If there was such a thing as a state sport, New Mexico would likely choose hot air ballooning. The Land of Enchantment offers a unique combination of mountains, desert, high
Yost s historic solo flight in 1960 set the stage for the creation of a sport that has blossomed in almost unimaginable ways and rooted itself in New Mexico s high desert.
It sounds like the title of a Jules Verne novel from the 19th century, but it's been described as the last great adventure of the 20th century-and it used a balloon design from the 18th century.