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I discover an abandoned, deflated balloon under a creosote bush in Ivanpah Valley, not far from Nipton Road

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7393-balloon.jpg I pick up an animal trail through the creosote-brush scrub as I head down into Ivanpah ValleyThumbnailsThe sun is dropping and the first glimmers of sunset in Ivanpah Valley are hitting my beardI pick up an animal trail through the creosote-brush scrub as I head down into Ivanpah ValleyThumbnailsThe sun is dropping and the first glimmers of sunset in Ivanpah Valley are hitting my beardI pick up an animal trail through the creosote-brush scrub as I head down into Ivanpah ValleyThumbnailsThe sun is dropping and the first glimmers of sunset in Ivanpah Valley are hitting my beardI pick up an animal trail through the creosote-brush scrub as I head down into Ivanpah ValleyThumbnailsThe sun is dropping and the first glimmers of sunset in Ivanpah Valley are hitting my beardI pick up an animal trail through the creosote-brush scrub as I head down into Ivanpah ValleyThumbnailsThe sun is dropping and the first glimmers of sunset in Ivanpah Valley are hitting my beard

Happy something to someone somewhere! Earlier today, I saw a ribbon along a road, but with no balloon attached; this is my first balloon sighting of the day.