Fountain in the Sacred Valley of the Inca
On the tour of the Sacred Valley
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From 32,000 feet the colors in the exposed rock were impressive.
T's cousin Tuki and her friendly Argentian boyfriend took us to this delightful restaurant on the Pacific shore. Then we spent several hours at the Indian Market full of alpaca, llama and vicuna sweaters, shawls and ponchos, and straw hats and bags and wood carvings.
Outside the Royal Palace in Lima we watched the changing of the guard, complete with an awful brass band and high stepping brightly uniformed guards. This woman is dressed in typical Peruvian attire and has the typical Quechua profile.
Ethan is trying to point out the obvious while Michael is skeptical. Sound familiar?
August 2003: The Howard Family Reunion at the Rummel's cabin in East Texas. Mark, Hayden, Ron, Tom, Michael, Ethan, Sue, Drew, Melanie, Lorn, Etha, Alaire, Jon, Lindzey, Elizabeth, Lotta, Lindsey, and Kelsey pose for a late afternoon portrait near the lake.
On the road from Aspen through Ashcroft to Pearl Pass we passed by an Alpine meadow covered with flowers.
The old power station on the Crystal River near Crystal, Colorado, high up a rough jeep road from Redstone and Marble. We saw a kayacker wipe out dramatically on the falls, only to pop right up downstream.
A side trip up into the Lead King Basin was the beauty spot of our trip to the Crystal River Valley.
Each evening we spread a blanket on the lawn just outside the Music Tent for some wine and cheese and some wonderful classical music.
Maroon Lake is like a mirror as we begin out accent to Crater Lake at the foot of the Maroon Bells.
We made it over the pass on our way to Richmond Hill Road and down into Aspen. Michael was proud to have driven us up, and Lotta was glad to be alive.
On our way up Taylor Pass Road from Crested Butte the road became so bumpy and one passenger decided to hoof it. After a few hundred yards at 11,000 feet plus altitude we picked her up.
Michael got his first taste of real back roading on Taylor Pass Road as he drove up a rushing stream before climbing these rocks. Good thing we have 4-wheel drive!
Enroute from Redstone to Crested Butte we passed through a lush forest with a bed of ferns.
We stayed at Crystal River Manor in Redstone where we can watch the chipmonks play along the stream.
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