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Maria Chieruzzi, of Details Above All Hot Air Balloon, pilots a hot air balloon named Starburst during the third annual Pahrump Balloon Festival at Petrack Park Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, in Pahrump. The three-day festival featured hot air balloon shows, tethered balloon rides, carnival games, food and vendor booths and a car show. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Details Above All Hot Air Balloon crew members work to prepare a hot air balloon named Starburst for flight during the third annual Pahrump Balloon Festival at Petrack Park Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, in Pahrump. The three-day festival featured hot air balloon shows, tethered balloon rides, carnival games, food and vendor booths and a car show. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Maria Chieruzzi, of Details Above All Hot Air Balloon, works to inflate and upright a hot air balloon named Starburst during the third annual Pahrump Balloon Festival at Petrack Park Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, in Pahrump. The festival featured hot air balloon shows, tethered balloon rides, carnival games, food and vendor booths and a car show. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal

A hot air balloon display synced to music is shown during the third annual Pahrump Balloon Festival at Petrack Park Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, in Pahrump. The three-day festival featured hot air balloon shows, tethered balloon rides, carnival games, food and vendor booths and a car show. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Dressed as a hot air balloon, Heather Baressi, of Balloon Vegas, makes balloon animals for children during the third annual Pahrump Balloon Festival at Petrack Park Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, in Pahrump. The three-day festival featured hot air balloon shows, tethered balloon rides, carnival games, food and vendor booths and a car show. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Hot air balloons are prepared for a show during the third annual Pahrump Balloon Festival at Petrack Park Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, in Pahrump. The three-day festival featured hot air balloon shows, tethered balloon rides, carnival games, food and vendor booths and a car show. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal

A crew fires a hot air balloon during the third annual Pahrump Balloon Festival at Petrack Park Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, in Pahrump. The three-day festival featured hot air balloon shows, tethered balloon rides, carnival games, food and vendor booths and a car show. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Spectators‘ shadows are reflected on a hot air ballon as it is being inflated during the third annual Pahrump Balloon Festival at Petrack Park Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, in Pahrump. The three-day festival featured hot air balloon shows, tethered balloon rides, carnival games, food and vendor booths and a car show. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal

The Details Above All Hot Air Balloon crew works to inflate and upright a hot air balloon named Starburst during the third annual Pahrump Balloon Festival at Petrack Park Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, in Pahrump. The three-day festival featured hot air balloon shows, tethered balloon rides, carnival games, food and vendor booths and a car show. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal

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