Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta 2012 Trip report...
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Our final trip for the year was just a couple of months ago. Liz has been working on her “bucket list” and one of the things that has been on it for years has been the annual Albuquerque (NM) hot air balloon festival.
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It was a great trip, even though it was launched on short notice, and we had a great time watching the balloons launch (over 500 of them!)
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Balloon glow at night:
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Mass ascent on the last morning we were there:
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Even the Evil Empire sponsored a balloon!
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...To be continued...
![Image](http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z256/ZappBranigan/Albuquerque%20Balloon%20Festival%202012/2012_1005_123445AA.jpg)
It was a great trip, even though it was launched on short notice, and we had a great time watching the balloons launch (over 500 of them!)
![Image](http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z256/ZappBranigan/Albuquerque%20Balloon%20Festival%202012/2012_1007_075322AA.jpg)
![Image](http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z256/ZappBranigan/Albuquerque%20Balloon%20Festival%202012/2012_1007_081031AA.jpg)
![Image](http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z256/ZappBranigan/Albuquerque%20Balloon%20Festival%202012/2012_1007_081502AA.jpg)
Balloon glow at night:
![Image](http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z256/ZappBranigan/Albuquerque%20Balloon%20Festival%202012/2012_1007_185907AA.jpg)
![Image](http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z256/ZappBranigan/Albuquerque%20Balloon%20Festival%202012/2012_1007_190123AA.jpg)
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![Image](http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z256/ZappBranigan/Albuquerque%20Balloon%20Festival%202012/2012_1007_191530AA.jpg)
Mass ascent on the last morning we were there:
![Image](http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z256/ZappBranigan/Albuquerque%20Balloon%20Festival%202012/2012_1008_082035AA.jpg)
![Image](http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z256/ZappBranigan/Albuquerque%20Balloon%20Festival%202012/2012_1008_081900AA.jpg)
Even the Evil Empire sponsored a balloon!
![Image](http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z256/ZappBranigan/Albuquerque%20Balloon%20Festival%202012/2012_1008_083137AA.jpg)
![Image](http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z256/ZappBranigan/Albuquerque%20Balloon%20Festival%202012/2012_1008_083335AA.jpg)
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...To be continued...