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.JPG "Early morning preparations - move basket off of trailer")
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Early morning preparations - move basket off of trailer |
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.JPG "Early morning preparations - inflate balloon with cold air from fan")
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Early morning preparations - inflate balloon with cold air from fan |
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.JPG "Cold air begins to inflate balloon")
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Cold air begins to inflate balloon |
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.JPG "Sonny Marshall assists - fan in foreground, basket on its side")
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Sonny Marshall assists - fan in foreground, basket on its side |
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.JPG "Early morning photo at Boar's Head Inn")
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Early morning photo at Boar's Head Inn |
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.JPG "Early morning photo at Boar's Head Inn")
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Early morning photo at Boar's Head Inn |
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.JPG "Early morning photo at Boar's Head Inn")
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Early morning photo at Boar's Head Inn |
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.JPG "Balloon still being inflated with cold air from fan - Della in pink jacket")
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Balloon still being inflated with cold air from fan - Della in pink jacket |
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.JPG "Della & Sonny inspect inside of balloon, still being inflated with cold air")
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Della & Sonny inspect inside of balloon, still being inflated with cold air |
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.JPG "Sonny & Della peering into balloon")
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Sonny & Della peering into balloon |
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.JPG "Second balloon also being inflated in background")
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Second balloon also being inflated in background |
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.JPG "Looking inside of balloon as it is being inflated")
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Looking inside of balloon as it is being inflated |
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.JPG "Looking across basket into balloon")
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Looking across basket into balloon |
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.JPG "Still inflating - hang on there, Sonny..!")
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Still inflating - hang on there, Sonny..! |
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.JPG "Sister balloon now getting some hot air shot to it")
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Sister balloon now getting some hot air shot to it |
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.JPG "Sister balloon starts to sit upright")
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Sister balloon starts to sit upright |
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.JPG "Our basket is still on its side while hot air is beginning to fill our sister balloon")
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Our basket is still on its side while hot air is beginning to fill our sister balloon |
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.JPG "Now our balloon gets a shot of hot air from the LP burners")
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Now our balloon gets a shot of hot air from the LP burners |
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.JPG "Now our balloon is really coming up...!")
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Now our balloon is really coming up...! |
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.JPG "Both balloons sitting up and getting ready to take off")
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Both balloons sitting up and getting ready to take off |
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.JPG "A view into the pilot's space showing the LP bottles and navigation equipment")
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A view into the pilot's space showing the LP bottles and navigation equipment |
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.JPG "Della in foreground, Sonny & Jennifer behind her")
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Della in foreground, Sonny & Jennifer behind her |
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.JPG "Kenn & Della - with Chief Pilot Rick Behr behind")
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Kenn & Della - with Chief Pilot Rick Behr behind |
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.JPG "Kenn, Della, Jennifer & Sonny ready to launch")
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Kenn, Della, Jennifer & Sonny ready to launch |
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.JPG "Here are the two balloons ready to go. We are in the balloon on the left (shot taken by chase driver)")
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Here are the two balloons ready to go. We are in the balloon on the left (shot taken by chase driver) |
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.JPG "Here we go (shot taken by chase driver)")
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Here we go (shot taken by chase driver) |
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.JPG "Shot taken by chase driver")
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Shot taken by chase driver |
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.JPG "Cutting fire into the beast")
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Cutting fire into the beast |
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.JPG "We're up! Looking back down on our sister balloon")
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We're up! Looking back down on our sister balloon |
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.JPG "The sun is just coming up as we take off")
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The sun is just coming up as we take off |
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.JPG "Looking down at the launch area grass")
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Looking down at the launch area grass |
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.JPG "Looking across the top of Sonny's head at the pond at Boar's Head and the beautiful foliage")
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Looking across the top of Sonny's head at the pond at Boar's Head and the beautiful foliage |
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.JPG "The sun is shining through our sister balloon as we rise together")
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The sun is shining through our sister balloon as we rise together |
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.JPG "Looking out at the early morning mist rising from the pond and foliage")
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Looking out at the early morning mist rising from the pond and foliage |
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.JPG "Looking down on one of the chase vehicles")
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Looking down on one of the chase vehicles |
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.JPG "Looking down on the launch area")
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Looking down on the launch area |
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.JPG "Beautiful shot looking down on the pond at Boar's Head")
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Beautiful shot looking down on the pond at Boar's Head |
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.JPG "Sunrise as viewed from the balloon just after we took off")
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Sunrise as viewed from the balloon just after we took off |
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.JPG "Looking down at our sister balloon")
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Looking down at our sister balloon |
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.JPG "Passing over Charlottesville homes")
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Passing over Charlottesville homes |
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.JPG "Morning mist rising from the countryside as we look off toward the Blue Ridge mountains")
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Morning mist rising from the countryside as we look off toward the Blue Ridge mountains |
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.JPG "Sister balloon gains altitude")
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Sister balloon gains altitude |
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.JPG "A competitor's balloon can be seen off in the distance")
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A competitor's balloon can be seen off in the distance |
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.JPG "Soaring over the inhabitants")
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Soaring over the inhabitants |
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.JPG "Ain't this stuff maarrvvelous...?")
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Ain't this stuff maarrvvelous...? |
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.JPG "Looking out from inside the basket")
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Looking out from inside the basket |
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.JPG "Sister balloon drifts away a bit")
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Sister balloon drifts away a bit |
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.JPG "The early morning launch gave us a neat perspective of the morning fog lifting")
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The early morning launch gave us a neat perspective of the morning fog lifting |
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.JPG "Looking down on Charlottesville as we meander over toward Route 29 North")
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Looking down on Charlottesville as we meander over toward Route 29 North |
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.JPG "Shopping centers, don't you know ...")
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Shopping centers, don't you know ... |
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.JPG "Looking down on what appears to be two bad spots in the roof at Rio Hill")
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Looking down on what appears to be two bad spots in the roof at Rio Hill |
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.JPG "Close up of the two bad spots")
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Close up of the two bad spots |
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.JPG "Looking South along Route 29")
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Looking South along Route 29 |
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.JPG "Looking North up Route 29")
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Looking North up Route 29 |
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.JPG "The morning fog seems to be following the Rivanna River")
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The morning fog seems to be following the Rivanna River |
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.JPG "Here's the Double Tree Inn")
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Here's the Double Tree Inn |
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.JPG "Drifting over the Rivanna River looking for our reflection")
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Drifting over the Rivanna River looking for our reflection |
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.JPG "We're starting to see our reflection now")
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We're starting to see our reflection now |
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.JPG "Now we're going down below the trees to swoop along the river just above the water")
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Now we're going down below the trees to swoop along the river just above the water |
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.JPG "Looking over the basket at our reflection in the river")
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Looking over the basket at our reflection in the river |
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.JPG "This was a special part of the flight")
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This was a special part of the flight |
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.JPG "See how far below the tree tops we are ...?")
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See how far below the tree tops we are ...? |
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.JPG "When we came back up from the river bottom we actually clipped the top of a tree before we gained altitude")
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When we came back up from the river bottom we actually clipped the top of a tree before we gained altitude |
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.JPG "The sun played games with us as we watched our shadow and the shadow of our sister balloon")
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The sun played games with us as we watched our shadow and the shadow of our sister balloon |
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.JPG "We think this is a soccer field under construction and our pilot wanted to try to land here, but the chase vehicles couldn't get in")
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We think this is a soccer field under construction and our pilot wanted to try to land here, but the chase vehicles couldn't get in |
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.JPG "There's one of the chase vehicles now ...")
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There's one of the chase vehicles now ... |
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.JPG "Here's the chase vehicle we came back on (driven by retired UPS driver, Jack)")
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Here's the chase vehicle we came back on (driven by retired UPS driver, Jack) |
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.JPG "Both chase vehicles have caught up with us (temporarily)")
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Both chase vehicles have caught up with us (temporarily) |
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.JPG "I aimed the camera straight up into the balloon while we were flying and this is what I saw")
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I aimed the camera straight up into the balloon while we were flying and this is what I saw |
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.JPG "Okay, Jennifer, go ahead and ham it up ...!!")
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Okay, Jennifer, go ahead and ham it up ...!! |
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.JPG "Neat shot of the two balloon shadows")
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Neat shot of the two balloon shadows |
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.JPG "Here's a good shot of our shadow.")
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Here's a good shot of our shadow. |
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.JPG "Making preparations to land")
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Making preparations to land |
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.JPG "Early morning preparations - move basket off of trailer")
.JPG "Early morning preparations - inflate balloon with cold air from fan")
.JPG "Cold air begins to inflate balloon")
.JPG "Sonny Marshall assists - fan in foreground, basket on its side")
.JPG "Early morning photo at Boar's Head Inn")
.JPG "Early morning photo at Boar's Head Inn")
.JPG "Early morning photo at Boar's Head Inn")
.JPG "Balloon still being inflated with cold air from fan - Della in pink jacket")
.JPG "Della & Sonny inspect inside of balloon, still being inflated with cold air")
.JPG "Sonny & Della peering into balloon")
.JPG "Second balloon also being inflated in background")
.JPG "Looking inside of balloon as it is being inflated")
.JPG "We're getting there ...")
.JPG "Still being inflated ...")
.JPG "Looking across basket into balloon")
.JPG "Still inflating - hang on there, Sonny..!")
.JPG "Sister balloon now getting some hot air shot to it")
.JPG "Sister balloon starts to sit upright")
.JPG "Our basket is still on its side while hot air is beginning to fill our sister balloon")
.JPG "Now our balloon gets a shot of hot air from the LP burners")
.JPG "Now our balloon is really coming up...!")
.JPG "Both balloons sitting up and getting ready to take off")
.JPG "A view into the pilot's space showing the LP bottles and navigation equipment")
.JPG "Della in foreground, Sonny & Jennifer behind her")
.JPG "Kenn & Della - with Chief Pilot Rick Behr behind")
.JPG "Kenn, Della, Jennifer & Sonny ready to launch")
.JPG "Here are the two balloons ready to go. We are in the balloon on the left (shot taken by chase driver)")
.JPG "Here we go (shot taken by chase driver)")
.JPG "Up, up & away ...")
.JPG "Shot taken by chase driver")
.JPG "Cutting fire into the beast")
.JPG "We're up! Looking back down on our sister balloon")
.JPG "The sun is just coming up as we take off")
.JPG "Looking down at the launch area grass")
.JPG "Looking across the top of Sonny's head at the pond at Boar's Head and the beautiful foliage")
.JPG "The sun is shining through our sister balloon as we rise together")
.JPG "Looking out at the early morning mist rising from the pond and foliage")
.JPG "Looking down on one of the chase vehicles")
.JPG "Looking down on the launch area")
.JPG "Beautiful shot looking down on the pond at Boar's Head")
.JPG "Sunrise as viewed from the balloon just after we took off")
.JPG "Looking down at our sister balloon")
.JPG "Passing over Charlottesville homes")
.JPG "Morning mist rising from the countryside as we look off toward the Blue Ridge mountains")
.JPG "Another scenic view")
.JPG "Sister balloon gains altitude")
.JPG "More pretty countryside")
.JPG "A competitor's balloon can be seen off in the distance")
.JPG "Soaring over the inhabitants")
.JPG "Another pretty shot")
.JPG "Another scenic view")
.JPG "Ain't this stuff maarrvvelous...?")
.JPG "Looking out from inside the basket")
.JPG "Sister balloon drifts away a bit")
.JPG "The early morning launch gave us a neat perspective of the morning fog lifting")
.JPG "Yet another view")
.JPG "There's sister again")
.JPG "Another shot of sister")
.JPG "Looking down on Charlottesville as we meander over toward Route 29 North")
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.JPG "Shopping centers, don't you know ...")
.JPG "Looking down on what appears to be two bad spots in the roof at Rio Hill")
.JPG "Close up of the two bad spots")
.JPG "Rio Hill Shopping Center")
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.JPG "Looking South along Route 29")
.JPG "Looking North up Route 29")
.JPG "The morning fog seems to be following the Rivanna River")
.JPG)
.JPG "Wal-Mart & Sam's Club")
.JPG)
.JPG "Here's the Double Tree Inn")
.JPG)
.JPG)
.JPG "Drifting over the Rivanna River looking for our reflection")
.JPG "We're starting to see our reflection now")
.JPG "There we are ...!")
.JPG)
.JPG "Sonny's having fun ...!")
.JPG)
.JPG)
.JPG)
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.JPG)
.JPG "Now we're going down below the trees to swoop along the river just above the water")
.JPG "Ain't this neat ...?")
.JPG "Looking over the basket at our reflection in the river")
.JPG "This was a special part of the flight")
.JPG "See how far below the tree tops we are ...?")
.JPG)
.JPG)
.JPG "When we came back up from the river bottom we actually clipped the top of a tree before we gained altitude")
.JPG "The sun played games with us as we watched our shadow and the shadow of our sister balloon")
.JPG)
.JPG)
.JPG)
.JPG)
.JPG "We think this is a soccer field under construction and our pilot wanted to try to land here, but the chase vehicles couldn't get in")
.JPG "There's one of the chase vehicles now ...")
.JPG "Here's the chase vehicle we came back on (driven by retired UPS driver, Jack)")
.JPG "Both chase vehicles have caught up with us (temporarily)")
.JPG)
.JPG)
.JPG)
.JPG)
.JPG)
.JPG "I aimed the camera straight up into the balloon while we were flying and this is what I saw")
.JPG "Okay, Jennifer, go ahead and ham it up ...!!")
.JPG "Neat shot of the two balloon shadows")
.JPG)
.JPG "Here's a good shot of our shadow.")
.JPG)
.JPG)
.JPG)
.JPG "Making preparations to land")
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