Gary Gionet

Today was time for our annual trip to the pumpkin patch. Here we have Isabelle picking out her own pumpkin. It was all she could do to hold on to the big round orange blob.

We did more than just pick out our pumpkins! 

Kelly and I arrived at the the 35th annual Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta at 4:30 am. There were thousands of people already staking out their turf on the lauch field. It was raining when we arrived so the balloon launch was delayed an hour. The weather cleared for a short period of time allowing the launches to go forth. It was a great experience. To see all of the balloon shots please visit my web site www.garysphotographs.com Go to "Galleries" then "Fun Stuff" and finally "Fall Vacation"

The balloons rise to life! 

The end of the morning mass ascension of balloons. 

Making our way to the South entrance of the Grand Canyon. We will be spending three days at the national park before moving on to Flagstaff. 

A shot of the Grand Canyon, looking West from the Desert View area. 

The weather was mostly cloudy and rain, but we managed to get a few shots of the Grand Canyon before we left. 

A guest in our campground at the Grand Canyon. We saw many mule deer and elk throughout the park.