Living in Highlands Ranch: The Rocky Mountain Balloon Festival From My Backyard
Sep 6th, 2007 by Steve Scheer
I originally wrote & posted this on my other blog on 8/25/07 but for some reason the post here never went live. I hope you still enjoy it.
Did you See the Balloons Today?
This morning I awoke as I always do, just before 6am. I enjoy the mornings before the whole house is awake. It was my kids' first week back in school, so this was their first day in a while to sleep in. I wasn't sure if they would though, because they knew the balloons would be rising. By 6:45 I started to see it, the balloons rising to the west, from my back deck.
A little bit later I heard pitter patter. I reminded my children to throw some shorts on with their PJ's and grab some flip flops and we snuck out of the house while mom was still sleeping. Everything we saw, we walked to from our back door. No cars involved.
I didn't take a ton of photos, I was too busy with my kids enjoying the balloons rising amongst the mountains.
My kids just told me they will be up early again tomorrow, to see the balloons rise.
If you too would like to see the Rocky Mountain Balloon Festival from your backyard, I would love to help you find the perfect property.
