Bend Balloon Man Reaches Goal, May Now Quit

By Kristian Foden-Vencil | July 9, 2008 9:42 a.m. | Updated: June 17, 2010 12:02 a.m. | Portland, OR

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Kent Couch, the 48-year old owner of a gas station in Bend, spent his Independence Day weekend, flying more than 200 miles over the Oregon desert in a lawn chair.

After nine hours, he touched down in the tiny farming community of Cambridge, Idaho.

I caught up with him on the phone and asked him what he likes about flying his lawn chair. 

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