Team Serenity Photo Album

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On this page you will see photographs of some of our more recent balloon activities.  This page changes very frequently, as we add new photos and gradually eliminate those that have been on the site for a while.  Come back often and view this page, if nothing else.

The additional pages that you can access at the top have photographs taken at these various ballooning venues.  Enjoy.

July 12, 2009 was Suzan's day to fly the balloon to over 3000' AGL.  And Vicki baked a cake!

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June 28, 2009 was another hot morning for flying, but we did get in several hops and had several new flyers.  Linda Neer's brother, Doug, joined us and we all got to celebrate his birthday!

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March 29, 2009 was another cold morning for what turned out to be a great balloon flight.  We had nine new aeronauts get their first balloon flight this morning!

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March 1, 2009 gave us not only a good balloon flight with lots of photographs, but gave us our first Perris flight video. 

Click here to watch a 9 minute video of the March 1, 2009 balloon flight in Perris, CA.

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Mid January, 2009, found us in Gstaad, Switzerland, flying with Buddy Bombard.  Here are a few photos, and some video, of what its like to fly in the Swiss Alps, in winter, in a hot air balloon.

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Click here to watch a short video of "Ballooning with Buddy Bombard" in the Swiss Alps.

December 21, 2008 was a morning of ballooning that occurred just a few days after heavy rains fell over much of southern California.  We had beautiful views of the snow covered mountains, but worked hard not to land where it would be too muddy for the crew.  In fact, our last landing took place in a residential cul-de-sac.

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September 20, 2009, what can I say... it was another great day for ballooning in Perris, CA.  On this day we almost flew back to the launch field... not quite, but close!

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August 2, 2009 started out very foggy.  We did not expect to do anything other than a tether, but then, it cleared up.  We disconnected the lines for tethering, and took off for what turned out to be a fun flight.

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On June 13, 2009, we flew in the 2009 Sonoma County Hot Air Balloon Classic.  There were some small, low flying clouds that morning, and you can see some of the balloons somewhat above some of those clouds.  In addition to the photos, you should take the time to watch Mike's video production.

Mike Vandenberg has assembled a 9+ minute video of our adventures in Sonoma in 2009. View it here.

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May 17, 2009 gave us a chance to not only have a fun balloon flight, but we also had an opportunity to celebrate Larry Vandenberg's birthday.

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April 26, 2009 was a fun day in spite of the fact that the winds only allowed for a relatively short (duration) flight.

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April 12, 2009 was Easter Sunday, and on that day we completed our flight with a landing on a residential street.

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January 15, 2009 was our first balloon outing of the new year.  It was different in that EVERYONE who flew was a pilot... in addition to Susan and Clint, we had three pilots from Airborne Express out with us.  One of those was Steve Jayson, Clint's brother-in-law.

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I just had to include this photo of some of Perris's real estate

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November 23, 2008 was another fun morning of ballooning in Perris.

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Thanks for dropping by and taking a look at our Team Serenity Ballooning photos.  If you would like to become part of our team, just drop us an email.