Photos: Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival takes off in Park City

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Jaci Webb watches as the balloons ascend at the Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival returns for its third flight at the North 40 Fields in Park City, Saturday, September 17, 2016.

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Bryan Markkanen holds his daughter Nora as the Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival returns for its third flight at the North 40 Fields in Park City, Saturday, September 17, 2016.

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Bill Gaskill and other members of the ground crew for the Owl balloon get it inflated at the Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival returns for its third flight at the North 40 Fields in Park City, Saturday, September 17, 2016.

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The Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival returns for its third flight at the North 40 Fields in Park City, Saturday, September 17, 2016.

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Three year old Eli Lusvy watches the balloons ascend at the Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival returns for its third flight at the North 40 Fields in Park City, Saturday, September 17, 2016.

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Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Jaci Webb watches as the balloons ascend at the Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival returns for its third flight at the North 40 Fields in Park City, Saturday, September 17, 2016. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Bryan Markkanen holds his daughter Nora as the Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival returns for its third flight at the North 40 Fields in Park City, Saturday, September 17, 2016. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Bill Gaskill and other members of the ground crew for the Owl balloon get it inflated at the Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival returns for its third flight at the North 40 Fields in Park City, Saturday, September 17, 2016. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune The Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival returns for its third flight at the North 40 Fields in Park City, Saturday, September 17, 2016. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Bill Gaskill and other members of the ground crew for the Owl balloon get it inflated at the Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival returns for its third flight at the North 40 Fields in Park City, Saturday, September 17, 2016. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune The Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival returns for its third flight at the North 40 Fields in Park City, Saturday, September 17, 2016. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune The Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival returns for its third flight at the North 40 Fields in Park City, Saturday, September 17, 2016. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune The Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival returns for its third flight at the North 40 Fields in Park City, Saturday, September 17, 2016. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune The Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival returns for its third flight at the North 40 Fields in Park City, Saturday, September 17, 2016. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune The Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival returns for its third flight at the North 40 Fields in Park City, Saturday, September 17, 2016. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune The Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival returns for its third flight at the North 40 Fields in Park City, Saturday, September 17, 2016. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune The Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival returns for its third flight at the North 40 Fields in Park City, Saturday, September 17, 2016. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Three year old Eli Lusvy watches the balloons ascend at the Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival returns for its third flight at the North 40 Fields in Park City, Saturday, September 17, 2016. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune The Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival returns for its third flight at the North 40 Fields in Park City, Saturday, September 17, 2016. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune The Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival returns for its third flight at the North 40 Fields in Park City, Saturday, September 17, 2016.

The Salt Lake Tribune

· September 17, 2016 3:06 pm

This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2016, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

The Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival is back weekend for its third flight in Park City, with 24 balloonists invited to participate.

The main launch took place Saturday morning, with an encore set for Sunday at 8 a.m. at the North 40 Fields.

"Park City is a fantastic place to balloon," Mike Bauwens, Autumn Aloft balloonmeister, said in a news release. "The balloon community has always enjoyed the Autumn Aloft event. The festival continues to attract many top pilots to the Park City event."

More details can be found at http://www.autumnaloft.com.