Now and Then

Balloons have changed over the years too

Seeing Eweniss’s collection of hot air balloon photos from the recent Michigan Challenge Balloonfest 2009 in Howell made me remember a balloon ascension  I almost saw once when I was a kid.  That time it took them so long to fill it that it was too late to launch.   They just rolled it over on its side, and we all went home.  Bummer.

The balloon I almost saw looked a lot like the one used in this 1938 photo.

Here is what a similar launch would look like today.