DAYS 2 and 3  |  BALLOON FIESTA and side trips
Early on Day 2 the numerous colorful balloons will be our main 'focus' at the 'Special Shape Rodeo'. This is a multi-balloon spectacle, so we'll not be short of color and form as we rise on our own balloon [an optional ride if heights bother you]. You'll be treated to many colorful and comical shapes, with the ‘Creamland Cow’ being this writer’s favorite on Travel Images last trip to the Fiesta!
After a break, we’ll be off to Sante Fe for another ‘photostrollabout’ reminiscent of Albuquerque’s but with the addition of  the Loretto Chapel’s ‘Miraculous Spiral Staircase’ and so on. We’ll be back at Balloon Fiesta Park for the 'Wells Fargo Special Shapes Glowdeo', along with the chance to improve our time-lapse skills during the 'Fireworks Show' that follows.

On Day 3 we'll be back at the Fiesta Field early for another 'Special Shape Rodeo', during which we’ll move around the Fiesta Field as many wondrous balloon compositions develop over our heads. The 'Key Grab' is another fascinating photo shoot which follows.  After a break we'll take to the Turquoise Trail and be on the look-out for wildlife and splashes of autumn color as we go north to the ‘ghost towns’ of Golden, Madrid and Cerrillos for a varied palette of southwest flavored images.  Back in Albuquerque, you'll have the option of repeating either the 'Wells Fargo Special Shapes Glowdeo', the fireworks or both!  The 'Glowdeo' will provide our last opportunity to record the glow emitted from the many balloons ‘sort of’ tethered to the ground! The variable light levels will give us more challenges photographically, but we shall help you overcome! 

DAY 4  |  Flights home
Back the Fiesta Field at dawn for the incredible 'Farewell Mass Ascension' followed by breakfast and late morning flights home.