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!
