Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
More or less seven hundred balloonists representing one-third of the world’s countries gathered together on October 3 – 11 to launch their colorful flying machines over in Albuquerque (the biggest city of New Mexico) landscape. This is a must-do annual event here in New Mexico. Hundreds of thousands of visitors flocked Albuquerque to watch hundreds of hot-air balloons ascend. The City of Albuquerque built a 72 grass-covered acre park just for this event. It started with 13 balloons in 1972, now it is the largest balloon event in the world.
The fiesta includes events such as evening fireworks, evening balloon glows, and the popular mass ascensions at dusk/dawn.
There were casualties some years before. Katakot! Kaya ayaw ko talagang sumakay, gusto ko lang manood. Last year, I heard that a certain balloon landed on an electric post that set their balloon on fire. Dalawa ata ang namatay. You see, you can’t control where you want your balloon to land. You are like sailing with the wind. This year, fortunately, no one died..may isa lang na nagland sa interstate highway. Waaa.
Anyway…
So we decided to go witness the mass ascensions. We had to wake up at around 4:30 am. Santa Fe, our place, is an hour drive to Albuquerque. We got there at around 6 am. It was freezing cold, around 30 degrees F. We were really excited. The last time we went last year was a disappointment. They did not launch kasi daw malakas ang hangin. They could not fly if it’s windy and/or raining.
Tama na ang dakdak, ito na yung mga pictures na nakuha ko.
Enjoyfulness!!!
GENERAL
SPECIAL SHAPES
PEOPLE
For more photos, you can visit my flickr acount Here.
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Reesie is the author of Off The Top Of My Head. She is a research and IT support-slash-analyst in New Mexico and a Certified COMPTIA A+. She was a college instructor before she works in the US. She enjoys her new found hobby, photography. She is a proud Cebuana from the barrio of Katugasan.
kasadya sa piyesta dinha manay sa?
(masaya ang fiesta diyan…)
Nice shots!
tweet-tweew!
Para ni sa pictures…
no, grrr, this time.
sadya gyd..daghan kaau mga tao. punta ka dito!
How beautiful, lalo na yung dalawang pictures na may moon. Pwede na sa postcard ng Alba–di ko maispell. LOL!
On the people category: the man with Harley Davidson jacket holding a child is so sweet.
Galing ng pictures mo, wow, you are indeed an asset sa B7! Barriosiete is so blessed to have you Reesie!
Thanks Mahalia! Shy naman ako. hehe
ang ganda! sarap sigurong sumakay
Juicekopo, katakot!
Curiously Reesie, pasensya na, abno ako nito, when these balloons fly, bumabalik ba sila dyan sa pinanggalingan nila or uwian na or kung saan man mapadpad? Hirap nun pag naubusan ka nang gasul hehehe
ako rin.. question ko rin to..
kasi, kung ihahalintulad mo sila sa mga pambata na balloons, ang sagot ko sayo, hindi na sila bumabalik sa lupa.
wala pa akong nakikitang pambatang balloon na bumalik sa lupa. parating nasasabit sa linya ng kuryente.
Hindi. Hindi mo control. Hindi mo pwedeng i drive ang balloon. Parang nagsasail ka lang with the wind.. kung saang papadparin doon ka babagsak. Patayin mo lang ata yung gas, tapos yun na babagsak ka na. Merong mga namamatay nito dahil bumabagsak sila sa electric post, highway, etc. Kaya katakot sumakay.
waaa meron naman, yung hindi helium yung laman, malamang babagsak yun. teka ang alam ko sa pampanga merong ganian…
meron nga daw sa pampangga.
dapat sa mga sumasakay sa ganyan me bitbit na glider o kaya parachute malay mo biglang mag-lock ang gasul sa taas hehehe
hahaha. di puede, kasi mabigat yun! lolz.
wow!ang ganda!! naalala ko ung Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (Clarkfield, Pampanga) ganyan n ganyan ehehe! ang saya nyan kaya lng super aga nmin gumising para maabutan nmin ang opening..dami din pictures ni rob my loving husband.. wish ko nxt time makasakay ako s balloon ehehe!
masaya nga siya, graveh! pero ang lamig!!
Fwend,
Paganda ng paganda ang mga shots mo. Galing mo na ah! So proud of yah!
Thanks Fwend! Ikaw ay isang dakilang kaibigan talga. Hehehe.
Weee….
May Darth Vader na hot air balloon!! Wow!! Hahahhahah…..
Wanna have that one! Parang DeathStar. Feeling Sith Lord kasi ako eh. Hahahhaha.
Reesie,
kakikita ko lang ng pictures ng classmate ko sa Facebook ng same event. I was surprised na pareho kayong nasa event. I’ll email you if you’d like to meet her.