Great American West Adventure
Colorado Springs Balloon Festival- September 2017
We aren't picking the RV up for a couple of days, so we rented a car and drove down to Colorado Springs (about an hour and a half south of Denver) to a hot air balloon festival.
Officially called the "Labor Day Lift Off " (LDLO), the festival has been held for over 40 years in Colorado Springs. First thing in the morning, the balloons come to life during the morning lift off. There is a mass balloon lift off.
At dusk, the balloons all turn their burners on for what they call "The Glow".
Pretty spectacular.
On the drive down to Colorado Springs, we saw a bunch of interesting sights along the way including Castle Rock (which is castle tower-shaped butte), a distant view of Pikes Peak (which is the highest summit of the southern Front Range of the Rocky Mountain at 14,115 feet in elevation).
360° Spherical Panorama
