We arrived just as the balloons were about to take off.
The balloons lifted off and then traveled in various directions and at various altitudes around the area. The Maverik balloon seemed to do a small circle at a pretty low altitude and it set back down within a half an hour.
The Little White Chapel in the Sky (hey ... we are in Vegas) made an appearance arriving from a different take-off location. Loved the detail on this balloon. Ribbons added to its charm.
Once it gained a bit of height we were surprised to see a person leap from its basket! Followed by a second one a few minutes later. A wedding couple? With a death wish??? Who knows!!
There was a carnival going on as part of the event. Not much activity so early in the morning. Proceeds from the festival are to benefit the Public Education Foundation.
On our way home Dan spied this red neck trailer. Recycling at its best!
We grabbed breakfast at Stacks and Yolks. A new favorite. You should see the size of the pancakes! I like the lemon blueberry. Linda likes the red velvet!
On October 17 we went to Las Vegas Motor Speedway to attend the Red Bull Air Races. A friend of ours who works at the Aliante Station Casino gave us her tickets. What an amazing show. Those pilots are crazy good.
There were skydivers and ...
Nellis Air Force Base is located just outside the track so we also were treated to a few flybys.
We spied another thing (person) that flies ... downhill that is ... Lindsey Vonn was in attendance. Probably sponsored by Red Bull. It is funny we saw this tall slender blond out in front of the track taking a selfie in front of some sports cars. She was wearing all black, longs sleeves and long skin tight pants. It was Hot out. We didn't know who she was until she was introduced later on during the afternoon. Then she had an entourage. She stopped and met a few fans track-side.
Las Vegas has one of the busiest airports in the country, McCarran. One of the runways is just a slight right turn off Las Vegas Boulevard. Another runway is perpendicular to Eastern Avenue. When you are driving in the area there is almost always a plane right over your head! My sister, Linda works for TSA she said one Friday not long ago they processed 17,500 people just for Southwest flights!
Channel 13 has a new helicopter that flies all over the valley now. Every morning and evening during the news they stream video. I watched it a couple of times and captured some screen shots.
I guess that's all for now. It has been chilly here, in the 50's and it rained yesterday. Hail too downtown! A rare thing.
Have a great weekend. Not sure what is on the agenda.
It's all about the journey!
Nancy and Dan
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