By Joey Lovato The Nevada Independent It’s a yearly tradition: Reno residents wake up bright and early in September, right as the weather starts to cool, and head up to Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, where hundreds of hot air balloons ascend above the city. As the brightly colored balloons filled the morning sky, spectators marveled at their beauty during the … [Read more...]
Hot Air Balloons Take Over the Northern Nevada skies
At 6 a.m. on an early September weekday morning, a group of people were gathered at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park going through a pilots’ meeting. Hot air balloons from around the world were in Reno to fly above the city last weekend. Members of the media were whisked away to different balloons and helped the aeronauts and the pilots blow up the balloon. Fortunately for … [Read more...]