Photos from Des Moines, Iowa, United States, North America - page 2

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The Vermeer Windmill, At 124 Feet Tall, Dominates The Downtown Landscape

This Doesn’t Look Much Like The “Ike” I Remember

Mamie’s 1962 Plymouth Valiant

The Piano Mamie Played As A Child When Visiting Her Uncle

The Doud Home Is Very Nice

Andy Brown, Fearless Or Crazy?

A.J. Foyt Drove This Gem

Here’s A 1923 Frontenac – No Roll Bar, Seat Belt Or Windshield

I Remember Calling Cars Of This Style Midgets

Unfortunately, Many Of The Artifacts Have No Documentation

The Race Car Tires Went Up And Over The Trailer Tires – Cool!

A Tow Car, Trailer And Race Car

“Big Al” Murie Of Independence MO Competed With This Modified Stock Car, Predecessor To The Sprint Car, In 1960 And 1961

Sprint Cars Have No Starter

And They’re Off

Ballooning “Stuff” Was Everywhere One Looked

Women In Ballooning Has An Interesting Exhibit

More Of The Special Shapes Balloons

There Are Some Interesting Photographs Of Zeppelins

Some Of The Artifacts Are “Up, Up, And Away!”

The Ballooning Hall Of Fame Members

The Pilot And Tour Guide Explaining How He Can Control The Direction Of The Flame

A Model Of The First Successful Hot Air Balloon Built By The Montgolfier Brothers In 1783

Imagine The Display In Total Darkness, But Then The Pilots Would Have To Stow All Their Gear In Total Darkness

Just About Ready For The Glow

‘Phoenix Sun’ From Tempe AZ Shows Everybody That Pleasure Balloons Can Hold Their Own Against Their Competition Cousins

‘Twysted Martini’ From Carlisle IA Had Another Great Flight

‘Heart’s Desire’ From Indianola IA Shows The Audience How It’s Supposed To Be Done

‘Jester Unwindz’ From Omaha NE Launched From The Field And Carried The American Flag

A Balloon Glow Is Awesome Every Time I See One

A Bean Bag Thrown From A Higher Elevation Requires A Lot More “Kentucky Windage”

After Adjusting, These Pilots Were Set On A Truer Course

The First Pilots To Launch Are “Sacrificial Lambs” Of Sorts As Succeeding Pilots Can Use Them To Gauge The Upper Level Wind Speed And Direction

Only The Three Commercial Balloons Launched From The Field On Sunday – Note That The Wind Direction Has Changed And Is Out Of The East

‘Peg Leg Pete’ (L) From Mahomet IL And ‘Gordo’ From Columbia MO Were Two Of Three Special Shapes Balloons In Attendance – None Of The Special Shapes Balloons Launched

The Wind On Friday Took The Balloons To The North And Away From The Viewing Area

‘Under The Big Top,’ In The Background, From Indianola IA Was One Of My Favorites – Singing <Around The World in Eighty Days…>

The Three Balloons To The Left Have A Larger Gondola Which Holds More People, But Which Requires A Larger Envelope

‘Storm,’ The Football-Shaped Balloon To The Right Of Center, From Sioux Falls SD Is A Racing Balloon – It Is More Suited To Competition Than Its Rounder Cousin, The Pleasure Balloon

This Is About The Stage Were Heat Gets Applies To The Air In The Envelope

The Cold Inflation Gets Air Into The Envelope So There Is Something To Heat

Getting The Envelopes All Laid Out

Plenty Of Room For The Pilgrim And The Ram

Talk About Some Wide Open Spaces!

Entering Iowa

The Boys

Family photo at the State Capital

The Troll Bridge

Selfie at the park

John Wayne Museum

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