Phoenix
54 photos
Aerial view of Phoenix urban sprawl
Part of the meteor that formed this crater
Ancient Indian ruins
Urban sprawl in the burbs of Phoenix
Chase Field
America West Arena
Petrified wood, close-up
Apollo test capsule
Hot air balloon being filled up
Tecate Mexico was our last stop before crossing back to USA
Our balloon pilot
Common Northern Raven - Corvus Corax
Hot air balloon burner
Inside of a hot air balloon
Virago 535s, packed and ready to go
Blue Mesa
Sunrise poking through the clouds
Aerial photo of Jeep trails in the desert
Petrified wood close-up
Picture window at Meteor Crater
The Painted Desert
Hot air balloon being filled up
Petrified tree
Many layers of the Blue Mesa
Astronaut Wall of Fame
Meteor Crater Museum
Painted Desert, petrified wood
Arizona highway from the air
Jasper Forest
New homes being built in a Phoenix suburb
It snowed in AZ while we were gone!
The Painted Desert
Painted Desert
Mining equipment at the center of the crater
Shadow of the balloon over the desert
Petroglyphs
Back in Chicago, our final mechanical mishap
Letting the hot air out of the balloon
Petroglyphs
Lots of new buildings and condos
Petroglyphs
Propane burners to heat up the air
The Arizona Desert
Hot air balloons
Petrified log
All done - the balloon is getting folded back up
Skimming the ground in the balloon
Petrified wood
Painted Desert
Some champagne to cap off the morning
Another balloon getting filled
Our balloon pilot opening the champagne
Balloon plate
Champagne brunch for the passengers