Many of the hot-air balloons are inflated but not launched Saturday morning at the Great Falls Balloon Festival held in Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston.
Many of the hot-air balloons are inflated but not launched Saturday morning at the Great Falls Balloon Festival held in Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston.
Amos Varney, 7, fires up the burner of the Lil D balloon Saturday morning with the help of pilot Jason Provost. Varney's brother, Luther, 9, also had the chance to fire the burner.
Many of the hot-air balloons are inflated but not launched Saturday morning at the Great Falls Balloon Festival held in Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston.
Many of the hot-air balloons are inflated but not launched Saturday morning at the Great Falls Balloon Festival held in Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston.
Hot air balloons inflate Saturday at sunrise on a field at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston during the Great Falls Balloon Festival. While the wind was fairly calm on the ground, upper level winds were too strong for them to fly for the second morning in a row of the three day festival.
The Scarecrow balloon is inflated but not launched Saturday morning at the Great Falls Balloon Festival held in Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston.
Many of the hot-air balloons are inflated but not launched Saturday morning at the Great Falls Balloon Festival held in Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston.
The Scarecrow and Lil D hot air balloon are the two specialty balloons to illustrate the Boo-Loon Bash theme of the 2023 Great Falls Balloon Festival. The balloons did not launch Saturday morning due to windy conditions.
The Scarecrow and Lil D hot air balloon are the two specialty balloons to illustrate the Boo-Loon Bash theme of the 2023 Great Falls Balloon Festival. The balloons did not launch Saturday morning due to windy conditions.
People cast shadows on a hot air balloon Saturday morning at the Great Falls Balloon Festival held in Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston.
The crew of the "I'll Have Another" balloon watch the rest of the field fill up with inflated balloons Saturday morning at the Great Falls Balloon Festival held in Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston.
Participants watch the hot air balloons Saturday morning at the Great Falls Balloon Festival held in Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. The launch did not happen Saturday due to windy conditions several hundred feet above the ground.
Hot air balloons inflate Saturday at sunrise on a field at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston during the Great Falls Balloon Festival. While the wind was fairly calm on the ground, upper level winds were too strong for them to fly for the second morning in a row of the three day festival.
People cast shadows on the "I'll Have Another" hot air balloon Saturday morning at the Great Falls Balloon Festival held in Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston.
The interior of the Freedom Flyer balloon filters the early morning sun Saturday as it inflates during the Great Falls Balloon Festival held in Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston.
Jason Provost does a last minute inspection of the Lil D balloon Saturday morning at the Great Falls Balloon Festival held in Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston.
Matt Conklin fires up the propane burner Saturday on a small hot air balloon suitable for a stuffed animal at the Great Falls Balloon Festival held in Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston.
Hot air balloons inflate Saturday at sunrise on a field at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston during the Great Falls Balloon Festival. While the wind was fairly calm on the ground, upper level winds were too strong for them to fly for the second morning in a row of the three day festival.
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