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Photos: From rain to rainbows at the 2018 Balloon Glow
A double rainbow appears during Balloon Glow at the Sinclair Levy BoTown Entertainment Park in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
People take cover during a rain delay at Balloon Glow at the Sinclair Levy BoTown Entertainment Park in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
A rainbow appears over Mount Trashmore, still marked with the logo from the weekend's newbo evolve festival, during Balloon Glow at the Sinclair Levy BoTown Entertainment Park in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
A rainbow appears over Mount Trashmore, still marked with the logo from the weekend's newbo evolve festival, during Balloon Glow at the Sinclair Levy BoTown Entertainment Park in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Lisa Heidelbauer, 14, of Marion (from left), her twin sister Megan, Bill McClelland of Cedar Rapids and Tom Jedlicka of Marion put the burner in place while preparing to inflate the Buzzards Glory balloon during Balloon Glow at the Sinclair Levy BoTown Entertainment Park in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
The Buzzards Glory Cost Cutters balloon is inflated during Balloon Glow at the Sinclair Levy BoTown Entertainment Park in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
The Buzzards Glory Cost Cutters balloon is deflated to be packed away before a rain storm during Balloon Glow at the Sinclair Levy BoTown Entertainment Park in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Tom Jedlicka of Marion (left) and Carol Stockdale of Marion help with the deflation of a Buzzards Glory balloon before a rain storm during Balloon Glow at the Sinclair Levy BoTown Entertainment Park in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Buzzards Glory crew members (from left) Tom Jedlicka of Marion, Lisa Heidelbauer, 14, of Marion, Cole Dummermuth of Bertram, Carol Stockdale of Marion and Megan Heidelbauer, 14, of Marion gather a balloon to pack it up before a rain storm during Balloon Glow at the Sinclair Levy BoTown Entertainment Park in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Trinity Brandt, 4, of Cedar Rapids looks up as the rain begins to fall while her brother Kaden Brandt, 8, Loren Brand, 10, and Loren's mother Christy Barnd of Robins take shelter during Balloon Glow at the Sinclair Levy BoTown Entertainment Park in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
People take shelter under Freedom Festival tents as rain falls during Balloon Glow at the Sinclair Levy BoTown Entertainment Park in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Ian Boeding, 8, of Cedar Rapids, sits in the basket of a Buzzards Glory balloon and squints as it fires during Balloon Glow at the Sinclair Levy BoTown Entertainment Park in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Peter Kamp, 14, son of balloon owner Kevin Kamp, assists during inflation during Balloon Glow at the Sinclair Levy BoTown Entertainment Park in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Balloons inflate on the stage during Balloon Glow at the Sinclair Levy BoTown Entertainment Park in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
The final balloon, from Balloon Training Academy, inflates on the stage during Balloon Glow at the Sinclair Levy BoTown Entertainment Park in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Balloons light up the stage during Balloon Glow at the Sinclair Levy BoTown Entertainment Park in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Cole Norton of Marion, a trainee at Balloon Training Academy and owner and instructor at P&N Flight and Charter, fires the burner in a Balloon Training Academy balloon during Balloon Glow at the Sinclair Levy BoTown Entertainment Park in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Balloons light up the stage during Balloon Glow at the Sinclair Levy BoTown Entertainment Park in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
People gather around an inflated balloon during Balloon Glow at the Sinclair Levy BoTown Entertainment Park in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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