100k attend Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta's last day
Posted at: 10/09/2011 2:45 PM
| Updated at: 10/09/2011 10:45 PM
By: Shaun Griswold, KOB.com
It was another perfect day that capped a near perfect end to Albuquerque's biggest event.
The final mass ascension at the 2011 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta took place under clear skies on Sunday.
Fiesta organizers said more than 100,000 people attended Sunday's mass ascension.
Organizers were worried that poor weather conditions - such as the high winds and rain that cancelled three days of weekday events - would hurt the closing weekend.
Those worries were squashed by warm weather and cloudless skies.
On Saturday, the snowcapped Sandia Mountains offered the perfect backdrop for the mass ascension.
The special shapes Glowdeo and fireworks show took place last night without any delay.
Sunday completed the optimal weekend as balloons launched into the Albuquerque sky for one last time until 2012.
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