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This last weekend we were invited by our good friends Kevin and Hailey to join them in Steamboat Springs for some balloon and hiking fun. This weekend was the 29th annual Hot Air Balloon Rodeo. there were 32 balloons, but i didn’t see any lassoing going on. Even without the barrel racing and so on, the balloons were a lot of fun.
We got to see the balloons inflate, take a dip in the water, and generally float around. Cora met a frog, and Jen had to show her how a princess adressess a frog.
Kevin and i hit a hike in the Mt. Zirkel wilderness. A decent hike, never seen so many glacier lilies, but apparently middle July is still mud season. The 14 miles were much harder than they should have been, what with the mud and snow on the trail. We almost lost Kevin to the lightning sand, and me to plain old lightning. We mad it back to the car as a big storm hit. Plus THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of mosquitoes blessed us by choosing us as a favorable food source. Yay! pics will come later, when i can snag em from Kevin.
Cora got into the spirit and started trying water delivery systems. She cannot work the nalgene quite yet, but loves the camelback!
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- Early Misty Morn
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- Cora gets excited about baloons. Well maybe not, but i do!
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- flame up!
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- inside the baloon
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- Cora meets the frog
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- Jen Kisses the frog
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- Jen and Lexi
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- Jen and Hailey
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- Wild west takes a dip
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- Baloons!
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- Baloons!
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- Baloons!
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- Cora tries a nalgene
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- Cora tries a camelback
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- Cora and daddy
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That picture of Cora with the camelback is absolutely precious! She’s gonna be an outdoor girl for sure! This is the first time I’ve been to your blog and I love it! Keep up the stories and the pics!
Comment by Courtney Coslet July 14, 2009 @ 5:40 pmGreat balloon pictures. Looks like you had a great weekend!!!
Comment by Nauni July 15, 2009 @ 8:24 pm