Its Balloon Fiesta Week, and we just finished the first weekend. If you're not familiar with the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, its the largest Ballooning event in the nation. Hundreds of balloons participate in competitions, rallys, balloon glows and other fun things.

Weekends are the best, because there's the Mass Ascensions, when 700 Balloons take off over 2 hours. They stage on an area the size of 3 to 4 football fields and the balloons line up and take off, while spectators get to mix in around all the balloons as the take off. Some of the balloons are just regular Balloon shaped, others look like anything from Aliens to animals, to devils and angels to cans of Dog food.

Its really the most amazing man-made event I've ever seen; Way better that any parade floats. And I can't strees enough that TV images and pictures do not do it justice. If you ever get a chance in your life to see this event check it out.

You can see more about Balloon Fiesta on our TV station's web site, and even watch a live Broadcast this weekend from 7-9 Mountain Time.

http://www.thenewmexicochannel.com/balloonfiesta/index.html