Hot air balloons fly over Cortez during weekend rally

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Hot air balloons fly over Cortez during weekend rally

Balloon chase teams, residents scramble as balloons launch
The Cortez Rendezvous Hot Air Balloon Rally held a Balloon Glow in Parque de Vida on Saturday night. About 20 balloons launched on Friday and Sunday mornings for the annual event.
A boy watches from the roof of a van as a balloon lands Sunday morning in a field at the Glade Park neighborhood, at 2500 S. Broadway.
Balloons launch from Parque De Vida just after 7 a.m. Friday.
Balloons float into a canyon southwest of Cortez on Friday morning, then gain elevation to land near County Road G.
Balloon chasers and drivers stop along South Broadway in Cortez to watch as balloonists fly southwest from their launch site in Parque de Vida on Sunday.
Cortez, seen from a hot air balloon on Friday morning.
Balloon chase crews hustle to help the pilot manage the balloon.
Passengers from Florida who visited Cortez for the balloon rally help during the deflating process.
Adrian Bueno and Barb Headley hold a hot air balloon open while it inflates at the Cortez Rendezvous Hot Air Balloon Rally on Friday.

Hot air balloons fly over Cortez during weekend rally

The Cortez Rendezvous Hot Air Balloon Rally held a Balloon Glow in Parque de Vida on Saturday night. About 20 balloons launched on Friday and Sunday mornings for the annual event.
A boy watches from the roof of a van as a balloon lands Sunday morning in a field at the Glade Park neighborhood, at 2500 S. Broadway.
Balloons launch from Parque De Vida just after 7 a.m. Friday.
Balloons float into a canyon southwest of Cortez on Friday morning, then gain elevation to land near County Road G.
Balloon chasers and drivers stop along South Broadway in Cortez to watch as balloonists fly southwest from their launch site in Parque de Vida on Sunday.
Cortez, seen from a hot air balloon on Friday morning.
Balloon chase crews hustle to help the pilot manage the balloon.
Passengers from Florida who visited Cortez for the balloon rally help during the deflating process.
Adrian Bueno and Barb Headley hold a hot air balloon open while it inflates at the Cortez Rendezvous Hot Air Balloon Rally on Friday.
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