Oregon Man Touches Down in Idaho….on a Balloon Powered Lawn Chair!
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One small step for man, and one giant leap for…err…balloons? That’s right folks. An eastern Oregon man has made the seemingly impossible journey from Bend to the tiny Idaho town of Cambridge, on a lawn chair tethered to a cluster of oversize helium-filled balloons. See the full story in today’s Oregonian
About the Author: Mo Sherifdeen
Mo is Travel Oregon's content publisher and loves to hike the forests and mountain trails of Oregon with his wife, daughter and dog. He is also known for getting lost inside a maze of books at Powell’s, sipping an IPA (or two) and seeking the best fish 'n chips along the Oregon Coast.
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