Since we moved to Utah my Sister-in-law had been telling us how cool the Balloon Fest was and that we should go with them. The thought of getting up before 5 a.m. on a weekend was never really appealing so we didn't go.
This year we were heading out of town to visit friends in Idaho and so it wasn't a huge time difference for us. We all got up early and headed out. We arrived at 6 am and got pretty good parking. We brought some yogurt and granola bars to eat until 6:30 when the festival officially began.
In the open field there were 23 hot air balloons laid out and ready to go. When the time was called the balloons began to be inflated. It was an amazing site. You had to stand and be ready to move as the balloons grew. Soon we could only see the 4-5 balloons that were filled around us.
Once the balloons filled they began taking off. Some only went a little ways and set down in the school yard next to the field. Others floated off around the valley.
There was a variety of balloons including Darth Vader, smokey the bear, a pig and the worlds tallest balloon - a coke bottle standing over 182 feet tall.
To support Nu skin, one of the sponsors of the balloon fest, Aaron got us all shirts to wear.
After the balloons are all up they have a contest where the balloons come back one at a time and try to drop a bean bag on a target. They also use a 5 foot pointed stick to joust and pop a balloon. We weren't able to stay for the entire contest as balloons fly slow, but it was fun. We will definitely go again.
This year we were heading out of town to visit friends in Idaho and so it wasn't a huge time difference for us. We all got up early and headed out. We arrived at 6 am and got pretty good parking. We brought some yogurt and granola bars to eat until 6:30 when the festival officially began.
In the open field there were 23 hot air balloons laid out and ready to go. When the time was called the balloons began to be inflated. It was an amazing site. You had to stand and be ready to move as the balloons grew. Soon we could only see the 4-5 balloons that were filled around us.
Once the balloons filled they began taking off. Some only went a little ways and set down in the school yard next to the field. Others floated off around the valley.
There was a variety of balloons including Darth Vader, smokey the bear, a pig and the worlds tallest balloon - a coke bottle standing over 182 feet tall.
To support Nu skin, one of the sponsors of the balloon fest, Aaron got us all shirts to wear.
After the balloons are all up they have a contest where the balloons come back one at a time and try to drop a bean bag on a target. They also use a 5 foot pointed stick to joust and pop a balloon. We weren't able to stay for the entire contest as balloons fly slow, but it was fun. We will definitely go again.
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