Hot Air Expeditions

You deserve a day off from the stresses of life ☀

Our Co-Founder Margie Long said it best ⤵
"𝑯𝒐𝒕 𝒂𝒊𝒓 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒊𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔-𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒔𝒐 𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒃𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒑 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒌𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈.”

Wishing you a worry-free, care-free, stress-free weekend from 5,000 ft 🎈

Mother's Day is 🔟 days away!

There’s nothing like making memories together, and we know that’s what Mom would love most this Mother’s Day 💕

Treat the adventurous Mom in your life to a hot air balloon ride with us anytime between May 1 – May 15 + we'll throw in a complimentary etched champagne flute for Mom, as a gift from us! 🥂

Our etched champagne flutes are a one-of-a-kind memento of your time among the clouds + feature our hot air balloon logo on the front of the glass + the balloonist’s prayer on the rear ($15 value) 🎁

Just mention our Mother’s Day Up, Up & Away promotion when booking via phone to redeem this offer, or select the “Mother’s Day” occasion when booking on our website to surprise Mom with her free gift ✔

Book a ride for you + Mom at https://bit.ly/3OLK2XR 🔗

Happy Administrative Professionals Day! 🎉

Our hardworking office team works together day in + day out to ensure a smooth + enjoyable hot air ballooning experience for all 🎈

You may have chatted with these lovely ladies via phone or email when making your reservation - and now you can put a face with the name! 👯‍♀️

📸1️⃣: Bree, Balloon Experience Manager
📸2️⃣: Brizeth, Balloon Experience Specialist
📸3️⃣: Kitty, Balloon Experience Specialist

These ladies do so much behind the scenes to make our operation run seamlessly - thank you three for all that you do! 🙏🏼

PS need a last minute gift to celebrate the admin in your life? Browse our gift certificates at https://bit.ly/38yUwte 🎁

"The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it." - Peter Pan ✨

Never forget, you can do anything you put your mind to 💛

Happy Monday ☀

Happy Earth Day from 5,000 ft 🎈

The earth + land we float over sure is a beauty, and it's all of our responsibility to keep it that way 🌎

Making a few small swaps to your lifestyle has a big impact on the environment! Here are a few to get you started, to keep our planet beautiful + sustainable ⬇

🛍 BYOB (bring your own bags) to the grocery store to reduce the need for single use plastic bags

🌱 Offset the carbon dioxide you produce by adding plants to your home, which naturally produce oxygen

🥡 Swap out single use items (like to-go food containers) for Tupperware + washable silicone bags

♻ Don't forget to recycle! Give items like plastic + glass bottles another life simply by putting them in the recycling can

What sustainable swaps are you making this Earth Day? We'd love to hear them 🙂

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." - Ferris Bueller ✨

Take some time this week to be fully present in the moment, because before you know it moments become memories 💭

Happy Monday ☀

Easter is a day to celebrate new beginnings + believe in miracles ✨

We wish you a beautiful day of celebrating just that ☀

We'll be celebrating Easter morning up, up and away + helping the kiddos on the ground below spot eggs (we may have an unfair advantage). Today we ask ourselves, is egg spotting from a hot air balloon considered cheating? 🤔

𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑬𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝑯𝒐𝒕 𝑨𝒊𝒓 𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔! 🐰

Please note ➡ We'll be closing at 2:00pm MST today in observance of the holiday. We will be back to regular hours of operation and open bright + early at 4:15am MST on Monday 🎈

This is why you shouldn't be afraid of a cloudy morning ⬇

Clouds often make for the most beautiful sunrises + sunsets 🌅

And the view is even better from up, up and away 🎈

Trust us, if you see clouds in the forecast, there is nothing to fear ☁

📸 cred: @keithdines on Instagram

Flying with friends? Let us know! 👫

Most days we have 4-8 hot air balloons flying at a time, and we want to make sure you + your friends are together on the same one! 🎈

So, if you + your squad booked separate reservations, please let us know the names on all bookings who wish to fly together 48 hours prior to your flight date, so we can make sure you all cruise the skies together ☀

PS on your flight date, ask your Captain and he may just let you take a photo inside the envelope of the balloon like this - such a cool shot! 📸

Read more helpful FAQ's at https://bit.ly/3OcdMwQ 🔗

We know it sucks 😩

There is nothing we hate more than cancelling flights, but everything we do is for your safety + we will never jeopardize that 💯

Today is an unusually windy day and we so appreciate your patience with the cancellation of today's ride 💨

Learn about how we keep you safe up, up + away at https://bit.ly/3jwIy5s 🔗

"Be the energy you want to attract." - Buddha ✨

We all know someone we admire for their positivity, kindness + strength. What can you take from them and implement into your own life this week? ☀

Happy Monday from the desert 🌵

📸 cred: @jluq20 on Instagram

Happy National Siblings Day! 🎉``

Did you know our owners are sisters + best friends? They've been inseparable since the start and wouldn't have it any other way 👯‍♀️

Amanda + Stephanie took over the family hot air balloon business 9 years ago, and never looked back 🎈🌵

Read more about our story + how Hot Air Expeditions came to be at hotairexpeditions.com/why-us 🔗

I spy with my little eye...a coyote! 🐺

It's a really neat experience catching animals in their natural habitat, and we're always on the lookout for them! 🧐

During your time up, up and away with us, your pilot will point out local wild life + plant life, so you don't miss a thing 👨🏼‍✈️

We commonly spot quail, jackrabbit, coyotes, wild burros + javelina! 🐗

Book a ride + see it for yourself at https://bit.ly/3ukKl3z 🎈

Up, up and away in my beautiful balloon 🎶

Did you know hot air balloons are powered by propane, the same fuel used in your grill? 🔥

Hot air balloons are able to float because warm air rises, and the burners (powered by propane) reheat the air to keep the balloon rising 🎈

Utilizing propane means hot air balloons are environmentally clean aircrafts. The propane used to provide the balloon’s lift is completely burned with no residual fumes or exhaust, keeping the desert + skies looking beautiful 👍🏼

Want to learn more about how hot air balloons work? Drop your hot air balloon question in the comments and we'll answer it in a future post ⬇

"When everything feels like an uphill struggle, think of the view from the top." - Unknown ✨

And the view sure is pretty 😍

Wishing you an amazing week from 5,000 ft 🎈

📸 cred: Captain Kasey

Afraid of heights? Read this ⬇

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"𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩"

𝘔𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘸 - 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘑𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦; 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘸 - 𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘺𝘭𝘦𝘳 - 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘫𝘰𝘣. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 - 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘑𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.

𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 - 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥. 𝘚𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 - 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 12’ 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘬𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴. 𝘞𝘰𝘸, 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘳 - 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.

- Pikingrin, @Tripadvisor

We say it time + time again, if you are afraid of heights, you will be just fine on a hot air balloon❗

The sensation of floating in a balloon is similar to looking out the window of an airplane - where things feel almost surreal, and it is hard to distinguish how high up you are. Plus, there's no turbulence in a balloon, as we fly with the wind (not against it), so your ride is peaceful + calm ☁

Have you flown with us + are afraid of heights? Share your ballooning story in the comments, we'd love to hear it 🎈

"In wilderness lies the hope of the world" - John Muir ✨

Don't forget to take a walk on the wild side this week 🌵

Happy Monday ☀

📸 cred: Captain Kasey

Our Co-Owner Stephanie is getting MARRIED today! 💍

Stephanie, we are so incredibly happy for you + can't wait to celebrate your love today 🥰

Drop a ♥ below to wish Stephanie + Colton a lifetime of love and happiness ⬇

PS our office will be closing early today at 2pm to celebrate these two and will be back open bright + early tomorrow at 5am ☀