This picture was taken in Temecula wine country, CA, USA, right after I landed on the ground from that same balloon in the picture. The picture shows that a lot of hard-work goes into a 45 minutes of fun-packed balloon ride. Many people only think of the fun part of flying... however, there is still the hard work before and after take-off, as shown in the picture. This is a special photo to me, as I believe I captured a very cool moment, with lots of information, which brings back fun memories of the ride each time I look at it.