Lighter than air
The Chretin’s entry in this weekend’s 2020 Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival presented by Caballeros de Yuma floats lazily over the Yuma Valley between Somerton and San Luis early Friday morning. The event officially gets under way this morning with the traditional mass ascension at approximately sunrise at West Wetlands
Park. Due to Covid 19 restrictions all events, including tonight’s Balloon Glow and Sunday morning’s second mass ascension, will be drive-through events, all at West Wetlands Park. The public will not be permitted on the field-launch area. There will be limited parking available for the launches and it is recommended that those attending the events do so from their vehicles. The glow is exclusively a drive-through event. Drive-through admission to the morning launches today and Sunday is a canned food donation for the Yuma Community Food Bank. The public entrance to West Wetland Park is from 22nd Avenue. The can good collection will take place at that entrance. The highlight of the festival is the Balloon Glow tonight. Admission to the glow is also a canned food donation for the Yuma Community Food Bank.
One of the entries in this weekend’s 2020 Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival presented by Caballeros de Yuma appears to be flirting with the city water tower in Somerton early Friday morning, but’s an optical illusion.
The pilot of the BlLT Companies-sponsored Applebee’s hot air balloon entered in this weekend’s 2020 Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival presented by Caballeros de Yuma and his passengers take a look at what’s below as they float over the Yuma Valley in the vicinity of County 15th Street early Friday morning.
The pilot of one of the entries in this weekend’s 2020 Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival presented by Caballeros de Yuma hits the burner for more altitude as it drifts over a winter vegetable field in the Yuma Valley early Friday morning.