Darth Vader drops into a field off Riverside Drive in Auburn during Friday morning's launch as seen from the balloon of Bill Whidden in Great Balls of Fire after taking off from Simard Payne Memorial Park at the Great Falls Balloon Festival.
The ground crew for Blacky races to help guide pilot Dick Varney into a field in Auburn Saturday morning at the end of their flight during the 2016 Great Falls Balloon Festival.
Balloons rise into the morning air from Lewiston High School Saturday morning during the Great Falls Balloon Festival.