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Full of Hot-Air Fun in Teton Valley: Hot Air Ballooning in Teton Valley

Hot air ballooning in Teton Valley is almost hard to imagine. You sit in the basket of an enormous colorful balloon that towers nine stories tall. But as mammoth as the balloon is, it is dictated by the most gentle breezes. It slowly rises over the tree tops, barely lifting above their branches. Then next thing you know, you hundreds of feet in the air with only the mountains rising before you.

Teton Valley ballooning carries you on a flight path in front of the mountains. That path can give ballooners the best view of the area. You can actually see over the mountains into Swan Valley on the other side.

Hot Air Ballooning in Teton Valley, Idaho

If the weather is optimal, your pilot may even lift the balloon to the top of the Grand. From that height, you can see Wyoming and Montana and all the farms, streams, and ranches for miles around. This unique perspective gives you bird's eye views of such monuments to nature as the:

• Teton Range
• Teton River
• Bitterroot
• Continental Divide
• Big Hole Mountains
• Snake River Mountain Range
• Teton Valley
• Targhee National Forest
• Swan Valley

Jackson Hole, Wyoming is not just a hot spot for skiing. It's also one of the major launching pads for hot air balloons. Balloon companies there float above one of few remaining large working ranches in the region.

That may stimulate your memories of the old dude ranches in the Wild West. But more importantly for stimulating your senses and your spirit, the balloon ride will give you breathtaking views of:

• Grand Teton National Park
• Bridger-Teton National Forest
• Snake River
• Jackson Hole Ski and Mountain Resort
• Teton Village
• Jackson Hole
• Yellowstone Plateau

Whichever launch site you choose, you can be rest assured you will bear witness to some of the most spectacular sights in the world. Seven mountains ranges lurch up thousands of feet from earth toward heaven. The Teton Mountain Range, one the closest, stands five thousand feet. The amazing things about it, though, is not necessarily this elevation. It's that there are no foothills around the Teton Range. The mountains just seem to erupt from the ground, as if the earth's geological plates just collided yesterday.

Hot Air Ballooning Teton Valley Style

In the presence of such divine visions, you will not have a care in the world. However, before you get to that point you may have one: the weather. Hot air ballooning in Teton Valley does not happen in the rain or in strong winds, so if it looks stormy out, you may want to be prepared for a sudden cancellation.

Weather permitting, once you do make it off the grand, you can expect to be hot air ballooning in Teton Valley, Idaho for up to an hour in the air. This will carry you about 8 to 12 miles. Some flights can even last up to two hours depending on conditions and the particular flight path. Usually, the balloon company will require that you show up before sunrise so that you are guaranteed a full day of spectacular views, then a full lifetime of incredible memories.

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