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Photo Album: The balloons put on a show despite being grounded
The Great Falls Balloon Festival canceled Friday morning's launch due to weather but some crews inflated their hot air balloons for the crowd that came to Simard-Payne Memorial Park.
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A small balloon with a teddy bear passenger is the only one to get off the ground Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. The first launch of the weekend was canceled when it was determined that the cloud cover was too low to safely fly. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
The view from inside the Sunrise Passion balloon Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Shawn Kolias keeps the lines together and organized Friday as the hot air balloon, Sunrise Passion, is put away at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
The crew of the Sunrise Passion balloon works together Friday to inflate it at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
The crew of the Sunrise Passion balloon works together Friday to inflate it at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Bruce Byberg walks around the ReMax balloon Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. The balloon was inflated but did not leave the ground due to low cloud cover creating visibility problems. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Adam Johnson holds open a hot air balloon Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Each balloon relies on a crew of volunteers to get the balloons off the ground and then to chase and retrieve them. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
The crew of the Sunrise Passion balloon works together Friday to inflate it at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
The Sunrise Passion balloon gets a blast of hot air Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Balloons were set up for spectators’ viewing pleasure Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. The first launch of the weekend was declared a no-go when it was determined that the cloud cover was too low. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Crews inflate balloons Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Bruce Byberg fires up the large gas-powered fan he uses to inflate the ReMax balloon Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. The first launch of the weekend was declared a no-go when it was determined that the cloud cover was too low to safely fly. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Bruce Byberg gets in the basket of the ReMax balloon Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. The balloon was inflated but did not leave the ground due to low cloud cover creating visibility problems. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Volunteers work on inflating the Yippee Ki Yay balloon Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Pilot Mark Radloff peers through one of the hot air balloon vents Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Volunteers straighten the balloon to allow for proper inflation Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Spectators enjoy the sights of balloons being inflated Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Spectators roam Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston on Friday morning as balloons are inflated. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
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