Blog Post #2: Hot Air Balloon Festival

Every year, I travel with parents and siblings to visit my family in Coshocton around the time of the fair. We make a point to go to the Coshocton County Fair every year. My favorite part is the Hot Air Balloon Festival. About twenty balloons come out for the festival.  In the beginning, all you see is deflated hot air balloons. Each owner meticulously prepares the balloon for flight by checking all of the supporting ropes and gas that heats the balloon. 

 You don’t fully understand how big each balloon is until they are completely inflated. It is a sight to see all of the balloons inflated and ready to go! I have always been amazed to see a large group of hot air balloons take off at the same time and float away. The colors of the patterns on the balloons are easier to admire when they are inflated. 

Saturday night of the fair week, the balloons are prepared and flown. This event happens right when it begins to turn dark. When the hot air balloons fly, it looks huge luminaries fill the sky! The hot air balloon festival has always been one of my favorite things to see at the Coshocton County Fair.