1st an early morning at the mass ascension, the ascension of both larger and smaller balloons in the morning. 2nd an evening for the balloon light up and Trick or Treating for the community.
The balloon festival is not as large as the Albuquerque Balloon Festival, but the Taos festival is fun and local. It is a topic that we heard about in the local restaurants and on the streets, the residents are proud of the festival.
For the morning ascension we went to the spot by the RV staff, on a nearby hill. We got there by 8 am but there were no balloons in sight. We then went down to where the balloons were launching and many balloons were just taking off. I was able to get photos of the balloons launching. We then drove around, we thought wed go back up on the hill but saw where the balloons were landing, so drove over to that site and saw several land up close.
straight to Rickys for breakfast. We didnt feel bad about going to a local place; me with my dirty rubber boots and Dale with his hiking boots. We looked like the natives.
After a filling breakfast we went back to the RV, Dale to make sure the RV was ready to travel home and me to get the interior ready.
The afternoon was filled with last minute shopping then getting to the site of the balloon lighting. We didnt know what to expect with this.
We got to the site early so that wed have a good parking place. After a bit the balloon teams started to arrive, as did the trick or treaters. Both kids and adults were dressed up in great costumes. By 6 pm there were lots of families, kids running around and balloons were starting to air up.
The balloon lighting consisted of the pilots igniting their burners which shot hot air into the balloons. The flames were so bright that they lit up the entire interior of the balloon; sometimes in a wave, sometimes all at the same time. As it got dark it was such a wonderful site, the
It was a fun time as the crowd was ready to have a good time, counting down for the various activities and kids running around.
After one last soul satisfying dinner at Orlandos these 2 travelers were reluctantly ready to head west.
