Ballooning > Balloon Rides > General Info

• Fun Balloon Facts - Lots of fun facts on ballooning from the US National Championship pages.
  
   
• GSBA All About Ballooning - All about ballooning in an easy to follow format.
  
   
• New Hampshire Balloon Rides - Detailed balloon ride information from the Granite State Balloon Association, with questions answered, photos of the balloons, and a local pilot directory.
  
   
• A Brief History of Ballooning - A fun easy to read piece on how ballooning started and grew to what it is today, from Virgin Balloon.
  
   
• BalloonZone ~ Hot Air Ballooning ~ California - Find out about hot air ballooning over California's wine country. Read a brief history of hot air ballooning and learn how the balloon is put together.
  
   
• Ballooning History - Infoplease article about ballooning.
  
   
• Facts about Hot Air Balloons - Lots of questions answered about balloons, with a diagram of the balloon components. From the Gatineau, Canada balloon festival.
  
   
• Finland Seen from a Hot Air Balloon - This film takes you to many corners of Finland in two minutes and twenty seconds. The music that accompanies the balloon journey is "Our Land", the Finnish National Anthem.
  
   
• Frequently Asked Ballooning Questions - Straightforward and original answers about balloon operations, fear of heights, and balloon rides.
  
   
• Hot Air Balloon Review: Getting Good Inflight Photos - Sharp inflight photos are used by balloon ride operators to convey the astonishing position a flight actually puts people in. Here's how it's done, with details of the rigging and sample photos.