Colorado Balloon Classic
On the day we were leaving CO Springs, they had the first day of the 2009 Colorado Balloon Classic, with (reportedly) 100 hot air balloons to be set up and launched. We went over to the park at sunrise, and only one balloon was inflated at that time, which made for some really nice photos. We had had a week of clear skies while we were in the Springs, but this day was cloudy, and perhaps a bit windy, as the balloons didn’t launch (at least not while we were there). We left a bit after 8 a.m., with many balloons inflated on the ground at that time.
While leaving Denver two days later, we drove south through CO Springs and saw that the balloons had launched that day. We could see them towards the south end of the city. We were looking towards the sun so we could not see them clearly, but it was exciting nonetheless. Sure wish we could have seen them launch the day we were there!