Friday, August 18, 2006

The Ride in the Balloon!

With Thanks to Mabel Bushee for sharing her excellent photographs with all of us.


She and her husband, Richard, took this Hot Air Balloon Ride last Sunday.

Enjoy!




We fire up, near Munnsville...................

and look straight up as the balloon fills with air,

We're off - and looking toward the East, as we head South over farmland;

and turn for a Northwestern view of the countryside, looking toward Oneida Lake.

And then turning toward Stone Road and the Windmills;





Dwight Cramer, the pilot, "shows his stuff", by skimming the corn tassels but not knocking any corn over!




And we finally land on Water Street; a grand experience!

(Click to enlarge Photographs.)