Tag: hot air balloon
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Labor Day Lift Off kicks off three days of balloon flights in Colorado Springs
The first day of Labor Day Lift Off was a success, with more than 70 balloons taking flight Saturday morning. This year, there are anniversaries galore, as the United States celebrates 250 years, Colorado celebrates 150 years and the Lift Off celebrates 50 years. The event was previously held in Black Forest, about 30 minutes…
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Coloradans get carried away: A guide to the 50th Labor Day Lift Off
If you’re looking for a Labor Day weekend activity that doesn’t involve sweating at a barbecue or arguing over who gets the last burger, may we suggest looking up? For three days, dozens of hot air balloons will inflate across the grass of Memorial Park at 1605 E. Pikes Peak Ave., with their bright colors…
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Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off features 70 balloons, Balloon Glo
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There’s something so meditative and calm about hot air balloons. Whether you’re along for the ride or just watching from the ground. The way they float along the breeze, no engine, just a flame every now and again from the burners that cause them to…
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SCENES FROM | Labor Day Lift Off 2022
Sights and sounds from the 46th annual Labor Day Lift Off in Colorado Springs.
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NEWS | Labor Day Lift Off 2021
Over 70 hot air balloons took off from Memorial Park this weekend for this year’s Labor Day Lift Off. (Video by Katie Klann & Skyler Ballard)
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VIDEO | Scenes from Labor Day Lift Off 2020
Scenes from Labor Day Lift Off 2020. (Video by Skyler Ballard, Forrest Czarnecki, Katie Klann)