Saturday, July 5 at approx. 0600 hours PDT, the lawn chair balloon guy, aka Kent Couch, will be taking off for another trip through the friendly skies of Central and Eastern Oregon and hopefully into Idaho. Locals are invited to come for take-off at the Stop and Go at the corner of Highway 20 and 27th Street. If your hanging out on Saturday morning with your cup-o-joe at your computer, you can track it live with Google Maps.
Rumors are that Good Morning America, the Today Show and perhaps Fox and Friends are all sending crews out to cover this historic event. Ripley’s and the Guiness Book of World records are also involved, as well as local media outlets.
What’s my connection? Kent attends Westside Church and was a part of a men’s group I attended while I was out of work. He is also a good friend of Mark Knowles, owner of Smart Solutions, the company I now work for (we designed and hosts the event website, couchballoons.com)
Check it out!
