Outdoor Adventures

Wake up early and watch the sun rise over the Hudson Valley from high up in a hot air balloon. Or spend the early evening gazing down at incomparable beauty as you calmly glide over the mountains, lakes and quaint towns, toward the majestic Hudson River. Blue Sky Balloons has been giving visitors a bird’s-eye view for more than thirty years with a perfect safety record.

Spend an afternoon at the oldest licensed shooting grounds in the nation, Orvis Sandanona Shooting Grounds. Your group will have fun shooting clay pigeons or just enjoying the tranquility of the great outdoors.

Blue Sky Balloons
Description: Hot air balloon rides. $195 per person.
Location: 99 Teller Ave., Beacon.
Hours: Apr.-Oct., sunrise-sunset.
Contact: 888/999-2461
URL: BlueSkyBalloons.com
Codes: R required

Orvis Sandanona Shooting Grounds
Description: Oldest licensed shooting grounds in the nation. Sporting clays, shooting and fly fishing schools, lodge, sporting goods store.
Hours: 9am-5pm.
Location: Rt. 44-A, Millbrook.
Contact: 845/677-9701.
URL: Orvis.com