Fluffy and I were busy getting up high during our summer adventure.
We hiked up mountains,
climbed 200 stairs to the lookout at the top of a famous bridge pylon,
cruised over a rainforest canopy in a "skyrail" aerial lift,
had dinner in a revolving restaurant,
floated over farms in a hot air balloon,
and logged a grand total of TEN airplane flights. 
OK, it is possible I am showing off . . . just a tad. It was the hot air balloon that pushed me beyond the edge of what can be reasonably construed as humility, wasn't it?
(Though he may look precarious, not a hare was harmed during the making of these photographs!)
Tall, Taller, Tallest
Here in Houston, we can't claim any mountains (unless you want to count "the hill" at Hermann Park) and, with Astroworld closed, I'm not aware of any aerial trams, but there are several places where you can go up high and look down on the city for FREE! In fact, Houston is home to the tallest building in Texas! (I'll leave it to you to do some internet sleuthing to discover which building holds this title.)
Chase Tower Sky Lobby: Take one of the express elevators to the 60th floor and look down on the city! (FREE!)
Wells Fargo Plaza Sky Lobbies
Spindle Top (revolving) Restaurant [Currently closed but reportedly reopening soon--Hyatt Regency Downtown]
Books to send you soaring up through the atmosphere . . .
Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride by Marjorie Priceman
Building BIG by David Macaulay
Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest by Steve Jenkins
Looking Down by Steve Jenkins
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