A balloonist fires the burners to climb above apartments before dropping down into a local park.

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Inflating the envelope of a hot air balloon prior to flight.

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Today, Thursday October 7th, is Special Shapes day at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. I caught two of the 90 special shape balloons after they landed in one of the city parks.

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