Wednesday, July 21, 2004


2002-09-01 - Colorado Springs Hot Air Balloon Festival - Filling with air

Sunrise shadows on a balloon

Balloon fire heating, billowing and lifting

Balloon heating and lifting

Holding the balloon out as it fills with air

Holding the ballon open for the fan to fill it with regular air

Filling the Balloon envelope with regular air

Fire heating the balloon, starting to lift

Teathered liftoff

Holding the Balloon in place

Fire heating the balloon

Checking out the Cow Balloon as it starts to lift off the ground

Man holding rope enhanched slightly

Deflating Balloon

Deflating Balloon

2002-09-01 Colorado Springs Balloon Festival - Sinton Dairy Cow Hot Air Balloon

Monday, July 19, 2004


2004-07-18 6:07am - The road from the highway to the park, still sitting in traffic

2004-07-18 6:13am - There is the entry road to the park - the cars seem to go on forever, and the line is moving soooo slowly

2004-07-18 6:53am - The looong walk from the parking lot to the race

2004-07-18 7:41am - Swim start area - Not yet starting, getting a late start to the race

2004-07-18 7:55 - The National Anthem

2004-07-18 7:59am - The first wave going out - View through the spectators on the beach

2004-07-18 8:01am - Swim start - looking busy

2004-07-18 8:32am - Swim start - each wave had their own cap color, rotating colors around about every 5 waves - Some atheletes getting used to the water ahead of time in the foreground

2004-07-18 9:13am - Swimmers going out in the midground, Swimmers comming back past the last inflated bouy in the background, the service dock in the foregound

2004-07-18 9:26am - Swim start area - cheering the swimmers - an athelete who's start was later, her arm number showing, cheers on others (Artistic, IMHO)

2004-07-18 9:39am - The swim start line, too many on the dock, swamped again, but they don't seem to mind

2004-07-18 10:15am - The run start area - Hats off the the runner with the wheels

2004-07-18 10:40am - Runners on the route across the lake

Sunday, July 18, 2004


2004-05-30 - Water Walk in Fort Myers

2004-05-29 - Fort Myers Channel - Follow the leader with boats

2003-12-20 - Seagull on Seaweed on Fort Myers Beach

2003-12-20 - Fort Myers Beach (a year later) - Fort Myers Pier in distance

2002-12-17 - View along Fort Myers Beach from Hotel Balcony

2002-12-17 - Water-Para-Skier, with a smiley face, off Fort Myers Beach

2002-12-17 - Drip Castle, Fort Myers Beach

2002-12-16 - Seagulls in flight, Fort Myers Beach

2002-12-16 - Footprints along Fort Myers Beach

2002-12-16 - Treasure hunter, Fort Myers Beach

2002-12-16 - Bird Pearching on railing of Fort Myers Beach Pier, Some of Fort Myers and Sanibel causway across the bay

2002-12-16 - View along shore from Fort Myers Beach Pier

2002-12-16 - View into the Gulf of Mexico from Fort Myers Beach Pier

2002-12-16 - Seagull on Fort Myers Beach

2002-12-16 - Fort Myers Beach - Seagull on the shore in front of a hotel

2001-06-22 - Sanibel Causway - View towards Fort Myers - Original colors