Traffic on Portage Avenue threatened to balloon out of proportion Friday night when an unexpected vehicle dropped in. But fortunately no one was injured when a hot air balloon went down on Portage near Mount Royal Road about 9 p.m.
Keith Mills sees Oklahoma City from a different perspective. Flying 1,000 feet in his hot-air balloon, he encounters a variety of scenery, from city life to wildlife. “We see neighborhoods and farmland, whitetail deer, rabbits and sometimes a coyote,” Mills said. Mills, owner of Free Spirit Balloons in Piedmont, has shared his passion with hot-air balloon passengers since 2004. During a …