It was the 43rd year of The Great Forest Park Balloon Race. The balloon race is the oldest and most well attended free hot air balloon event in the world.
A short clip of the Ikea balloon taking off.
A short clip of the Ikea balloon taking off.
Colby Duncan is a staff journalist for MBU Timeline. He is a senior majoring in journalism and minoring in psychology at Missouri Baptist University. Duncan is a left handed pitcher for the MBU baseball team and his athletic scholarship has brought him to St. Louis. Duncan is from Reno, Nev., and has grown up in the snow and the outdoors. He loves any type of action sport and is outdoors as much as possible. Duncan is ambitious, always ready for an adventure.