PHOTOS: 2018 Mesquite Balloon Festival
Balloons lift off during the Mesquite Hot Air Balloon Festival Saturday, January 27, 2018, in Mesquite. Sam Morris / Las Vegas News Bureau
Balloons are inflated in the old Oasis parking lot during the Mesquite Hot Air Balloon Festival Saturday, January 27, 2018, in Mesquite. Sam Morris / Las Vegas News Bureau
Balloons lift off during the Mesquite Hot Air Balloon Festival Saturday, January 27, 2018, in Mesquite. Sam Morris / Las Vegas News Bureau
A balloon passes over a neighborhood during the Mesquite Hot Air Balloon Festival Saturday, January 27, 2018, in Mesquite. Sam Morris / Las Vegas News Bureau
Bystanders watch as balloons are inflated during the Mesquite Hot Air Balloon Festival Saturday, January 27, 2018, in Mesquite. Sam Morris / Las Vegas News Bureau
Bystanders watch as balloons fly overhead during the Mesquite Hot Air Balloon Festival Saturday, January 27, 2018, in Mesquite. Sam Morris / Las Vegas News Bureau
Residents laugh as a balloon passes overhead during the Mesquite Hot Air Balloon Festival Saturday, January 27, 2018, in Mesquite. Sam Morris / Las Vegas News Bureau
A flock of geese fly past a balloon during the Mesquite Hot Air Balloon Festival Saturday, January 27, 2018, in Mesquite. Sam Morris / Las Vegas News Bureau
A balloon floats over a neighborhood during the Mesquite Hot Air Balloon Festival Saturday, January 27, 2018, in Mesquite. Sam Morris / Las Vegas News Bureau
Bystanders watch as balloons are inflated during the Mesquite Hot Air Balloon Festival Saturday, January 27, 2018, in Mesquite. Sam Morris / Las Vegas News Bureau
A balloon floats over a neighborhood during the Mesquite Hot Air Balloon Festival Saturday, January 27, 2018, in Mesquite. Sam Morris / Las Vegas News Bureau
Spectators line a ridge to watch balloons during the Mesquite Hot Air Balloon Festival Saturday, January 27, 2018, in Mesquite. Sam Morris / Las Vegas News Bureau
Balloons are inflated in the old Oasis parking lot during the Mesquite Hot Air Balloon Festival Saturday, January 27, 2018, in Mesquite. Sam Morris / Las Vegas News Bureau
Balloons are inflated in the old Oasis parking lot during the Mesquite Hot Air Balloon Festival Saturday, January 27, 2018, in Mesquite. Sam Morris / Las Vegas News Bureau
A resident watches as a balloon floats overhead during the Mesquite Hot Air Balloon Festival Saturday, January 27, 2018, in Mesquite. Sam Morris / Las Vegas News Bureau
Cole Titus watches the ground while riding in a balloon during the Mesquite Hot Air Balloon Festival Saturday, January 27, 2018, in Mesquite.Sam Morris / Las Vegas News Bureau
Kurt Adelsberger checks the space above his balloon while taking off during the Mesquite Hot Air Balloon Festival Saturday, January 27, 2018, in Mesquite. Sam Morris / Las Vegas News Bureau
Balloons travel southward during the Mesquite Hot Air Balloon Festival Saturday, January 27, 2018, in Mesquite. Sam Morris / Las Vegas News Bureau
A balloon drifts over the CasaBlanca golf course during the Mesquite Hot Air Balloon Festival Saturday, January 27, 2018, in Mesquite. Sam Morris / Las Vegas News Bureau
Kurt Adelsberger gives instructions while inflating his balloon during the Mesquite Hot Air Balloon Festival Saturday, January 27, 2018, in Mesquite. Sam Morris / Las Vegas News Bureau