The New River Gorge Bridge, in Balloons

Today I visited the Charleston Town Center and was surprised by this beautiful balloon sculpture of the New River Gorge Bridge.  Approximately 15,000 balloons were required to recreate the bridge, mountains and water down below.  Balloon sculptor Aaron Hay and other balloon enthusiasts crafted this display as a part of FestivALL.

New River Gorge Bridge, Balloon Style

The goggles here are a fabulous touch:

Jumpers!

 But I think my favorite was the Spiderman rescue:

Spiderman?

Sarah’s Signature

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This entry was posted on Friday, July 3rd, 2009 at 4:01 pm and is filed under Charleston. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

5 Responses to “The New River Gorge Bridge, in Balloons”

  1. Jay Thompson Says:
    July 3rd, 2009 at 7:04 pm

    Very cool!

  2. Boomer Jack Boardman Says:
    July 3rd, 2009 at 7:11 pm

    THAT is impressive! Love it.

  3. Evil Twin's Wife Says:
    July 3rd, 2009 at 8:37 pm

    While you were there, did you hop on over to the Capitol Market for more wine? ;-)

  4. Steve Babbitt Says:
    July 3rd, 2009 at 9:32 pm

    Very cool! It’s amazing what someone can do with balloons! :)

  5. Chris Says:
    July 4th, 2009 at 5:24 pm

    My cheeks hurt just thinking about it.

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