Pics - Megs October Balloon Festival cruise

Dragon2U · 10-23-2011, 02:26 PM

Here are a few pictures from the NC balloon festival that was hosted by Meg. Had a GREAT time with everyone, thanks Meg for putting this together and making it a memorable event!!

If anyone that attended wants to add pictures to this thread please do so.

If you've never been to a festival, the object is to launch your balloon over a mile away, fly into the scoring area to drop 2 colored streamers and attempt to throw a ring around a pole. It was truly amazing to watch all these balloons navigate from miles away to within feet of a 10 foot pole stuck in the ground while you watch only 20-30 feet away as well. Had 1 or 2 gondolas scrape the ground trying to get too close to the scoring pole but it was all very safe and well orchestrated.

Don't ask, I don't know what it was, but it was Ultra Violet so I had to take a picture of it

The below black balloon was interesting to watch, he was way off course but dropped behind the hill and trees in the background. He found a nearly static air pocket to sit in and sat there for what seemed like a half hour. He he was able to control his drift and make a 90 degree turn to the scoring pole before getting into the airstream again and flying off into the wild blue yonder.

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Left early in the AM to get back to our little trooper waiting in the doggy hotel for us
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YellowDZH · 10-23-2011, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragon2U

Here are a few pictures from the NC balloon festival that was hosted by Meg. Had a GREAT time with everyone, thanks Meg for putting this together and making it a memorable event!!

Mike am I missing something??? Where are the pictures???

Thumper · 10-23-2011, 02:37 PM

Ummmm....are they there yet

Dragon2U · 10-23-2011, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by YellowDZH

Mike am I missing something??? Where are the pictures???

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Originally Posted by Thumper

Ummmm....are they there yet

Ahhhh, I'm getting older and it's taking me longer ..........

Should be there now

waysouth6speed · 10-23-2011, 03:11 PM

What a beautiful day and beautiful colors... and that guy with the hat looks familiar... maybe an old boyfriend I had? He's cute!

Red Cat · 10-23-2011, 03:34 PM

Great pictures!

violet haze · 10-23-2011, 05:07 PM

thanks Meg for getting together a great group of fanatics. my sister and i really enjoyed meeting everyone. now what's next?

OP · 10-23-2011, 05:10 PM

That looks like a GREAT time...thanks for sharin'

RUN ROD RUN · 10-23-2011, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Red Cat

Great pictures!

Sure looks like a fun event.

Kruser · 10-23-2011, 05:15 PM

OK ... I must have missed learning the secret handshake.... How in the heck do I add photos to this or another thread?

Kruser

BlueStreak · 10-23-2011, 06:07 PM

When you open a reply window and post your comments you then scroll down below the "submit" button and you will find a "manage attachments" button. That will get you to a screen where you can search your files for the pix you wish to post, one at a time. There is also a table that tells you what type of files you can attach and how big they can be.
Otherwise you can use a photo hosting site. Since I do not do that I can't help with that.

REBEL · 10-23-2011, 06:24 PM

Before I die I want a ride.... can they tie two ballons togeather to carry the load?

Thumper · 10-23-2011, 07:03 PM

The pictures are so pretty!! Thanks for sharing!!

Dragon2U · 10-23-2011, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Kruser

OK ... I must have missed learning the secret handshake.... How in the heck do I add photos to this or another thread?

Kruser

Kruser,
You can do what Bluestreak mentioned or you can load pictures in your personal photo gallery here on the forum and link to them like I did. Everyone that is a member has a gallery here that they can use. I'm not sure if there is a gallery "how to" on here but if you need help send me a PM.

Oldsailor · 10-23-2011, 10:21 PM

What a great rally!!!! Meg - you did a great job!!! We all had a wonderful time!!! The balloon festival was AWESOME!!!!! We plan on going next year and hope there will be another SSR rally as well!! Great seeing some familiar faces along with some new faces!!!

Old Sailor & Puchi

Kruser · 10-24-2011, 04:23 AM

OK ... Thanks for all the help I think I can get these photos posted.

Kruser

Kruser · 10-24-2011, 04:29 AM

IT was great getting to meet everyone and we are looking forward to Maggie Valley... Many thanks to Meg for encouraging us to get active

Kruser

YellowDZH · 10-24-2011, 07:26 AM

Great pictures, it would appear that the weather is getting colder. It is still in the high 80's and low 90' here in Las Vegas. Thanks for posting all of these pictures so we all can enjoy the show. I knew if MEG is involved it would be a great outing.

towcar2000 · 10-24-2011, 07:57 AM

This was my first outing with the FANATIC'S. I certainly picked a great RALLY and a SUPER group of people. It was nice meeting everyone, and Meg did a SUPER job planning everything. A wounderful event and people just MADE MY DAY!!!!! THANK'S to everyone, and Dragon2U, you brightened under the hood of the BLACK STALLION

THANK'S
TOWCAR2000 (Billy)

Dragon2U · 10-24-2011, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by waysouth6speed

that guy with the hat looks familiar... maybe an old boyfriend I had? He's cute!

DOOPHUS · 10-24-2011, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragon2U

Here are a few pictures from the NC balloon festival that was hosted by Meg. Had a GREAT time with everyone, thanks Meg for putting this together and making it a memorable event!!

Left early in the AM to get back to our little trooper waiting in the doggy hotel for us

Great pictures, Dragon . . . especially Little Trooper.

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Meg in Carolina · 10-26-2011, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Oldsailor

What a great rally!!!! Meg - you did a great job!!! We all had a wonderful time!!! The balloon festival was AWESOME!!!!! We plan on going next year and hope there will be another SSR rally as well!! Great seeing some familiar faces along with some new faces!!!

Old Sailor & Puchi

This rally was only successful because of those attending as Billy said you are a great bunch of folks.

Yes, we will do it again next year, everyone there seemed to be agreement and want it again. Let's see if we can tie it in with the Renaissance Festival which runs from October to the first week in November this year was the 18th year. It's quite an event and I think you would really enjoy it tied in with the Hot Air Balloons. It's staged on 20 acres in the same area as the hotel where we stayed.
The Renaissance Festival is a 16th century European style art and entertainment festival combining outdoor theater, circus entertainment, arts and crafts marketplace, a jousting tournament, beer garden and wine tasting, a feast fit for royalty, and much much more.

We have a year to plan for it so let me know what you think

Oldsailor · 10-26-2011, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by towcar2000

This was my first outing with the FANATIC'S. I certainly picked a great RALLY and a SUPER group of people. It was nice meeting everyone, and Meg did a SUPER job planning everything. A wounderful event and people just MADE MY DAY!!!!! THANK'S to everyone, and Dragon2U, you brightened under the hood of the BLACK STALLION

THANK'S
TOWCAR2000 (Billy)

Hey Billy - it was great meeting you as well!! You took a bunch of photos - any chance of you posting some of those? Hope to see you at another rally!! Old Sailor

DOUBLE-D · 10-26-2011, 03:33 PM

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Dragon2U · 10-26-2011, 03:47 PM

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Hahahahaha, you beat me to it. My mother in-law just sent that to me and I was going to post it here. Perfect timing

Dragon2U · 10-26-2011, 03:50 PM

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Yes, we will do it again next year..... Let's see if we can tie it in with the Renaissance Festival which runs from October to the first week in November .....

We have a year to plan for it so let me know what you think

Meg, I would be game for that. We saw an advertisement on TV for the local festival and it reminded us of the one we went to in Atlanta. I agree it's a fun event that can last most of the day and we think it would be great to add that to next years agenda.

Hey towcar2000,
It was great to meet you as well. As Oldsailor mentioned, please post some pics if you have some. If you're having problems posting send me a PM and I will try to walk you through it.

Meg in Carolina · 10-27-2011, 07:10 AM

I am looking forward to adding the Festival to our next years rally as well; we can plan as we go forward starting with the Maggie Valley gathering in May.

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Meg, I would be game for that. We saw an advertisement on TV for the local festival and it reminded us of the one we went to in Atlanta. I agree it's a fun event that can last most of the day and we think it would be great to add that to next years agenda.

Hey towcar2000,
It was great to meet you as well. As Oldsailor mentioned, please post some pics if you have some. If you're having problems posting send me a PM and I will try to walk you through it.