![Hot air balloons on the Colorado Front Range Hot air balloons on the Colorado Front Range](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2021/06-05-2021-Random-St-Vrain-Pics/i-PGXh3Xn/0/d06fad0e/X4/20210605-07-10-02%20-%200213-Edit-X4.jpg)
A couple of quick snaps from this past weekend of hot air balloons I spotted. Balloons are a common sight on calm days and it is easy to see why – who wouldn’t want to fly with the Rocky Mountains serving as a backdrop?
One image, taken Saturday, shows some thunderstorms brewing far off in the distance over the mountains. The second, taken on Sunday, shows a different balloon that seems to mimic the landscape behind.
![A hot air balloon on the Colorado Front Range with the Rocky Mountains in the background. (© Tony's Takes)](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2021/06-06-2021-St-Vrain-Sunrise-and-Balloons/i-34HwZwM/0/27012b54/X4/20210606%2007-32-14%200478-Edit-X4.jpg)