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There's something wonderful about being carried on the wind over desert, ocean, forest, and city.
In another life I could have been Phileas Fogg.
In another life I could have been Phileas Fogg.
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15Yes26.67%4No73.33%11We all trust our own unorthodoxies. -
Yes but I only went up a couple hundred feet. People were still holding onto the ropes on the ground. So maybe that doesn't really count. -
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One of our best travel memories--we rode in one of >50 balloons beginning at sunrise over the Cappadocia region of Turkey, fluctuating between >2,000 feet and near ground level between phallic looking basalt columns (Love Valley) and over cave dwellings and erstwhile underground cities. The missus was terrified at the beginning, but ended up loving it. To anyone visiting Istanbul I can provide details for a great side trip.Comment
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It might surprise you - but I too am a member of the 2000 high club. Not as prestigious as the mile high club - but I have goal and ambitions.Originally posted by PaloAltoCougar View PostLast edited by clackamascoug; 07-04-2019, 11:54 AM.
When poet puts pen to paper imagination breathes life, finding hearth and home.
-Mid Summer's Night Dream
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The national hot air balloon championships (yes, there is such a thing) used to be close to where I grew up before the event relocated. We got to ride in a balloon one year with a big 7-Up logo on it. I best remember the ground crew chasing us and trying to catch the basket once we descended."What are you prepared to do?" - Jimmy Malone
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That sounds thrilling.Originally posted by PaloAltoCougar View Post
Was there much risk of drifting into Georgia, Iran, Iraq, or Syria?Last edited by Sleeping in EQ; 07-05-2019, 05:19 PM.We all trust our own unorthodoxies.Comment
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None, as the flight path is in the center of the country, far away from trouble. Here's a short Rick Steves' video that's an accurate depiction of what we did, although when we took off it was dark and we watched the sunrise.Originally posted by Sleeping in EQ View Post
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That looks amazing. I haven’t ridden in a hot air balloon, but now I want to do that trip.Originally posted by PaloAltoCougar View PostNone, as the flight path is in the center of the country, far away from trouble. Here's a short Rick Steves' video that's an accurate depiction of what we did, although when we took off it was dark and we watched the sunrise.
Also, Rick Steves for president."...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
"You are an intemperate, unscientific poster who makes light of very serious matters.”
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