Ballooning in Siskiyou County - Hot Air Ballooning is fun for everyone!

Hot air ballooning may be as close as any of us ever get to space travel, says one commercial pilot in Siskiyou County. "When I float high above the ground, I feel suspended, with the earth gently rotating below me."

Ballooning in Siskiyou County is especially spectacular, with magnificent Mt. Shasta as a constant backdrop as the balloon gently sails high above the meadows and fields of the Shasta Valley, and slowly settles closer to the ground, flushing wildlife from the marshes and shallows of the Shasta River. The Shasta Valley of Siskiyou County has all the elements necessary to become a destination ballooning area on a par with the Napa Valley in California, and Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Find more Siskiyou County ballooning information at the Montague Rotary Balloon Faire, a web site for the annual event that attracts fun-seekers from all over the United States.

Photos for this tour generously donated by Shasta Valley Balloons, one of the area's fine guide services. The photos are by photographers Nici Smith, Renee Casterline and Kim Solga. Find complete information for balloon companies on our Guides and Adventures page.

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