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Laughlin, NV
We've been to Laughlin Nevada for Riverflight two times. The first time, in 1997, we had exceptional weather and
flew all three days. The second time we went, the weather was not at all cooperative, and we flew zero out of three
mornings.
| This is one way to cross the street. |
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| Yes, I know, we were flying a little low... but we were flying. |
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| The Nevada desert launch site |
| At the Colorado River, |
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| Getting ready for our very first splash-n-dash |
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| I don't know who took this photo, but that is Serenity, just prior to our first splash-n-dash. |
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Palm Springs, CA
Flying in Palm Springs is always fun, but, the weather permits flying only for a few months out of the year. The
winds are generally faster than other venues, but we have always had a great time. The percentage of the ground that
is in golf courses is truly amazing!
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| Low flying over one of Palm Springs' many golf courses. |
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| Palm Springs offers interesting balloon flying in winter. |
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| The chase crew, amongst the date palms. |
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| An early morning launch from the Darby launch site. |
Truckee, CA
We've only been to Truckee (actually Prosser Reservoir) in the Sierra Nevada for ballooning one time. It was very
early in our ballooning career, and what was so notable was that as soon as we got high, all we could see below us was the
tall, sharp, pointy things sticking right up towards us!
| This photo taken from Serenity |
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| flying above Prosser Reservoir. |
| When we actually went high... |
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| all you could see looking down was lots of sharp "pointy-things" pointing back at us... |
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