up and away

Ever wonder what it would be like to be dangling in a basket held by a balloon? Well apparently it doesn't feel like anything you would have guessed. Since the the wind determines where you go, the basket does not wobble or shake while you are anywhere from 100-3000 feet above the earth.

Hot air balloons were discovered in France in 1783, and were first tested by animals such as ducks, sheep, and roosters. After they found out that was safe, they sent up 2 men and they lasted in the air for 23 minutes and traveled 5.5 miles over Paris.

Now hot air ballooning is something people do for fun, ways for people to show off their creativity, or something they do competitively. It has become very popular over the years and more and more people are adventuring into the skies.

Hot air balloons usually last around 3 hours, which includes inflating the balloon (30 min), the ride its self (1 hour), and then getting picked up and back the the launch site ( approx. 30-60 min). The cost of the ride is around 200-300 per rider and varies place to place.

They are some of the earliest structures ever built, and for thousands of years they were the tallest structures in the world. They are the great pyrimids of Giza in Egypt. With each pyrimid containing the body of past pharos, treasures, and servants.
There are many many rooms in each pyrimid. Some may contain treasures, others might have oils and herbs, while others may have nothing in them at all. They built many traps and empty rooms to try and keep everything safe from grave robbers.
All three of these pyrimids were built during the third and fourth dynasty, and sadly, none of these pyrimids were complete before their occupants reign was over. They took decades upon decades to complete and required the use of thousands of workers to resurrect such magnificent structures.
These pyrimids are one of the seven wonders of the world and are a big part of world history. Everyone should try and get a chance to see these one of a kind structures.

It is considered one of the 7 wonders of the world and continually gathers an audiance of more than four million people anually. The Grand Canyon became a national park in 1919. President Woodrow Wilson signs the Grand Canyon Park bill, February 26th after both the house and the senate passed the bill.
When you gaze down thousands of feet, you see what appears to be a blue ribbon. That blue ribbon just happens to be the Colorado River. Recently, in 2007, they added a sky walk. This skywalk hangs over a side of the Grand Canyon. It is a little over four thousand feet from the bottom with the bottom being glass. However, the Grand Canyon was not always like this. It was once a flat piece of land that was eroded away by the river. Now, thousand of years later, it has become a place everyone should see before they die.

Here are a few pictures :)