Hot air balloon rides around Milwaukee

[mattsr0625]

Hi everyone. So I'm looking to surprise this girl I'm seeing by taking her on a balloon ride. I looked online and found a few places. I'm wondering if anyone ever went and how was it. And where did they go She wants to do this or sky diving. I chose a sunrise balloon ride because it's more romantic.

[SenatorShriv]

I used to work for a guy who was getting his balloon pilot license and it was a ton of fun. Eventually the weird schedule caught up to me, but it was a lot of fun. They frequently needed people to ride along in the basket, which was great, but I got to the point where I enjoyed driving the chase vehicles way more (this was long before GPS and Google Maps were common so it was much tougher than I imagine that it would be today.) The guy I worked for now has his own business - Lake Geneva balloon Company. http://www.lakegenevaballoon.com/LGB/Whats_New....html He's a fantastic guy and LOVES the baloon company. If anyone is looking to go for a ride I would give them a call.

[bigredrobbo]

We received a balloon ride as a wedding gift a few years back. the company was up in Ripon, and I can honestly say it was one of the coolest things I've ever been able to do. Not as adrenaline-fuelled as sky-diving, but very fun nonetheless. Floating from 100 to 1000 feet over fields, some with long grass hiding deer and other animals, was wonderful. Then, when it's time to land, they try to find a friendly field. That's an exciting part since there's always wind and weather conditions that affect the landing. When you get down, they pop the champagne and celebrate - that part is pretty romantic as the sun starts to set, I must admit.

 

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