Somewhere in Skamania County, an unmanned balloon cluster slipped its high-tech leash Sunday. “We hope somebody finds it and gives us a call,” said Joe Barbera, a member of the team that launched the ...

J ohn Ninomiya tried the air gun trick early in his cluster balloon career. “Actually, it doesn’t work so well,” the San Diego hot air balloon instructor said. “On one of my earlier flights, I tried ...