The wind was too strong to inflate the balloon. It was a case of …going up, up and down.
A crowd gathers to watch the attempt to inflate the balloon. (Photo by Art Hanson)
Balloon commander Lindon Harding, Rochester, Mich. Uses a hot air blower to inflate the balloons.(Photo by Dan Seifert)
Harding tries to judge whether he can finish inflating the balloon in the shifting wind.(Photo by Art Hanson)
A helper struggles with two wires trying to keep
The balloonist asked some of his helpers to sit across the mouth of the balloon to try to control it. One of them slides as the balloon oscillates in the wind. (Photo by Art Hanson)
A crowd gathers to watch the attempt to inflate the balloon. (Photo by Art Hanson)
Balloon commander Lindon Harding, Rochester, Mich. Uses a hot air blower to inflate the balloons.(Photo by Dan Seifert)
Harding tries to judge whether he can finish inflating the balloon in the shifting wind.(Photo by Art Hanson)
A helper struggles with two wires trying to keep
The balloonist asked some of his helpers to sit across the mouth of the balloon to try to control it. One of them slides as the balloon oscillates in the wind. (Photo by Art Hanson)