Ecuador Finale, Chapter 6
Route from Vilcabamba to Quito along the Troncal Amazónia – the road from Loja to the Colombian border. I made...
Ecuador: Part 5
The road over the pass to Cuenca, our next stop, is high and winding. From sea level in Guayaquil the road climbs to 11,155 feet before descending to Cuenca’s 8,200 feet. In 2017 excessive rains caused a huge mudslide, burying the highway. The road was completely closed for a few years and is now only partially open.
Ecuador: Part 4
Leaving Baeza, the rainy season kicked into gear. Maybe early this year?
Ecuador: Part 3
Back at the Quito airport we are reunited with our luggage! Then off for new adventures in Ecuador.
Ecuador’s Amazonia, Part 2
Clay lick in Ecuador’s Cuyabeno with Mealy parrot and many Orange-cheeked parrots. The reason we returned to Ecuador was to...
Ecuador’s Amazonia, Part 1
Hoatzin group – exciting new birds for me. Pronounced “What seen” Note where the Cuyabeno area is in eastern Ecuador....
Autumn Leaf Tour 2022
Pick a week at the end of September, early October and you should find glorious colors in the Colorado mountains…just about anywhere.
Baja California: Places of Interest, Part 2
Gulf side gulls and pelican in food chase. Continuation of the new and old interesting places in Baja. Loreto was...
Baja California: Places of Interest
Bahía San Francisquito’s empty beach. One of our new destinations. In winter of 2022 we escaped once again to Baja....
Autumn Leaves: Continued
Hillside stripes with Gambel Oak (aka Scrub Oak) dominating With a bit more time, we range further south. This part...