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Hudson August 17th, 2007
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Balloons soar over Metrowest area As Hudson Elks host Hot Air Balloon Festival

PHOTOS/LOUIS DEFELIPPI
Hudson - Balloonists prepare for flight early in the morning of Aug. 11 at the Elks' Hot Air Balloon Festival. Dozens of hot-air balloons gathered at the event.
Balloons rise at their own pace.
A balloon's support team gathers before lift-off.
Ron Cassidy, from New Hampshire, exits the interior of his balloon in preparation for getting his balloon aloft.
Top: The Cianos, (back to front) Chris, Maya, Milan and Dukie, arrive for the festivities early in the morning.
Right: Marlborough resident Denise Tolliver, like many who attended the balloon festival, captures the moment with her camera.
Left: Rick Jones looks out over the expanding view as his one-man balloon rises to join the others aloft.
The rising balloons glow in the rising sun.
Bob Martel carefully controls the burners in the process of heating the air to lift the balloon off of the grass.