{"id":22469,"date":"2026-05-02T07:00:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=22469"},"modified":"2026-05-02T07:03:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T14:03:58","slug":"2026-western-winter-blast-pyrotechnics-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=22469","title":{"rendered":"2026 Western Winter Blast Pyrotechnics Show"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-72737db499e986c4cb34c7f3c6363441 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>For a few years now<\/strong>, my brother and his family, as well as some of our college tailgate friends have been driving down from Salt Lake to Lake Havasu City for an annual fireworks show. This past February, the stars finally aligned and I was able to come and join them. What I learned is that this is where professionals come to display their latest and greatest fireworks, hoping to not only get contracts across the country for 4th of July celebrations and the like, but it is also where you can learn how to make your own fireworks, and even launch your own creations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-attachment-id=\"22472\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=22472\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0811.jpg?fit=4032%2C2268&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,2268\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0811\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0811.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0811.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0811.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0811.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0811.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0811.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0811.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0811.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0811.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0811.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-71f925b5486af96b09875aebffb79595 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\">We went to both the Friday and Saturday night shows. Friday&#8217;s show started with us enjoying the atmosphere and company, then we had a brilliant sunset over the Lake. When darkness covered the sky, we got a pretty cool drone display, something I had never experienced before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-attachment-id=\"22470\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=22470\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0820.jpg?fit=5712%2C3213&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5712,3213\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0820\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0820.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0820.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0820.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0820.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0820.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0820.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0820.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0820.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0820.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0820.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1acb8b6adae4bc762e1af6af329c0636 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\">Then the &#8220;real&#8221; show began. I haven&#8217;t been to a fireworks show, even for the 4th of July, for easily over a decade, maybe even two decades. The awe and wonder I always felt though as a kid came rushing back to me as I watched the night sky light up with spectacular brilliance. 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