Every year in Provo they have the "Freedom Festival" It is for several days leading up to Independence Day. They have hot air balloon races, a down town street fair with live entertainment, fancy banquets and firesides, pancake breakfast at many church buildings, the parade and the crowning event, "The Stadium of Fire" which is always a fantastic show. We weren't going to go this year at all because of family wedding that we wanted to go to in August. We were disappointed about that but excited to go for Kyle and Kimber's wedding.
Well, unfortunately we got a phone call informing us of Uncle Erwin's passing and we needed to go to Utah to be with my parents for a while. Soooo that meant being in Provo for my favorite time of year. (there, any way)
They have hot air balloon races for several mornings in the first week of July. They do it in a park behind the hospital that is within walking distance from Greg and Jessica's house. ( Notice the blue flags on this balloon) This first morning it was windy but they filled the balloons anyway, hoping for the best.
It's amazing to watch the process as they lay out, set up, and fill the balloons. The whole park is filled with familys and equipment, huge fans and fire blowing tanks.
This showes a little bit of the process, notice the helpers. It gets a little hectic and they sometimes recute those standing by on a moments notice.
Look who they recuted, it's the Duclos Brothers Racing Team. They were awesome helpers.On this day, after all of the balloons were filled, they determined that it was too windy for the balloon to be launched. Oh well, it was a fun morning anyway.
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