After a wonderful opening for Exposed last night I decided to get up at the crack of dawn and come back to Stowe for the hot air balloon launch at 6:30 am.
It was well worth the effort.
Hope you enjoy even half as much as I did!
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| two people, sitting in a seat with their legs just dangling! |
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| I just want to point out that historically, hot air balloon baskets are made of WILLOW and they still are! |
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I spoke with the owner of this basket, who said that some years ago they bought an aluminum basket for their balloon, it was lighter, less expensive and seemed like a good idea at the time. The thing was though, that whenever they landed, the aluminum cracked, so they went back to the willow, because it is flexible and gives a little, absorbing the impact of landing. Willow and tradition wins out again over new materials and technology.
Another good example of if it ain't broke... don't fix it.
be well! susie |
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