1984-1995 Balloonatic Days

A gallery of fun shots from my first days in ballooning in 1984 until I left Dallas in 1995 and the fun stopped. (Well, that kind of fun, anyway.) I still miss the smell of propane and the tang of a chilled glass of champagne in the morning. Ah, those were the days!

SPASHDOWN!!!<br />
When we first hit the water, the balloon was tilted over at a 45-degree angle and water was coming in over the combing where Doug Two's foot is. It was like seining for fish. I'm surprised we didn't catch any. Those are my legs on the other side of the basket.

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SPASHDOWN!!!
When we first hit the water, the balloon was tilted over at a 45-degree angle and water was coming in over the combing where Doug Two's foot is. It was like seining for fish. I'm surprised we didn't catch any. Those are my legs on the other side of the basket.

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