Our city has the privilege of hosting a hot air balloon competition every September. An average balloon system – envelope, gondola, fuel tanks, and 40 gallons of fuel – will weigh about 600 pounds, deflated on the ground. Adding two to three people will increase the weight by another 300-500 pounds. But, once the envelope is filled with hot air…weightless!
This post is in response to the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge.
Rural Iowa Pastor 
Great photos! Have you ever gone up in one?
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Thanks, Terri! I did have the opportunity to take a ride in 2013. It was an amazing experience. I posted that experience on a photo challenge: “From Lines to Patterns” https://ruraliowapastor.com/tag/weekly-photo-challenge-from-lines-to-patterns/
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Cool! I’ll take a look at your post!
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Great shots!
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Thank you, William. I’m glad you stopped by.
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Wonderful captures. Majestic and bursting with color.
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Thank you, Lisa. My favorite was the solid blue balloon…unique among all the multi-color designs.
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It is magnificent, but I must admit it was impossible for me to choose a favorite. They were all so beautiful
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I’m so glad someone posted hot air balloons – have been watching the reader to see who goes in that direction! Love your choice for the week.
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Thank you, Tina. It was an easy choice for me since it’s an annual event. Glad I could supply them.
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I’m crazy about hot air balloons and have gone up in one on 4 continents!
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Wow, Lulu, that is outstanding. I would love to have the opportunity to fly again. Thanks for your comments.
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🙂
At first, I also considered taking one of my hot air balooning images
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There’s always time for a second entry. I would enjoy seeing them! Thanks!
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🙂 Thatks, Chuck.
My ballooning images are quite easy to find: https://solaner.wordpress.com/tag/balloon/
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Thank you for the link…I thoroughly enjoyed viewing your balloon blog posts. You have had a lot of flying time, while I have only had the one. Interesting to see the night shots. Our balloonists are only allowed to fly in the daytime. I also have additional balloon posts that can be found at https://ruraliowapastor.com/tag/hot-air-balloons/. Look forward to see you in future Weekly Photo Challenges!
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you’re welcome, Chuck!
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We have one here in the fall as well, I love going! Nice take on the challenge.
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