Inside the Basket Interview Archive
Inside the Basket - Lonnie Carreathers, Balloon Pilot
April 11, 2024
Lonnie Carreathers is the pilot of Spectrum and chief pilot of the Elevated 4x4 Balloon Team. Lonnie has been attending the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta since 2001. In this month&r…
Inside the Basket - Stacey Peterson, Balloon Fiesta First Time Guest
March 25, 2024
We welcomed hundreds of thousands of guests to Balloon Fiesta Park last year, some who were event veterans and others who were visiting us for the first time. It’s our hope that, whether…
Inside the Basket - Don Henderson, Official Balloon Fiesta Photographer
February 13, 2024
Don Henderson is one of the Balloon Fiesta Official Photographers, specializing in aerial photos taken from the basket. In this month’s Inside the Basket, he gives a look at his journey…
Inside the Basket - Cameron Wall, Balloon Pilot
January 22, 2024
Cameron Wall is the pilot of "Grandma's Legacy, a custom balloon with his Grandmother's underwater watercolor painting printed on the entirety of the balloon. In this month’s Inside the…
Inside the Basket - Michael Steward, remote control balloon pilot and assistant balloonmmeister for Fiesta de los Globitos
December 11, 2023
As Balloon Fiesta’s assistant balloonmeister for Fiesta de Los Globitos, Michael Steward helped to coordinate the safe launch of the remote controlled (RC) balloons during the 2023 Ballo…
Inside the Basket - Faith Taylor, Balloon Fiesta Guest
November 28, 2023
We welcomed hundreds of thousands of guests to Balloon Fiesta Park this year, some who were event veterans and others who were visiting us for the first time. It’s our hope that, whether…
Inside the Basket - Eldita Garcia, Balloon Fiesta Guest
October 27, 2023
Eldita Garcia was a first-time guesta at the 51st Balloon Fiesta. In this month’s Inside the Basket, she shares more about her experience, the memories that she made with her daughter a…
Inside the Basket - Joanne Sears, Balloon Fiesta Navigator
August 31, 2023
Joanne Sears is a first-year Balloon Fiesta Navigator who is helping answer guest questions at Balloon Fiesta’s front desk. In this month’s Inside the Basket, she provides insight…
Inside the Basket - Kevin Short, Balloon Fiesta Poster Artist
August 14, 2023
Kevin Short is the 2023 Balloon Fiesta poster artist. In this month’s Inside the Basket, he shares some of his unique ties to the event, a ballooning record that he holds himself and mor…
Inside the Basket - Eric Brower, Fiesta Sky Box Guest
July 19, 2023
Eric Brower works for a local construction company and used Fiesta Sky Boxes to celebrate his employees. In this month’s Inside the Basket, he shares more about his Fiesta Sky Box exper…