I probably told this story here a long time ago. Since I am sharing hot air balloon products on X from amazon today, I remembered something from the summer of 2011. I very nearly had a hot air balloon land in my backyard. It certainly wasn't a planned landing. The folks in the basket were looking forward to floating along looking at the Teton Mountains and the Snake River. That changed and for them it may have been a bit scary, but no one was hurt. The balloon was bundled up and put on a trailer and the tourists were loaded in a van and taken away I hope to get refunds but who knows.
Check this out...
Those trees were in my backyard. The fence posts you see marked the edge of my yard. The drop was controlled and the landing soft. I kept hearing the burner going off. Evidently it was able to slow the descent but not keep them in the air.
I was amazed at how fast the situation was taken care of. As the balloon collapsed the trailer and van showed up. The whole event was over in less than half an hour.
Back with more again soon.
Take care and stay cozy!
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