At 6 a.m. on the morning of September 7, dozens of pilots gathered at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park in Reno in preparation for taking to the skies in their hot air balloons that weekend for the 42nd annual Great Reno Balloon Race. Fan favorites such as Juliet, Smokey the Bear, and Bandit floated over Northern Nevada, delighting thousands of spectators down below who got up … [Read more...]