Competitive awards were presented before the final flight tonight for the previous day's events. Balloon pilots and crew members gather in an airplane hangar for a pre-flight briefing before the final hot air balloon flight of the weekend. Sam goes over the terms of the evening's planned competition. Gerald Dickerson reads the first wind strip of the evening. The North Carolina balloon pilot, Chip, shoots a flame of hot air into his balloon as the crew steadies the balloon basket.
Balloons are in various stages of inflation as the setting sun bastes the landscape.
A colorful balloon begins its rise over other balloons still on the ground. Yellow and red seem to be the common colors among these balloons. A hot air balloon is about ready for flight. The balloon rises up above the balloon crew members below.