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only 4 pics from this air show left to post.......
here's a break with color!!!




The 38th annual Great Balloon Race (second oldest in the US)(http://www.greatforestparkballoonrace.com ) was held on Sat September 15, 2007. The balloons are all setup close together in a large field and then they started inflating slowly. The race is called a "hare and hound" race because a lead balloon(Energizer Bunny - get it, a "hare") takes off and lands at a distant area - the "hare". The other balloons take off one by one(the "hounds") and follow the lead balloon. Once they find the lead balloon landing site they drop a sack of birdseed as close as possible to that balloon. The balloon that drops their sack of birdseed closest to the "hare" wins the race.

We started out with a demonstration of precision parachuting. After the last parachutist lands it is time for the race to begin.


This event took place in Forest Park (http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/forestpark ) which is in the center of St Louis and is 40% bigger than Central Park in New York City.


This is the only balloon race that starts out inside a major metropolitan city in the United States. All of the other major balloon events take place outside of the cities.


Happy Thursday!!!



(constructive critique is welcome)


coming soon -
the St Louis Zoo
http://www.stlzoo.org/
and another - St Louis Air Show - from high up in the hills above the air field:
http://www.stlcofair.org/
and on Mon 09/03 we went to a small car show - that next
after that - Friday 09/14 - St Louis Balloon Glow
and - Saturday 0915 - Great St Louis Balloon Race