Monday, May 14, 2012

Sunflower Balloon Festival

the crowds gathered Saturday afternoon at the Anthony Kansas airport for the 15th annual Sunflower Balloon Festival

lots of waiting around to see if the balloons would be able to lift off, depending on the wind

pilots checked wind speed with anemometers and calculators - winds over 8 mph are too much

airport windsock - wind steady out of the north

some used the old fashioned way

it was determined too windy to fly safely and most balloon teams left, but a couple stayed to try to give the crowd a little something

it takes a lot of people holding lots of ropes, one rope was even tied off to the car

this is as good as it got, Jack N the Box almost made it vertical!


Kansas and hot air balloons go together - remember OZ? Wide open spaces, lots of sun, but sometimes too much wind. Great road trip - hot air balloon checked off the list of things to see!

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