Taos Ballooning: Hot Air Balloon Rides

Balloon Ride Video from Alison Langley

Best known for her high-end, East Coast boat­ing pho­tog­ra­phy, Ali­son Lan­g­ley was a pas­sen­ger of Par­adise Bal­loons this sum­mer and cre­ated a won­der­ful video of her experience.

The video doc­u­ments  high­lights of a typ­i­cal Par­adise bal­loon­ing expe­ri­ence: infla­tion, lift-off over the Rio Grande Gorge, drop­ping 600′ down to the river for a “Splash and Dash,” and the happy land­ing.  Enjoy!

Music is by the local Taos trio, Moses’ Grandma.

Hot Air Balloon view of the Southwest

Thanks for a great flight yes­ter­day! Can’t wait to see the pics.

– H.B.

Ya’ll are amaz­ing!! Thanks for a won­der­ful experience!!

– J.B.

Float­ing

Deep in the Rio Grande Gorge, north of Taos NM

South­west Land­scape, with Balloon

Balloon in the Rio Grande Gorge

“Mary had a GREAT time! I saw her at lunch and she was GLOWING!!! You guys ROCK!”

Bal­loon ride into the Rio Grande Gorge, 8 miles from Taos NM.

Kudos for Kimberly

Thanks, Kim for tak­ing such great pho­tos! We loved our flight experience!

And thanks from the rest of the crew for doing our face­book page — it’s a great place to see pic­tures of the lat­est bal­loon flights into the Rio Grande Gorge.

You rule, Kim!

Fan­tas­tic views!

Fan­tas­tic views!
We loved the flight. Great, beau­ti­ful, wow! Peace­ful ride!
Loved it!

— A, San Ramon, CA

Float­ing over the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, Taos NM

Splash & Dash!

A spe­cial birth­day present for Dad, touch­ing down on the Rio Grande, just north of Taos, New Mex­ico.  When the con­di­tions are just right, this feat is part of bal­loon rides with Par­adise Balloons:

“Splash & Dash,” touch­ing down in the Rio Grande Gorge, Taos, NM

New Taos Balloon Video on YouTube

Another great video by Tara Golden, from flights with Taos Bal­loon­ing, also known as Eske’s Par­adise Bal­loons, float­ing over and into the Rio Grande Gorge, just a few miles north of Taos, New Mex­ico.  Look for the famous Rio Grande Gorge Bridge far below!

From our Guestbook

Thanks for an awe­some birth­day cel­e­bra­tion in your balloon!

- A and T, Scher­erville, IN

Float­ing over the John Dunn Bridge, Arroyo Hondo, NM

From our Guestbook

Excel­lent first adven­ture in a hot air bal­loon! Ken and crew are great, made the ride a com­plete blast!

The Gorge views are won­der­ful! Thanks for a great time.

- D and J, Austin, TX

In the Rio Grande Gorge, north of Taos