We quickly decided that exploring Albuquerque solely by foot just wasn’t going to be enough for us. That meant only one thing: taking to the skies via a hot air balloon. After all, when you’re in the hot air balloon capital of the world, it only makes sense to try it out!
We hadn’t planned on taking a hot air balloon ride in New Mexico, but a last minute decision to cancel our day trip to Santa Fe and a quick phone call to Rainbow Ryders sealed the deal. We woke up the next morning at 4:45am, ready to start our ballooning adventure.
Here you can see the awesome crew getting the balloons set up and filled with hot air.
We then all piled into the basket, ready to take off. We hovered over trees and skimmed the Rio Grande before ascending to 3,000 feet.
It was absolutely gorgeous, and definitely an experience like no other. But maybe floating effortlessly over endless miles of desert landscape and historic petroglyphs seems boring. The idea of gliding inches above the Rio Grande while gently sailing wherever the winds take you just sounds dull. Then you’re probably looking for something a little more fast-paced to get your heart rate up. Perhaps a ride through the desert in Pat’s corvette would peak your interest?
Thanks Pat and Debbie for your awesome hospitality and for making us feel at home during our stay in Albuquerque!!
You are welcome and we look forward to you coming back to visit one day soon. There is so much more to see <3
Debi Jo Dee
Awesome rides…both the hot air balloon and the bright red wheels!!!!!!!! Love you two, Gma Lorene
Look like an exciting & fun time.
The area you went for a bike ride is shut down as of today until we get rain! The fires are just terrible. so glad you were able to enjoy the bike ride while you were here <3
O wow! So sorry to hear! We heard about all the fires…hope that you guys get some rain very very soon!!