Hot air ballooning can feel a little intimidating, even for experienced travelers – especially when you’re placing your trust in a basket, a burner and the breeze. Floating thousands of feet above the ...

Olivia goes up, up, and away with pilot Dawn McKenzie to discover the science of hot air ballooning! Weather, physics, and air density are key elements of inflating and piloting hot air balloons.

“Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon? / We could float among the stars together, you and I / For we can fly, we can fly .” The invitation is almost too hard to resist as it was offered by ...

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - As hot air balloon pilots from across the country gather in Longview for the BFA U.S. National Hot Air Balloon Championship and the Great Texas Balloon Race, one East Texan is ...

Imagine enjoying a scenic hot air balloon ride, when, suddenly, someone on board spots a mountain lion. Talk about right ...

For those wanting to celebrate Christmas Eve in a more Burqueno way, the annual Arroyo Del Oso Balloon Glow will have hot air balloons to raise holiday spirits. Photograph taken at 2024 International ...

The flight of a dramatic hot air balloon cauldron at the Paris 2024 Olympics capped off an ambitious Opening Ceremony along the Seine River and marked the first time that the cauldron was ever sent ...

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of ...

A freak accident involving a hot air balloon in southern Brazil has resulted in the death of eight people after the balloon caught fire and plunged from the sky on Saturday. Footage from local media ...