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Category: ballooning

Lifting Spirits Around the World

This was to have been the first weekend of the 2020 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Fiesta is the largest balloon festival … More

ballooning, essential workers, hotairballoons, Liftingspiritsaroundtheworld, Statesville, thankyou

Flying the Skies in Oz

It was a beautiful night in our town, so the balloons we’re out. It was especially fun for me. I … More

ballooning, hot air balloons, land of oz, Wizard of Oz

A New Private Balloon Pilot and A New Commercial Pilot In Our Community

It’s been a big weekend in our community. A balloon examiner (thanks Adam) was in town and we added a … More

balloon pilots, ballooning, commercial balloon pilot, David Litton, hot air balloons, private balloon pilot, Taylor Pigg

A Bit More Ballooning

Yep, more ballooning! Today was significant because my friend Jan took her first ever hot air balloon ride. Introducing people … More

ballooning, first hot air balloon ride, Hot air ballooning, hot air balloons

A Little Bit Of Ballooning

So we went ballooning last night. I had given platelets that afternoon and wasn’t suppose to lift with my left … More

ballooning, coronavirus, friends, hot air balloons

Happy 2020! It’s Going To Be A Great Year!

Three guesses how I started my year! My friends Charles and Kristie had a flight this afternoon, so I went … More

adventure, ballooning, family time, hapoy new year, hot air balloons, NC, reading, Statesville, writing

A Parade of Balloons – My Weekend

It was a great weekend of hot air ballooning in Statesville, North Carolina. It began with our annual Carolinas Balloon … More

adventure, ballooning, friends, fun, hot air balloons, Life, North Carolina, parade, Statesville, weekend

A Weekend in Life

It began in Friday afternoon. It was the 50th anniversary of the first hot air balloon flight in our county. … More

50th anniversary hot air balloon flight, ballooning, bing futch, dulcimer, history, hot air balloons, Iredell County, Life, local music, NC, our of darkness, prevent suicide, roots and dore, Statesville

A Period of Obsession

So today it begins. My period of obsession. The Gordon Bennett Balloon Race (or the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett) will … More

balloon competition, ballooning, competition, Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett, gas balloon competition, gas balloons, Gordon Bennett, YB Races

Weekends Are For Ballooning

My friend Jay is a student balloon pilot (though already a fixed wing pilot) and I suspect will get balloon … More

ballooning, blog, blogging, but mornings ballooning are OK, chase crew, fly balloons, fun with friends, hot air balloon, hot air balloons, i hate mornings, Iredell County, my hobby, NC, propane, Saturday morning, Statesville, student balloon pilot, student pilot

The Birthday

I usually hate being the center of attention. Birthday attention particularly makes me want to squirm. Not that I don’t … More

adventure, balloon glows, birthday, birthday cake, Friendship, jobless, Paris, pasture surfing, ranch life, relationships, Silly string, thankful, travel, TX

Victory Junction

And this is what my ballooning friends do in the summer on Tuesday nights. Victory Junction is a camp for … More

ballooning, hot air balloons, Joey Logano, NASCARnival, Richard Petty, Victory Junction

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