text: Expensive but so worth it My husband and I took a sunrise flight to celebrate my th anniversary of my st birthday Other than having to be at the airport by am it was greatnnMike was our pilot yes they do have to get a pilots license or balloon driver license as I called it Prior to lifting off he comically gave us the rundown on what to expect especially at landing An A landing is touching down like an elevator stop not likely to happen today a B landing is the basket skipping a few steps and a little bumpy what we would most likely experience and a C landing is not so prettynnOur basket only held passengers in compartments I was thankful since I was not looking to share the ride with people As we were lifting it was cool to see all the other balloons above and below you We drifted and rose to an elevation of over one mile Does that make me a member of the milehigh club We spotted an abundance of rabbits and a coyote below although another balloon supposedly spotted a bobcatnnOur landing was the real entertainment Did not get that B landing thanks to the wind picking up Instead our basket landed on it is side so that our compartment was against the ground we were essentially lying on our backs now and the second compartment was above us taking out a path of trees and vegetation along the way It was better than any Flags ride and we all laughed through the whole thing while we prayed the partition between compartments did not collapse I was never really frightened maybe because I never heard our pilot yell oh shit or anything like that although I did see a diamond drop out of his pants He did tell us later that the baskets do not usually land in any position other than uprightnnWe were greeted at landing with mimosas and a fabulous little breakfast catered by Vincents We were also presented with flight certificates My husband had let them know in advance of the occasion and they had a breakfast cake for me as well My only wee little complaint was that they should give you the souvenir champagne flute instead of charging bucks for it considering the price of the flight nnAs Michael C noted they were very nice and professional And I too felt very safe consideringIn all seriousness the trees we hit were used to help us stop and it was a controlled landing I think