Joe Kittinger

Kittinger 2.jpg

Riding in a custom, self-propelled gondola, balloon pilot Joseph Kittinger (right) took part in Caribou's 150th celebration parade Saturday. The gondola was fabricated by Tom York (right) at the request of his mother and hot air balloon pilot Dena Winslow (center). "My mom wondered if it could be done," York said of his creation. "What guy doesn't know what his mother wants?" (Julia Bayly photo)