The American Ballon

Title: The American Balloon Shot Taken From: Balloon Fiesta Park October 2014 Google Earth: 35.197500, -106.596321 About the Photo: I really thought that the American flag balloon stood out in this shot so I wanted to try and highlight it. General Info: I’m born and raised in Tucson, Arizona but currently live in Albuquerque, NM. The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is a yearly festival of hot air balloons that takes place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA during early October. The Balloon Fiesta is a nine day event, and has over 500 balloons each year. The event is the largest hot air balloon festival in the world. Balloon Fiesta Park, from which the balloons are launched, is located on the northern edge of the city. In 2005, the Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum. Part of the reason for the success of the Fiesta are the cool Albuquerque morning temperatures in October and the Albuquerque box. The "box" is a set of predictable wind patterns that can be exploited to navigate the balloons. At low elevations the winds tend to be northerly (from the north), but at higher elevations they tend to be southerly.
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