Albuquerque Balloon Fest 2005.
Dawn, mass ascension of over 400 hot air balloons.

The launches are co-ordinated thru a team of "Zebras" in referee shirts dispatched w/ Walkie-Talkies.

Lift-off begins around 7:00am and continues steadily till 8:00am.

Rows and rows of balloons fill up w/ hot air and await the launch signal.

The odd shaped balloons are the crowd favorites.

I feel like getting a cup of coffee looking at this one.

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