Hot Air Balloons - Hot Air Balloon - Mouse Pads Everything looks better from above. Especially when you’re looking at autumn’s burnt ambers, scorching reds and brilliant oranges aboard a lollipop-colored hot air balloon, floating a mile over the mountains. Leaf peeping aboard a hot air balloon can be an experience of a lifetime in Western North Carolina, one full of magical views, calm winds and quiet admiration for the wondrous change of seasons.

“It’s just spectacular,” said Asheville Hot Air Balloons co-owner Rick Bowers, who helps run the business with Candler native Danny Smith. “It’s like a painter’s palette. When we have a good fall, it’s very vibrant, and you can see for miles.” Through the 25-year-old balloon company - the only one in Asheville - the owners have seen each autumn from above, watching the leaves change as the temperatures drop. “Every day is different,” Bowers said. “It’s so clear, you can see forever.”

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