In August 2017, we visited the Northwest Art & Air Festival in Albany, Oregon. The event started at Timber Linn Park with 35 hot air balloons slowly taking to the sky at 6:45am. The colors and the sounds were amazing fun. The sky was a hazy brown due to forest fires in the Cascade Mountains nearby (here's hoping no one gets hurt or loses their home!), but it made for a lovely sunrise at least. 

In March 2016 I had a quick trip to Sedona, Arizona, to take pics for Visit Sedona. One destination was the Sedona Mountain Bike Festival. You could ride all your favorite mountain bike brands in the trails around Posse Park. Really exciting. And a perfect winter's day there, warm and clear.