A hot air balloon flies over Longmont, Colorado yesterday morning with the snow-capped Rocky Mountains serving as a backdrop. There aren’t too many places in the world where you can see something like this – one of the hundred or so reasons why I love the Centennial State.
![A hot air balloon floats on the air with the Rocky Mountains in the background. (© Tony’s Takes)](http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-19VCNe6B_DU/VSsf9Htp1xI/AAAAAAAALdI/gMF0j9VQGgQ/s710/2015-04-11%2B08-50-47%2B-%2B0167.jpg)