Saturday morning mass ascension at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta set off without a hitch. Shortly after the dawn patrol gave the OK for mass ascension, next to 550 participating hot air balloons lifted into the air from Balloon Fiesta Park. The ascension is shown here from a thousand feet up in the "What Would Jesus Do" balloon piloted by Bill Woodhead and "his sky ministries." Visitors from all around the world have come to Albuquerque for the week to see and pilot hot air balloons of all different shapes and sizes at the fiesta, now in its 43rd year.