38th Annual Tigard Festival of Balloons
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The La Jolla, piloted by Dale Justice of Newberg, Ore., prepares to touch down on the first morning of the 38th Annual Tigard Festival of Balloons on Friday, June 24, 2022.
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Tammy Moore of Tigard, left, and Sherry Lucia of Lafayette work to inflate the Tierra Madre balloon at 38th Annual Tigard Festival of Balloons on Friday, June 24, 2022.
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Jodi Portley, right, crew chief of the Tierra Madre balloon, gives the balloon a boost during inflation at the 38th Annual Tigard Festival of Balloons on Friday, June 24, 2022.
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Jodi Portley watches balloons lift off while waiting for the Tierra Madre balloon to launch, at the 38th Annual Tigard Festival of Balloons on Friday, June 24, 2022.
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Inside the Tierra Madre balloon at the 38th Annual Tigard Festival of Balloons on Friday, June 24, 2022.
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Propane tanks are loaded as hot air balloons prepare to fly, at the 38th Annual Tigard Festival of Balloons on Friday, June 24, 2022.
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Cheryl Isaacs of Tigard, Ore., pilots the Tierra Madre hot air balloon at the 38th Annual Tigard Festival of Balloons on Friday, June 24, 2022. Isaacs has piloted for 22 years. She and her friends were inspired to learn how to fly after a group trip to Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Rising high above the 38th Annual Tigard Festival of Balloons on Friday, June 24, 2022.
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Cindy Murphy has been the executive director of the Tigard Festival of Balloons for over 16 years. The annual event opened on Friday, June 24, 2022.
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A hot air balloon piloted by Darren Kling of Redmond, Ore., is the first to launch, kicking off the 38th Annual Tigard Festival of Balloons on Friday, June 24, 2022. Kling has been piloting 29 years.
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