Hot air balloons are a popular attraction in Albuquerque, especially this time of year. The balloons use propane to float through the air. (Micaela Eldridge-Lane/CJ361).

Crew members from Rainbow Ryders get a balloon ready to take on a flight. Rides can hold as little as two people to as many as 14 passengers. (Micaela Eldridge-Lane/CJ361)

Scott Appelman, owner of Rainbow Ryders, answers calls from people booking hot air balloon flights. Thousands of people take flights on his balloons every year. (Micaela Eldridge-Lane/CJ361)

Balloon crews work near effortlessly on Thursday, Oct. 9, to get the hot air balloons up above Albuquerque. Flying conditions were ideal and the “Perfect Albuquerque Box” that morning. (Micaela Eldridge-Lane/CJ360)     

Weather was near perfect flying condition on the morning of Oct. 9 at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The balloons had no issues getting up in the air. (Micaela Eldridge-Lane/CJ360) 

Emily Ediger, a journalism student from the University of New Mexico, holds up her cell phone showing the #nm2014 tag on Twitter on Election Night at the Democratic Headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Micaela Eldridge-Lane)

Travis Gonzales, a reporter for The Howl, sets up his camera to film Election Night at the Democratic Headquarters in the  Double Tree Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Micaela Eldridge-Lane/CJ361)

Drake Sikelianos, sets up his equipment in his home studio to record a song. Sikelianos is a 17-year-old rap artist from Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Micaela Eldridge-Lane/CJ361)

Drake Sikelianos, a 17-year-old rapper from Albuquerque, New Mexico, edits a song he just recorded in his home studio. (Micaela Eldridge-Lane/CJ361)

Drake Sikelianos, a rapper from Albuquerque, New Mexico, has his own home studio that he put together in his bedroom. He spends a few hours after school each day working on his music. (Micaela Eldridge-Lane/CJ361)

Drake Sikelianos, records a song that he wrote in his home studio. Sikelianos is a rapper from Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Micaela Eldridge_Lane/CJ361)

Drake Sikelianos, a 17-year-old rapper from Albuquerque, New Mexico, records a song in his home studio. (Micaela Eldridge-Lane/CJ361)

Kendra Williams, 21, sits outside on the University of New Mexico campus on a nice autumn day to read a book. (Eldridge-Lane/CJ360)

A lone ball sits on the field as a University of New Mexico soccer class plays a game on the afternoon of Thursday, Nov. 20. The class split into four teams in order to play two separate games. (Micaela Eldridge-Lane/CJ361)