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Don Z's 1998 Balloon Fiesta Gallery
Hello,
friends! I attended the 1998 Kodak
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (the world's largest hot-air
balloon festival) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I crewed for - and flew on -
"itsa Touchie Subject", piloted by Ken "Fergie" Ferguson.
Here are some photos of the event....
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![[IMAGE]](http://members.aol.com/fiestapage/skyful_1.jpg)
Flying aboard
"itsa Touchie Subject" in the final mass ascension, 11 October 1998.
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The
"Special Shapes" mass ascension, 8 October 1998. Note the Canadian
Mounty, Purple People-Eater, Energizer Bunny, Smokey Bear, Tony the
Tiger, J&B Scotch, and Humpty Dumpty.
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![[IMAGE]](http://members.aol.com/fiestapage/trio.jpg)
A trio of
"special shapes" balloons: Daisy, Energizer Bunny, and Smith's
supermarkets.
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Pilot Fergie
prepares to fire up the burners, while the Touchie crew
cold-inflates the envelope.
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![[IMAGE]](http://members.aol.com/fiestapage/backya_2.jpg)
"itsa
Touchie Subject" rises from a hop in someone's backyard, after
swapping out a propane tank and changing riders. Fortunately,
Albuquerque residents seem to enjoy this.
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