<p>This July 14, 2012 file photo shows the tandem lawn chair rig that two men flew from a gas station in Bend, Ore., while suspended from helium-filled party balloons in an attempt to reach Montana. The men ran into thunderstorms and decided to land, shooting out balloons with the BB rifles in plastic pipe scabbards mounted beside the lawn chairs. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard, File)</p>
July 18, 2012
Stories this photo appears in:
July 18, 2012 9:39 a.m.
Chair balloonists recount wild, short ride
Two men flying matching lawn chairs suspended by helium-filled party balloons over Central Oregon last weekend said Tuesday they were floating along peacefully at 14,000 feet when thunderstorms grabbed control of their homemade craft like a giant hand.