Dave Metcalf who runs Mammoth Balloon Adventures near Mammoth Lakes, California, calls it the "smoothest form of air flight possible".

Without a doubt, Mammoth Lakes is one of the best places to hover about terra firma. Just one of many activities available at the popular California Ski and Summer resort.

Mammoth Balloon Adventures offers one-hour hot-air balloon rides that take you for a float around the Mammoth Lakes, Crowley Lake Basin and Bishop areas of the Eastern Sierra.