Photos: Thrills & Skills
For many, The Altamont Fair offers a chance to appreciate gravity. Fairgoers are testing their stomachs and their skills this week, in the participatory side of the annual attraction.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
A ride resembling an octopus, new on the Reithofer midway this year, holds a young man and woman upside down in one of its mechanical tentacles.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Holding on to their hats, two girls, fans of the New York Giants, are overpowered by centrifugal force in their car, center, spinning on the Altamont fairgrounds Tuesday.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Ring true? A couple paid for a chance to throw red plastic rings onto a set of knives that provoke them with vertical indifference. The man watching the ring complete its arch had already won.
The Enterprise — Lisa Nicole Lindsay
Standing with his two feet on the ground, a boy strokes the jaw of a four-legged llama, close enough to blow the hairs on his forehead with its breath.