| 1 of 4 | Day 2, Mass Ascension |
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| Tom's flight From Fiesta 2005 Up Up & Away |
We launched from slot W2 which is to the left of this picture and we are drifting WNW |
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As we increased altitude we are now drifting more North than West |
Drifting mostly North |
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| Looking Westward, water below is from the flood deversion channel |
Looking South, radio tower to the center bottom of picture, Smokey got hung last year on the towers to the West which we have not yet passed |
Looking Southwest |
White balloon in the center is a racing balloon, about a third of the size of my balloon. It has the capability to change directions (up & down) much faster than a larger balloon |
Looking Southwest |
The river is in the distance, we are heading Northwest |
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| Bottom left is Roy/Tramway and the road running left to right is Highway 313, we are looking WNW |
Looking backwards from where we just came from |
Looking NW river in front of us, racing balloon is more or less hovering in calm air |
Looking and traveling NW |
Looking back towards the launch field |
Highway 313 with the railroad trackes to the East of the highway, racing balloon still hovering in calm air |
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| Traveling NW towards Rio Rancho |
Looking West, Mount Taylor in the distance (right side of picture) |
We are talking about a river Splash-N-Dash |
Creeping down towards the river |
Shady Lakes, east of the river |
Looking SW |