To fly, Couch dressed in shirt, sweater, jeans, work boots and sunglasses handed him at the last minute.
He took off at 6:06 a.m. Saturday after kissing his wife, Susan, goodbye and petting his Chihuahua, Isabella.
By Associated Press
And then Kent Couch sat down on his lawn chair- to which over 100 helium balloons were attached and he flew almost 200 miles from his home in Bend, Oregon at altitudes ranging from 11,000 feet to 13,000 feet – to a farmer’s field in Union, Oregon.
I love this story- just love it because Kent Couch took a dream and made a plan and it involved Balloons and Lawn Chairs.
I ask you, did he take his dream that involved lawn furniture and balloons and learn to fly a plane? Did he buy his way onto The Space Shuttle?
Heck no, Kent Couch had this dream; it involved a Lawn Chair, balloons and Idaho.
And he made it happen.
Okay, Kent Couch didn’t actually make it to where he wanted to land in Idaho- he says he came up short. If I had the chance, I’d tell Kent Couch he went much further then he planned.
what can I add to that except- way to go Mr. Couch!
( full story here )
Balloons suspend Kent Couch in a lawnchair as he floats in the skies near Bend, Ore., Saturday, July 7, 2007. (AP Photo/ The Bulletin, Pete Erickson)
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Irregular Bones 
THIS is what the aliens saw that caused them to crash their ship!!
Nah,
They were drunk.
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thats just cool…and now i know why it took so long for you to post on your blog..i was going to owl creek bridge…duh
Hi Criminy,
I was going to drop you a note about the two blogs, but you figured it out.
I thought this guy’s story just needs to be told- I mean if you’re a non-traditional, lone wolf type this story has got to appeal to you.
Plus he’s from Bend Oregon, I’ve been to Bend and all I can say is, I’m just surprised that more of them aren’t climbing on lawn chairs and flying across the state.
It’s that kind of town
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i bet they have a run on ballons and lawn chairs. this guy is definitely a trendsetter
Only in Oraguhn.
Hi Lori!
To know them is to love’em….I mean if you think Balloon Guy is the only, how’d Criminy put it, ” Trendsetter” to come out of Oregon- you don’t know Oregon.
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I aaplaud anyone for having dreams and my undying admiration for living it
Hi Aletta
This dream took some serious back bone to pull it off- which is why I admire it so.
I have a whole clan of relatives that live in OR. Based on that fact alone, I have a fairly good idea what goes on there……….
Hey Lori did you see the lead post here?
Oregon is great…
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Of course….Powells, the Rose Garden, The Shakespeare Festival, the Tillamook Cheese Factory tour, and the Astoria Tower. Coos Bay is pretty cool too.
Still trying to figure out Medford though.
It’s just amazing…
Hey, they’re working on a Weird Oregon right now, so if you want contact info for the authors/editors, let me know.