Colorado Fall Color – to Aspen

From Colorado Spring to Aspen, we didn't take the more ambitious road. The decision was right because we reached Aspen before dark and still got abundant photo opportunities along the way.

Colorado Fall Color – Rocky Mtn. NP

It's cloudy the whole afternoon when we were at the National Park, but the sky suddenly turned clear and the color was very sublet at sunset. Unfortunately, we have left the park and on our way to Colorado Spring at that time.

Colorado Fall Color – Denver

In the first day morning, we had a city tour of Denver downtown to see the State Capitol, the 16th street mall and Larimer Square.

L.A. Excursion

Before Thanksgiving, we had a short excursion to L.A. We stopped at Bakersfield for the night and came back by 101 the next day.

Peru – Revisiting Cusco

Because of the strike in Juliaca area, we missed our Lake Titicaca tour, but we got the opportunity to explore more in Cusco before returning home.

Peru – Macaw Clay Lick and Piranha

We had a 3-hour standoff with macaws before they finally came down to the river bank to eat clay. Unlike their hasty relatives in smaller size, parrots, macaws were very cautious and took themselves much more seriously.

Peru – Tambopata National Reserve

Tambopata National Reserve was created by the Peruvian government in 1990 to protected rainforest and species within. We took the boat 4-hour upstream passing through the reserve to Chuncho area to watch Macaw's clay lick the next day morning.

Peru – The Amazon Basin

From Cusco to Puerto Maldonado, elevation drops dramatically from 11,000 ft to 600 ft. The grand Andes gives its way to the endless tropical rainforest within half-an-hour flight.