Puerto Rico 66! - El Yunque

 El Yunque is billed as the only rainforest in the US. Well, I've been to Muir woods, Mt Ranier's rainy side, and the interior of Kuaii. They all seemed pretty rainy and foresty. Maybe the clarification that it's the only National Forest that's a rainforest? I think part of the selling point is that it is very developed. Good roads and infrastructure (though still recovering from Maria). You can hike in the back-country, but you can also see a lot without getting out of your car except to use the toilets.

Like this waterfall. The first thing past the gate is the parking area for people to stop and get their picture taken. Thanks to the family photographer that took these after finishing with his family.

It's hard for me to get a picture of Eleni that adequately captures her spirit, so when I get two in a row, I have to post both:

We met this grumpy old troll that Eleni charmed. You would be grumpy too if you were stuck in a rainforest without an umbrella.

One of the peaks we did not climb:

Rainforest and ocean in one picture. Heavily processed by my Pixel 6:

Again, we were having much more fun that our faces indicate. I was trying to concentrate of framing the picture. Eleni was probably getting impatient with me. The dark gray cloud in the background really wanted to rain on us.

Aww - Eleni looks like she is enjoying the day, which she was.

We always like "At the bridge" photos. This bridge goes over a pool that used to be for swimming starting during the depression. Not sure if they are going to reopen it post-Maria.

Of course it rained on us. It is a rainforest. But it only rained on hikes when we left umbrellas back at the car.