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Rendezvous Balloon Rally
Riverton, WY
July 2011


 "Jack N D Box" was the only character balloon at the rally this year and
 was piloted by John Harlow from Springfield, MO.

The crowd was patient as Jack's arms, hair, nose, and even the toys, 
surrounding him were inflated. 

The local paper reported that Jack required a team of 10 people and as well as four times as many tanks of propane to fully inflate. Jack is a HUGE balloon, stretching 110 feet, twice as long as a regular balloon. He looked like Gulliver reclining on the field.

 Slowly, Jack began to rise. . .

 and rise. . .

 and rise. . .

until he was fully upright. 

Jack was impressive on the field; however, I can only imagine
 how he looked aloft since Jack remained on the ground the day I attended.

Comments

  1. SissySeesJuly 25, 2011 at 6:43 AM

    Oooh... ahhh... I've always loved hot air balloons. Went up - tethered to the ground - in one in 6th grade. Want to go on the sunrise "experience" a local company offers!

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  2. Changes in the windJuly 25, 2011 at 7:59 AM

    Amazing! The is one huge balloon. You got some great shot of the process.

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  3. KatherineJuly 25, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    I love the big balloons! What a shame that you didn't get to see Jack fly.

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  4. fancystitchingJuly 25, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    WOW! I would have loved to have seen these! We don't have any balloon festivals around here. I guess our terrain doesn't make for good ballooning.

    KAT

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  5. YnottJuly 25, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    WOW he is huge. That was always a fun day to see all the balloons in the air and to get that close to them while they are getting them ready to fly.

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  6. kathy bJuly 25, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    can i have fries with that??

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  7. Judy D in WAJuly 25, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    Wow, very cool pictures! Too bad you couldn't see him fly.

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  8. MarciaJuly 25, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    I love Jack! We once went to a balloon festival. It was so fun.

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  9. Tracy BatchelderJuly 26, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    That balloon is huge! I don't think I'll ever have the courage to go up in a hot air balloon.

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  10. CarmiñaAugust 3, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    Hi Nancy!
    I love balloons, i would like to go up in one of them.
    I do not know if sewing on buttons or embroider the eyes, and i pretend to quilt whiskers and a tail. I have little time, is a gift to a friend who loves cats, I have to finished in one week or have to wait until next summer.
    Enjoy Agust

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