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“May God bless and keep you always,
May your wishes all come true,
May you always do for others
And let others do for you.
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung,
May you stay forever young,” ...Bob Dylan

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Beautiful Memorial Day morning flight...doesn't get any better than this!

5/28/2014

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Thanks to Laura and Scott for getting us up early to enjoy this perfect morning! We had a blast with you guys...
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Chillaxing on Memorial Day weekend - Phillip Brown, grandson enjoying the lauch...enjoying the lounge chair...or just enjoying himself, life is good.

5/25/2014

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Flight with Tara (from Charlotte) and Tom (from Omaha, soon to be from Charlotte) first flight, awesome morning....much fun and excitement!

5/25/2014

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Precision Landing! Teamwork at work! Thanks, Tara, for setting up this task...
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Very fun passengers, Tom and Tara...they'll be coming back!
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On top of the world...not it's just a hay bale.
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From a distance...
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Are we having fun yet?
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The sky this morning was beautiful!
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Madison Landed Down on the Farm! Spectators loved it!

5/25/2014

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So Madison had yet another successful trining flight, working on high wind landings, after an early, low and slow flight from Cool Spring Center. The ducklings loved it!
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This is James. He liked the balloon. That is all...

5/24/2014

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While we're away, the balloons will play! Drew and team show up for a 11k foot flight from The Greater Cool Spring BalloonPort and Space Museum!

5/21/2014

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Allie and Drew off on an adventure!
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Cool reflection off the sun porch...thanks for this photo!
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Inside...
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Get it hot, get it up!
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Morning flight, what a beautiful day for ballooning...thanks to Madison and his crew for getting us up early.

5/4/2014

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One more training flight for Madison Sharpe...excellent job, four landings, beautiful morning...Yea!
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    Kristie and Charles have been ballooning, it seems like forever, but really only since 1981. This blog is a running log of fun flights and adventures in and around the Greater Cool Spring International Balloon Port and Space Museum, our home. Enjoy!

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Carolina BalloonFest 

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW

Keep up with news about 2021 Carolina BalloonFest
Statesville October 15, 16, 17
Balloons fly in the mornings around 7:30 to 9:30 AM and before sunset, around 4:45 to 6:45 PM, weather permitting.

See you there!
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Big oh! Balloons
Cool Spring Center
​399 West Page Hager Road
Cleveland, NC  27013
704-872-7761 office
​--by appointment only--

In the beautiful Cool Spring community
​in Central North Carolina!

Videos by Carolinas Drone Imagery
Select Images by Michele Cooke, Daniel Sasser, and Ron Ellis.
©2021
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Photo by Wayne MacFarland @2021
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LINKS WE LIKE
​Carolinas Balloon Association
Balloon Federation of America
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
JXP Elite Productions Video
Cool Spring Center
Carolina BalloonFest
Fire Fly Balloons
BlastValve Ballooning
Pat Tinkley Photography 
Fusion Photography Studio
Int'l. Balloon Festival, Leon

A portion of proceeds raised through Carolina BalloonFest is distributed to local nonprofit organizations.
Each year donations are made by
​National Balloon Rally Charities to a number of regional organizations. Thank you for participating!