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A sunrise ride at the Chester County Balloon Festival

The final day of the Chester County Balloon Festival started off with a sunrise balloon ride from the New Garden Flying Field in Toughkenamon, Pa., on Sunday, June 23, 2019.

Dave Eppler, right, and his wife Jodi Eppler, left, hold the opening to the hot air balloon as wide as they can as pilot, Bob Dicks ignites the flame to blow hot air into the balloon so it will fill.  The Epplers were going on a sunrise ride at the 13th Annual Chester County Balloon Festival at New Garden Flying Field in Toughkenamon, PA on June 23, 2019.
Dave Eppler, right, and his wife Jodi Eppler, left, hold the opening to the hot air balloon as wide as they can as pilot, Bob Dicks ignites the flame to blow hot air into the balloon so it will fill. The Epplers were going on a sunrise ride at the 13th Annual Chester County Balloon Festival at New Garden Flying Field in Toughkenamon, PA on June 23, 2019.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
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