Photo Album: The balloons put on a show despite being grounded

A small balloon with a teddy bear passenger is the only one to get off the ground Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. The first launch of the weekend was canceled when it was determined that the cloud cover was too low to safely fly. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

The view from inside the Sunrise Passion balloon Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Shawn Kolias keeps the lines together and organized Friday as the hot air balloon, Sunrise Passion, is put away at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

The crew of the Sunrise Passion balloon works together Friday to inflate it at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

The crew of the Sunrise Passion balloon works together Friday to inflate it at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Bruce Byberg walks around the ReMax balloon Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. The balloon was inflated but did not leave the ground due to low cloud cover creating visibility problems. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Adam Johnson holds open a hot air balloon Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Each balloon relies on a crew of volunteers to get the balloons off the ground and then to chase and retrieve them. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

The crew of the Sunrise Passion balloon works together Friday to inflate it at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

The Sunrise Passion balloon gets a blast of hot air Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Balloons were set up for spectators’ viewing pleasure Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. The first launch of the weekend was declared a no-go when it was determined that the cloud cover was too low. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Crews inflate balloons Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Bruce Byberg fires up the large gas-powered fan he uses to inflate the ReMax balloon Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. The first launch of the weekend was declared a no-go when it was determined that the cloud cover was too low to safely fly. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Bruce Byberg gets in the basket of the ReMax balloon Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. The balloon was inflated but did not leave the ground due to low cloud cover creating visibility problems. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Volunteers work on inflating the Yippee Ki Yay balloon Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Pilot Mark Radloff peers through one of the hot air balloon vents Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Volunteers straighten the balloon to allow for proper inflation Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Spectators enjoy the sights of balloons being inflated Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Spectators roam Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston on Friday morning as balloons are inflated. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

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