PHOTOS | 2019 Labor Day Lift Off - Colorado Springs Gazette

Michael Gorenflo adds more hot air to TM-Fluff-N-Stuff during a flight on the first day of the Labor Day Lift Off on Saturday, Aug. 31. (Parker Seibold/The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)

Spectators watch the balloons in flight during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

Scenes from the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. (Parker Seibold/The Gazette) (Parker Seibold The Gazette)

Balloons in flight during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

Abigayle, 2, and her grandmother Dawn Birdsall-Jewell watch balloons take flight during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

Balloons prepare for flight during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

Conrad Simpson, 2, left, watches a balloon inflate with hot air with his father Demetrius Simpson, middle, and Carrie Fitzsimmons, right, during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

From the left, Sophia Daigle, 12, Kaydence Koss, 12, and Taylor Westfall, 10, right, watch balloons take flight near Prospect Lake during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

Balloons prepare for flight during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

Keijiro Lindgren, 9, right, watches balloons above him from a jungle gym near Prospect Lake during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

Balloons in flight during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

People attend the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

Balloons in flight during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

A balloon dips into the water for a short second and then lifts back up into the air during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

Spectators cheer as a balloon lifts off the ground during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

Spectators watch the balloons in flight during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

People attend the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

Balloons in flight during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

Balloons are prepared for lift off during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

Spectators watch the balloons in flight during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

Balloons in flight during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

Michael Meier, crew member with the Lofty balloon, during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

Balloons prepare for flight during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

Spectators watch the balloons in flight during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

People attend the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

Spectators watch the balloons in flight during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

Balloons in flight during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

Balloons prepare for flight during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

Johnny Petrucci, 3, sits on his father John Petrucci’s shoulders as they watch balloons take flight together during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

People attend the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

Chase Serrano, 3, sits on Mike Edwards’ shoulders as they watch balloons take flight together during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 70 balloons participate in this annual event. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)

Pilot Hank Humiston, center, packs up his balloon in the street after a flight during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off on Saturday, Aug. 31. (Spencer McKee)

Hot air balloons fly above Memorial Park and Prospect Lake during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off on Saturday, Aug. 31. (Parker Seibold The Gazette)

Hot air balloons fly above Memorial Park and Prospect Lake during the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off on Saturday, Aug. 31. (SpencerMcKeespencer@outtherecolorado.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fa0add11e272b4d34b6231b34ccdc489?s=100&d=mm&r=g)

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PHOTOS | 2019 Labor Day Lift Off

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