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Photos: Cave Creek Balloon Festival 2015

People gather around a balloon while the envelope is filled with fire during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
People gather around a balloon while the envelope is filled with fire during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
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Madison Holmes, 14, performs on the main stage during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
Madison Holmes, 14, performs on the main stage during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
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The Falcon War Birds, out of Mesa, perform a fly over during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
The Falcon War Birds, out of Mesa, perform a fly over during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
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Veteran Kelly Spencer, of Gilbert, stands behind a balloon envelope and holds his cap over his heart during the playing of the national anthem during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
Veteran Kelly Spencer, of Gilbert, stands behind a balloon envelope and holds his cap over his heart during the playing of the national anthem during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
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The Falcon War Birds, out of Mesa, perform a fly over during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
The Falcon War Birds, out of Mesa, perform a fly over during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
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Pilot of Betty Jean The Butterfly, Robert Romaneschi, walks inside the envelope of his balloon inspecting its condition before filling it with hot air during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
Pilot of Betty Jean The Butterfly, Robert Romaneschi, walks inside the envelope of his balloon inspecting its condition before filling it with hot air during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
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Photographers bunch up behind the basket of a balloon before it take flight during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
Photographers bunch up behind the basket of a balloon before it take flight during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
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Pilot of Betty Jean The Butterfly, Robert Romaneschi, fills the balloon with hot air during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
Pilot of Betty Jean The Butterfly, Robert Romaneschi, fills the balloon with hot air during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
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A jet of fire goes into a balloon during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
A jet of fire goes into a balloon during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
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Fred Mersbach, of Scottsdale, takes a photo of the balloons during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
Fred Mersbach, of Scottsdale, takes a photo of the balloons during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
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Sisters Courtney (L) and Candace Runner, of Phoenix, take a photo together with silly hair during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
Sisters Courtney (L) and Candace Runner, of Phoenix, take a photo together with silly hair during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
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A jet of fire goes into a balloon during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
A jet of fire goes into a balloon during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
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Madison Holmes, 14, performs on the main stage during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
Madison Holmes, 14, performs on the main stage during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
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An envelope of a balloon lays on the ground before getting inflated during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
An envelope of a balloon lays on the ground before getting inflated during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
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Haley Jordan (L), 12, and Mackenzie Butcher, 12, of Gilbert, slide down a giant slide during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
Haley Jordan (L), 12, and Mackenzie Butcher, 12, of Gilbert, slide down a giant slide during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
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Veteran Kelly Spencer, of Gilbert, looks up and watches the Falcon War Birds of Mesa perform a flyover during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
Veteran Kelly Spencer, of Gilbert, looks up and watches the Falcon War Birds of Mesa perform a flyover during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
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Amanda Giorsetti and Dale Duckworth take a photo of the balloons during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
Amanda Giorsetti and Dale Duckworth take a photo of the balloons during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
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Balloons begin to take shape and fill the night sky during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
Balloons begin to take shape and fill the night sky during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
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Nathanael Burrola, 22, and Danielle Savedra, 28, of Phoenix, dance in front of a balloon thats on the ground during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
Nathanael Burrola, 22, and Danielle Savedra, 28, of Phoenix, dance in front of a balloon thats on the ground during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
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Lexi Raths, 3, of Anthem, sits on her mother's shoulders during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
Lexi Raths, 3, of Anthem, sits on her mother's shoulders during the Cave Creek Balloon Festival, Saturday, May, 23, 2015, in Cave Creek, Ariz.
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