The balloon got up today, light winds moving towards the northwest.
Bruce splashed the balloon in the Rio Grande twice and then the wind changed to the north and he landed in the reservation. The tribal police were very nice however they will not let any travel off the main highway without an individual escort.
Today’s flight, the blue dot is where we are camped, just north is the launch field, red pin is where Bruce landed.
Where he landed.
Bruce and John were able to move the balloon to this point before the wind came up and they had to let the envelope down. The chase team was not allowed to step off the main road ( highway 313) until given permission which was after the envelope was down and folded up by Bruce and John.
We had to carry the envelope and the basket to this point next to the highway.
Here is where the balloon landed, GPS coordinates.
Denise took this picture as we were driving over the railroad tracks.
It was a fun day.