Category Archives: Hot Air Balloons

  After the pilot and his Test Dummy (me) made sure everything was in order, it was time to start taking some of the patients from the Nursing Home up.  Here is the first one to go.  She was transferred … Continue reading →

I thought of several different titles for this blog.  You know, like "My First Time Up in a Hot Air Balloon" or "What It’s Like to Serve as a Test Dummy" or "Fun at Betty Dare" or "Being 100 Isn’t … Continue reading →

  Sunday dawned a very beautiful day!!  I went out front of the house for only about a half hour. I didn’t see any special shapes, but sure saw plenty of others.  We have had them fly over the house, but none … Continue reading →

Approximately 52 hot air balloons participated in the 18th. Annual White Sands Balloon Invitational September 19 and 20, 2009.  Half launched from White Sands National Monument and half from various locations around Alamogordo, NM. The following morning, they switched around.    … Continue reading →