inflating and lifting off all over the field . I know it's a little different to the usual CA stuff but I hope you enjoy my efforts .
Free Sprit / Sonoma Star
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Sonoma Star
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Kiphaven
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Tom Cat / Wanderer / Sun Dancer
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Tom Cat
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Dream Catcher / For Sale
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For Sale / Purple People Eater
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Indigo
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Tom Cat / Planet Earth
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Baby Bumblebee / Magic Moments IV / Coyote Moon / Love Birds / Spherical Turtle
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Asses Aloft / For Sale / Coyote Moon / Love Birds / Sushi / Spherical Turtle
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Remax / Yellow Bird / Pencil Boy
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Sushi
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Hot Flash
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Terry The Mouse
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Love Birds
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Free Sprit / Sonoma Star
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IMG_1915 by STEVIEJAWS, on Flickr
IMG_1927 by STEVIEJAWS, on Flickr
Sonoma Star
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Kiphaven
IMG_1005 by STEVIEJAWS, on Flickr
IMG_0995 by STEVIEJAWS, on Flickr
Tom Cat / Wanderer / Sun Dancer
IMG_0988 by STEVIEJAWS, on Flickr
Tom Cat
IMG_0984 by STEVIEJAWS, on Flickr
Dream Catcher / For Sale
IMG_0980 by STEVIEJAWS, on Flickr
For Sale / Purple People Eater
IMG_0975 by STEVIEJAWS, on Flickr
Indigo
IMG_0971 by STEVIEJAWS, on Flickr
Tom Cat / Planet Earth
IMG_0966 by STEVIEJAWS, on Flickr
Baby Bumblebee / Magic Moments IV / Coyote Moon / Love Birds / Spherical Turtle
IMG_0946 by STEVIEJAWS, on Flickr
Asses Aloft / For Sale / Coyote Moon / Love Birds / Sushi / Spherical Turtle
IMG_0934 by STEVIEJAWS, on Flickr
Remax / Yellow Bird / Pencil Boy
IMG_0930 by STEVIEJAWS, on Flickr
Sushi
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IMG_0911 by STEVIEJAWS, on Flickr
IMG_0915 by STEVIEJAWS, on Flickr
IMG_0909 by STEVIEJAWS, on Flickr
Hot Flash
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IMG_0904 by STEVIEJAWS, on Flickr
IMG_0898 by STEVIEJAWS, on Flickr
IMG_0902 by STEVIEJAWS, on Flickr
IMG_0880 by STEVIEJAWS, on Flickr
Terry The Mouse
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IMG_0887 by STEVIEJAWS, on Flickr
Love Birds
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IMG_0869 by STEVIEJAWS, on Flickr
IMG_0874 by STEVIEJAWS, on Flickr