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elgecko · 09-30-2007, 10:45 PM

My wife and I have been talking about taking a hot air balloon ride for some time.
I’ve been saving my money and for an anniversary present this year we finally got to go on one.
I was a little mad that I forgot to take my GPS with me, but the pilot had one on the balloon.

We took off from Lake Redman.

We skimmed the top of the water.

We where heading north. This is when we where the highest. The pilot said that we where around 1200’.

elgecko · 09-30-2007, 10:46 PM

We where not alone in the sky.

We where flying over York. Things looked a bit familiar. I realized I was floating over where I work.

I hope to take another ride again.

I might add some pics from the ground that my parents where taking while we floated away. I just need to get them from their camera.

obregon562 · 09-30-2007, 10:49 PM

awsome stuff dude!

always seemed like fun!

good for you guys!

xvart · 09-30-2007, 10:51 PM

Awesome! I love the pictures with the balloon shadow on the ground. Don't drop your camera! I won a hot-air balloon ride in a raffle when I was real young. I want to go one again someday. Thanks for sharing! Glad you had a good time.

xvart.

Ozzy · 09-30-2007, 10:56 PM

That was really cool. I'd love to do that.

Did you happen to get any pics of the goodyear warehouse in York?

joossa · 10-01-2007, 11:58 AM

So cool! How long was the entire trip?

neon-eon · 10-01-2007, 03:43 PM

Looks like fun!...It reminds me of the ending scene of Willy Wonka, when they're flying over the neighboorhood in an elevator lol!

-Gabe

ZachA · 10-01-2007, 03:57 PM

elgecko, I'm from SE PA as well. Paoli to be exact. I think my dad actually took us on a hot air balloon ride with the same company, because I remember that van as well as the front yard we took off from.

Hope you had fun! I know we did, landing was a little scary though.

elgecko · 10-01-2007, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ozzy

That was really cool. I'd love to do that.

Did you happen to get any pics of the goodyear warehouse in York?

There is nothing left of it. It burnt down to the ground some time ago. They said it was from poor electrical wiring.

joossa,
The trip was around an hour long.

Hydrotropism,
Landings = controlled crash. LOL

I knew I posted pics from a balloon festival some time ago. I dug up the post, back in 2005. LOL
http://www.terraforums.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=98467

I think it would be really neat to launch with a bunch of other balloons like the festival pics.
The fourth picture, top right hand corner was the balloon we where in.

The company is Windjammer Balloons. He is the gentleman that sets up the festivals here in York.
http://www.windjammerballoons.com/

Ozzy · 10-01-2007, 08:20 PM

Quote:

There is nothing left of it. It burnt down to the ground some time ago. They said it was from poor electrical wiring.

That's impossible because I wired it.

:jaw:

09-30-2007, 10:45 PM	#1
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09-30-2007, 10:46 PM	#2
elgecko I've got a magic window! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: SE PA Posts: 2,637	We where not alone in the sky. We where flying over York. Things looked a bit familiar. I realized I was floating over where I work. I hope to take another ride again. I might add some pics from the ground that my parents where taking while we floated away. I just need to get them from their camera. __________________ My Grow / Trade List Updated 4/26/10 SEPACPS Forum

09-30-2007, 10:49 PM	#3
obregon562 Two flies one pitcher. Minus the crap eating. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lakewood, California, USA Posts: 1,246	awsome stuff dude! always seemed like fun! good for you guys! __________________ "It's easy to rip on cops, when you aren't the one needing saving" My Growlist

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xvart Doing it wrong until I do it right. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Zone 6 Posts: 5,102	Awesome! I love the pictures with the balloon shadow on the ground. Don't drop your camera! I won a hot-air balloon ride in a raffle when I was real young. I want to go one again someday. Thanks for sharing! Glad you had a good time. xvart. __________________ NASC Seed Bank - Updated 2/25 "The tragedy of life is not that every man loses; but that he almost wins." "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?"

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Ozzy Future Darwin Award Winner Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Greenswamp, NC Posts: 10,841	That was really cool. I'd love to do that. Did you happen to get any pics of the goodyear warehouse in York? __________________ FREE AT LAST FREE AT LAST NO MORE BUSH WE ARE FREE AT LAST

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joossa Endymion Join Date: May 2006 Location: Palmdale, CA, USA Posts: 1,692	So cool! How long was the entire trip? __________________ This is the worst growing season ever...

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neon-eon Stop having a boring tuna, stop having a boring life! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 452	Looks like fun!...It reminds me of the ending scene of Willy Wonka, when they're flying over the neighboorhood in an elevator lol! -Gabe __________________ -No matter what you do with your life, I still care about you. -Mr P.

10-01-2007, 03:57 PM	#8
ZachA Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gainesville Posts: 26	elgecko, I'm from SE PA as well. Paoli to be exact. I think my dad actually took us on a hot air balloon ride with the same company, because I remember that van as well as the front yard we took off from. Hope you had fun! I know we did, landing was a little scary though.

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