Some people wish that they could go to Europe, while others dream of being a celebrity. But one Oregon man dreamed of riding on a cloud. Sounds impossible, right? WRONG! Kent Couch fulfilled a life long dream of flying over 200 miles on a lawn chair rigged with helium balloons. Okay, so he didn't actually get to ride on a cloud, but still, he got to soar in the sky with the clouds, so it's close enough. After kissing his family goodbye, this man took off from his hometown in Oregon and flew 235 miles into Idaho, landing 9 hours later. It was his third attempt of lawn chair flying. The first two times brought him short of his goal of flying out of the state. Check out the article: http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_9794817?source=most_emailed.
Here's a video of the flying lawn chair: http://youtube.com/watch?v=6MUegI0WLn8
Can you imagine flying 100 to 200 feet about the ground and watching all the Independence Day festivities going on? What a way to celebrate the 4th of July. I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend and was able to take a moment and appreciate all that we enjoy as citizens of this great nation.
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I am glad you are so fond of lawn chair balloon expeditions because I have scheduled my maiden lawn chair flight for August 16! Aren't you excited? Make sure the digital camera has fresh batteries that weekend because the view from up there is going to be amazing, and I want to take some sweet pictures. I am going to try to land in the Black Hills in South Dakota!
Hot air ballooning with a professional--that I'd try. Forget a flying lawn chair! People do some crazy things for their 15 minutes of fame.
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