the great park
irvine, california
el toro marine base

Tonight, we journeyed out to the El Toro Marine Base in Irvine, California to see the first tangible sign of it becoming Orange County's Great Park. Tomorrow, the attraction will open to the public for free rides until the end of the year. It is an amazing sight and I wish that I had time to have taken other photos. I will definitely have to go back for different angles.

This balloon attraction will hold 25 to 30 people at a time and carry them 500 feet into the air. Amelia was amazed with the sight of the balloon and wanted to know if it was going to pop tonight since that is what always happens to her balloons in the middle of the night (wink, wink).

You can learn more about the Great Park at their website at http://www.ocgp.org.

I was glad that I went now even though it is basically in a dirt field at this point because I am sure that as it becomes more and more advertised, it is going to be a zoo to go and see it.

We also were able to see an amazing sunset. The clouds over Saddleback Mountain looked as if they were waves crashing over the mountains.