Chroma Chameleon Hot Air Balloon Team

08/13/2026

Yahoo! Heading back to beautiful New Mexico!

Welcome Chroma Chameleon flown by Andrea Jean McEvoy from McMinnville, OR 🎈

08/12/2026

Beautiful morning to get our first splash n dash in the Yakima River, Prosser, Washington. Photo in comments!

07/10/2026

Happy Friday!
Stay cool, friends!

07/02/2026

What a beautiful morning for a flight! Great shot from Marian- part of our chase crew!

06/27/2026

Let’s talk about landings!

• First of all, we ALWAYS plan to land.
• We don’t have a route, a flight plan, or a set landing site.
• Wind doesn’t blow us “off course”. We use the winds to navigate as best we can to a safe landing site. When the winds change, we choose a different safe landing site.
• We look at the winds before launching so that we have an idea of the direction we may go when we fly. This allows us to visualize potential landing areas and targets. Those winds frequently change!
• Landing in neighborhoods, parking lots, golf courses and fields may look unexpected to those who don’t see us fly often, but this is what we do every day.
• Finally, landing is the trickiest thing we do. We have our head on a swivel looking for obstacles around and under us while simultaneously keeping our passengers safe and directing the crew. Once we are on the ground, we love help packing up! It’s a great way to learn more and also get the kids involved.

Knowledge is power! 😃

05/15/2026

Did you know that winds can shift as you climb? It’s how we steer! Here’s a good example of a wind change at different altitudes. It’s important to stay vigilant when flying with other balloons.
Starfire looks great from the top, Larry!

05/11/2026

Here we come! Nice shot from Saturday afternoon’s flight heading towards Valdemar Estates in Walla Walla!

We hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Remember that:

1. We stock Frog Hollow Farm with cinnamon rolls and cookies.
2. Tuesday mornings, we stock Andy's markets with cinnamon rolls, granola, cookies, and scones.
3. Wednesday is double punch day on coffee.
4. Thursday is double punch day on baked items.
5. We have fantastic biscuits and gravy Tuesday through Saturday from 5:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m
6. The donut and coffee trailer are finally out at Downtown Farmers Market every Saturday from 9a.m - 1p.m.

05/10/2026

The night glow was a little windy this year so we did a candlestick glow. It was still so much fun and I love this perspective!