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Hype's Hot Air Adventures (16)

Created on: April 24, 2026
A few memorable photos of flights over Columbia Falls and the Flathead Valley.
  • Flying near Glacier Park International Airport.
  • Tethering the "Back to the Future Balloon" up at Polebridge.
  • Flying over Glacier Park International Airport.
  • Splash & Dash in the Rio Grande River at Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
  • Flathead Valley looking north towards Columbia Falls and Glacier National Park.
  • Photo opportunity with another hot air balloon flying above Glacier Park International Airport while a commercial plane is getting ready to fly out.
  • Flying high over Kalispell with Flathead Lake to the south.
  • Skimming the water on McWenneger Slough.
  • Adding a little extra backdrop during Under The Big Sky concert.
  • An adventure flight from West Glacier, up and over Teakettle Mountain at the notch, and eventually landing near South Hilltop in Columbia Falls.
  • Adventure flight from West Glacier to Columbia Falls.
  • Getting low to make an approach for landing near South Hilltop Road & 13th Street. Road in foreground is Meadow Lake Boulevard.
  • First engagement proposal that Hype's Hot Air Adventures had. She said "Yes!"
  • Flight over the Flathead River near Evergreen.
  • Hype's Old Glory balloon. A 1973 Raven Balloon built in Sioux Falls, SD. It was flying in the Flathead Valley during USA's 200th Birthday!
  • Casey "Hype" Heupel piloting his balloon at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.


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PO Box 312

Columbia Falls, MT

59912

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