Hundreds of people gathered at Hermosa Meadows northwest of Durango early Saturday morning to cheer on the mass ascension of hot air balloons on the second day of the 2022 Animas Valley Balloon Rally.

The second annual Animas Valley Balloon Rally is set to launch just north of Durango on the third weekend of October. Doug Lenberg, a local pilot with OTR Hot Air Balloon Adventures and organizer of ...

The second annual Animas Valley Balloon Rally is underway this weekend in Durango, with organizers reporting much bigger crowds than last year’s inaugural event. Balloons made it into the air Friday, ...

DURANGO, COLO. – Several hot air balloons took flight Friday, kicking off the annual Animas Valley Balloon Rally. “We’re going to launch the sixth annual Animas Valley Balloon Rally, we have 28 ...