In 2003, I made one of several trips with my balloon to Palouse, Washington to fly from my aunt and uncle\u2019s (Richard and Marjorie Bourne\u2019s) farm and over the harvested wheat fields. This was always a beautiful experience, with many cousins and other relatives turning out for the experience. But that year was unique. Not only did my brother-in-law, Jim, bring his powered parachute along, my uncle, Bob Donovan, created a video of the event with music. He used to call this his \u201cmagnum opus.\u201d Sadly, as he was making the video, he was in the early stages of Alzheimer\u2019s disease, and no one knew it. He was able to finish the video, but it was the last thing he was able to do on the computer. The result was special and will give you pretty good idea of balloon flight from start to finish .<\/p>\n
A couple of years ago, one of my cousins suggested that I post the video on my blog. At the time, it was more difficult to do that, but changes in YouTube have made it easier, so technology now allows me to share this video of the sport I loved, with the people I love and made by my uncle, whom I miss.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/youtu.be\/eUIhDT58Org<\/a><\/p>\n (Note: the video is 34 minutes long, so you may want to view it when you have the time.)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In 2003, I made one of several trips with my balloon to Palouse, Washington to fly from my aunt and uncle\u2019s (Richard and Marjorie Bourne\u2019s) farm and over the harvested wheat fields. This was always a beautiful experience, with many … Continue reading 
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