Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta 2009

This morning my friends and I got up at 4AM and drove to Albuquerque for our first Balloon Fiesta.  The air was crisp, the sky overcast, and the wind erratic.  About a third of the balloons stayed grounded because of wind conditions.  Here are a few highlights from the fiesta.  Actually, the first pic is of the 5AM moon viewed through the doorway of a ruin on the Little Creek ranch.

Fiesta!