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StangFlyer · 06-18-2001, 11:29 AM

Well, I've done a lot of cool stuff, which includes racing, flying in planes, and even skydiving. However, over the weekend I did something I had never done before and it was totally cool... I went hot air ballooning! I went up in a small (ha ha!) 70,000 cubic-ft balloon with a 150 lb. three passenger basket (pilot, plus two) in the northern part of lower Michigan. Check it out. I'm standing on the right helping the pilot's wife to hold the mouth of the balloon open while we initially inflate it with an air blower. In the lower left pic you can then see him filling it with hot air using the balloon's burner.

I took a girl I've been dating to do this as a weekend excursion...

We also went horse back riding (something else I had never done) and canoeing at a ranch. Man, I'm hurting! I used muscles I didn't know existed in my legs trotting the horse through the trails... *ugh*

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Dan McClain, Editor
The Mustang Works Magazine
ICQ: 2937586 - AIM: DMcClain91GT
1991 Mustang GT - NOVI Supercharged 377 Stroker
1999 Ford Lightning SVT - 2000 Prototype updated by Roush

[This message has been edited by Dan McClain (edited 06-18-2001).]

06-18-2001, 11:29 AM	#1
StangFlyer Founder Join Date: Jun 1995 Location: Michigan Posts: 19,326	I WAS FLYING HIGH YESTERDAY! Well, I've done a lot of cool stuff, which includes racing, flying in planes, and even skydiving. However, over the weekend I did something I had never done before and it was totally cool... I went hot air ballooning! I went up in a small (ha ha!) 70,000 cubic-ft balloon with a 150 lb. three passenger basket (pilot, plus two) in the northern part of lower Michigan. Check it out. I'm standing on the right helping the pilot's wife to hold the mouth of the balloon open while we initially inflate it with an air blower. In the lower left pic you can then see him filling it with hot air using the balloon's burner. I took a girl I've been dating to do this as a weekend excursion... We also went horse back riding (something else I had never done) and canoeing at a ranch. Man, I'm hurting! I used muscles I didn't know existed in my legs trotting the horse through the trails... ugh ------------------ Dan McClain, Editor The Mustang Works Magazine ICQ: 2937586 - AIM: DMcClain91GT 1991 Mustang GT - NOVI Supercharged 377 Stroker 1999 Ford Lightning SVT - 2000 Prototype updated by Roush [This message has been edited by Dan McClain (edited 06-18-2001).]