Albuquerque Balloon Fiestival Day 2

We got up about 4 to go see the balloons light up. It was cool. I will also say the traffic management was great.

Later on after the sun came up, there where lots of balloons.

The flame used to fill it was warm.

Taking off.

I was amazed at the variety.

Even Darth Vader and Yoda.

Lots and lots.

The motorcycle one was the last to get up in the sky. It probably takes a lot of time to fill the balloon with enough hot air.

A couple of shots as we left to drive back to Nebraska.

Albuquerque Balloon Fiestival

Apirl and I went down to Albuquerque for the Balloon Fiestival. We tried to see one in Gering but the wind kicked up and they could not launch the balloons.

Nuclear Museum

We had some time to kill in Albuquerque so April let me go to the Nuclear Museum.  It was interesting.

First is the X-ray machine.

Then the flouroscope. Do they still use these things?

Medical Imaging early tech...

Van DeGraff generator

We went outside to look at some of the rockets and planes. I just took one of the B-52.

They had a replica of the tower for the first test of a nuclear bomb at the Trinity site in nearby White Sands. You can only go to the site on certain days.

They also had an exhibit of the De Lorean from Back to the Future. Not sure why, but it was cool.

Denver Zoo

After April flew into Denver we had some time so we went to the zoo. As it is close to Halloween, they had pumpkins carved and some decorations. It was late in the day so they were almost closing.

The bear was wandering around.

And the cheetah. 

The elephant was pretty friendly.

A couple of rhinos.

Finally, a bad shot of a buffalo.

More Dreams

Last night was another dream. In this one April and I were contestants on a competition show like The Amazing Race. The task fell to me to perform a dance, but I could not do it. I kept getting more and more frustrated. That frustration has followed me all day. I've been coaching Thomas's indoor soccer team for about three years now. I wanted to have them practice shots on goal because I felt that was what was lacking last year. I still enjoyed last year. We did five tournaments and made second place in three.