Jay Heinrichs

Author of a story on New Mexico's annual October Balloon Fiesta, Jay Heinrichs says that when he was the deputy editor for Outside magazine based in Santa Fe, he'd often see colorful hot air balloons floating through the sky whenever he made the drive to Albuquerque.

He also wrote These Magic Moments, a story about a Disney cruise. Jay's son, George Heinrichs, (shown with him in this photo) accompanied him on the Magic and wrote our sidebar, "George's Ship Facts."

Jay has also written a book: Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion.

Other pieces that Jay has written for VIA:

The Routes of Democracy

California’s Coastal Redwoods

Blockbuster Museum Shows