Who can resist hot air ballons? From Dorothy and Toto being left behind in the Wizard of Oz, to The Great Race, hot air ballons capture our imagination and our hearts. Boise used to have hot air balloons as a showcase of the now defunk Boise River Festival. I don't miss the has been music acts or the ridiculous crowds of the Boise River Festival, which mostly trashed the adjacent parks and made one wonder what was being celebrated? I did miss the hot air balloons. To that end some individuals and sponsors brought back the Spirit of Boise Balloon Festival that is happening over this Labor Day weekend, 2011.
What a lovely sight at 7:45 a.m. driving to work to have literally two or three dozen balloons gently grace the skies of Boise in the downtown and over the Boise River. It absolutley brings out that childlike wonder I posess and a toothy wide smile to my face.
The photos are courtesy of the Idaho Statesman and were published August 31, 2011.
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