Great Reno Balloon Race

The Great Reno Balloon Race

The Great Reno Balloon Race is the world's largest free hot air balloon event. The race is held each year at Rancho San Rafael park in Reno, Nevada. The event takes place the Friday through Sunday following Labor Day.
This year we went on Saturday morning in time to see a few balloons still giving rides to guests. The butterfly and stylized bee balloons were very colorful and impressive. They inspired us to wake up at 5 o'clock Sunday morning to watch the Dawn Patrol and the Mass Ascension. It was very impressive to watch almost 100 balloons take off from the park at the same time. The park seems really big until you place 100 huge hot air balloons on it.