Photos: Balloon festival
Superstorm Sandy will be on the minds of participants at the 31st annual QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning, in Readington Township, N.J. A 115-foot-tall flying lighthouse will pay respects to restore the shore efforts during the 31st annual QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning. The event, which runs from Friday to Sunday, features 100 hot air balloons.
Balloon festival
Hot air balloons fly as others are inflated Friday, July 26, 2013, in Readington Township, N.J. Superstorm Sandy will be on the minds of participants at a balloon festival in New Jersey this weekend. A 115-foot-tall flying lighthouse will pay respects to restore the shore efforts during the 31st annual QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning. The event, which runs from Friday to Sunday, features 100 hot air balloons. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Balloon festival
Hot air balloons are inflated early Friday, July 26, 2013 during the 31st annual QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning, in Readington Township, N.J. Superstorm Sandy will be on the minds of participants at the balloon festival in New Jersey this weekend. A 115-foot-tall flying lighthouse will pay respects to restore the shore efforts during the 31st annual QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning. The event, which runs from Friday to Sunday, features 100 hot air balloons. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Balloon festival
People inflate hot air balloons in the early morning Friday, July 26, 2013, in Readington Township, N.J., during the 31st annual QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning. Superstorm Sandy will be on the minds of participants at the balloon festival this weekend. A 115-foot-tall flying lighthouse will pay respects to restore the shore efforts during the 31st annual QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning. The event, which runs from Friday to Sunday, features 100 hot air balloons. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Balloon festival
People take photographs as hot air balloons are inflated in the early morning Friday, July 26, 2013, in Readington Township, N.J. Superstorm Sandy will be on the minds of participants at a balloon festival in New Jersey this weekend. A 115-foot-tall flying lighthouse will pay respects to restore the shore efforts during the 31st annual QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning. The event, which runs from Friday to Sunday, features 100 hot air balloons. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Balloon festival
People stand near a hot air balloon as it is inflated Friday, July 26, 2013, in Readington Township, N.J., during the 31st annual QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning. Superstorm Sandy will be on the minds of participants at the balloon festival in New Jersey this weekend. A 115-foot-tall flying lighthouse will pay respects to restore the shore efforts the festival. The event, which runs from Friday to Sunday, features 100 hot air balloons. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Balloon festival
A hot air balloon shaped like a space shuttle is inflated Friday, July 26, 2013, in Readington Township, N.J., during the 31st annual QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning. Superstorm Sandy will be on the minds of participants at the balloon festival in New Jersey this weekend. A 115-foot-tall flying lighthouse will pay respects to restore the shore efforts the festival. The event, which runs from Friday to Sunday, features 100 hot air balloons. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Balloon festival
Hot air balloons are inflated early Friday, July 26, 2013, during the 31st annual QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning, in Readington Township, N.J. Superstorm Sandy will be on the minds of participants at the balloon festival in New Jersey this weekend. A 115-foot-tall flying lighthouse will pay respects to restore the shore efforts during the 31st annual QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning. The event, which runs from Friday to Sunday, features 100 hot air balloons. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Balloon festival
Hot air balloons, including a 115-foot-tall flying lighthouse, are inflated early Friday during the 31st annual QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning July 26, 2013, in Readington Township, N.J. Superstorm Sandy will be on the minds of participants at the balloon festival in New Jersey this weekend. The flying lighthouse will pay respects to restore the shore efforts during the 31st annual QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning. The event, which runs from Friday to Sunday, features 100 hot air balloons. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Balloon festival
A worker holds onto a hot air balloon as it is inflated Friday, July 26, 2013, in Readington Township, N.J., during the 31st annual QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning. Superstorm Sandy will be on the minds of participants at the balloon festival in New Jersey this weekend. A 115-foot-tall flying lighthouse will pay respects to restore the shore efforts the festival. The event, which runs from Friday to Sunday, features 100 hot air balloons. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Balloon festival
People walk past as as a hot air balloon is inflated Friday, July 26, 2013, in Readington Township, N.J., during the 31st annual QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning. Superstorm Sandy will be on the minds of participants at the balloon festival in New Jersey this weekend. A 115-foot-tall flying lighthouse will pay respects to restore the shore efforts the festival. The event, which runs from Friday to Sunday, features 100 hot air balloons. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)