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Our "Route 66 Roadtrip" leads us to the world's largest balloon event.

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1000places > Albuquerque, NM - Our "Route 66 Road Trip" in October 2004 brought us to Albuquerque, NM, in time for one of the great photographic spectacles on the planet - the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta.

1000places > Albuquerque, NM - We arrived early, before daybreak, so as not to miss the opening act of this amazing "sky parade."

1000places > Albuquerque, NM - Then suddenly, illuminated by the propane flame, a balloon would burst to life .... on second thought, perhaps "burst" isn't the best word to describe a balloon inflation.

1000places > Albuquerque, NM - Out of the blackness of the pre-dawn, a luminescent balloon would appear....

1000places > Albuquerque, NM - ....then more and more, until a line of a half dozen or so balloons were ready to ascend as the "Dawn Patrol."

1000places > Albuquerque, NM - The balloons' propane burners lit up the horizon. The pilots are in contact with each other, so in a synchronized light show, the balloons all glow at once.

1000places > Then, like blinking, groggy fireflies, the first balloons began to ascend....bringing new meaning to the phrase "early risers."

1000places > After the first dozen or so balloons lifted into the early dawn sky, there was a brief interlude before the Mass Ascension began....time for Jeanne to enjoy her breakfast burrito.

Albuquerque, NM - ....then more and more, until a line of a half dozen or so balloons were ready to ascend as the "Dawn Patrol."

> Albuquerque, NM - ....then more and more, until a line of a half dozen or so balloons were ready to ascend as the "Dawn Patrol."

Albuquerque, NM - ....then more and more, until a line of a half dozen or so balloons were ready to ascend as the "Dawn Patrol."

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