Reno Hot Air Ballon Race Pictures

Dawn Patrol: 5 balloons lined up side by side filling their balloons with air and then they (minus 1) launched into the air for a spectacular show . . . set to music! (Check out the video below.)

Dave - doing what he does best!

We might have tired looking eyes because we arrived at 4:15am for the early show!

We were surrounded by 100 balloons on the ground, filling their balloons with air.....

then, they launched into the Reno air for an amazing show! (Check out the video below.)

Reno Hot Air Ballon Race Video #2

100 balloons launched into the Reno sky.

Reno Hot Air Balloon Race Video #1

This was called the Dawn Patrol.....it occurred when the sun was just rising on the horizon. Five balloons set up in a line and lifted into the air one after another (except the 5th had problems and did not lift). It was spectacular!

Yosemite

Dave and I spent Labor Day weekend in Yosemite enjoying the great outdoors and amazing views. This photo includes famous Half Dome to our right. We liked our little tent cabin....4 walls, a roof and a bed (but I forgot to take a picture of it)!

Best of Show

Dave entered a local photo contest and placed with both his photos. The above photo won Best of Show. The one below received Grand Champion in the category. In celebration of the town's 100 year birthday, the theme was old versus new. Dave had to find an old photo at the local museum and take a modern day photo compared to it. He was very surprised at his placings and overjoyed at the prize money....$400!!!

A Day in the Mountains

Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. We saw Richard III...next to the water and mountains and under the stars!

Squaw Valley with view of Lake Tahoe

Wedding Celebration in Cali

Rich and Jan Wells hosted a wedding party for us at their home in Sonoma County, CA. Jan decorated a mini wedding cake for us. I enjoyed seeing friends from my seminary days.