{"id":2263,"date":"2023-10-10T21:05:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T03:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/?page_id=2263"},"modified":"2023-10-10T21:05:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T03:05:40","slug":"fall-colors-on-flight-to-del-norte-oct-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/?page_id=2263","title":{"rendered":"Fall Colors on Flight to Del Norte Oct. 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I grabbed my CFI Robert and we planned to fly to Creede, CO. My plan took us up over the ridge of mountains that lie on a direct path. We were rewarded with the most amazing display of aspen colors! There was too much virga and winds to get into Creede safely, so we landed at del Norte and a couple of other airports in the San Luis Valley on the way home. These pictures are of the aspens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid\" id=\"displayed_gallery_60a174674cdd73c01aea780c8d9705ed\"><div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"image-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1037.jpg\"\n               title=\"North of El Rito, in the area around Canjilon and the Tusas Mountains\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1037.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1037.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1304\"\n               data-title=\"IMG_1037\"\n               data-description=\"North of El Rito, in the area around Canjilon and the Tusas Mountains\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"60a174674cdd73c01aea780c8d9705ed\"><picture><source srcset='https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1037.jpg'><img title=\"IMG_1037\" alt=\"IMG_1037\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" style=\"max-width:240px;max-height:160px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1037.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1037.jpg\"\/><\/picture>                <noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1037.jpg\"\n                         title=\"IMG_1037\"\n                         alt=\"IMG_1037\"\n                         width=\"240\"\n                         height=\"160\"\n                         style=\"max-width:100%; height: auto;\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div><div id=\"ngg-image-1\" class=\"image-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1039.jpg\"\n               title=\"North of El Rito, in the area around Canjilon and the Tusas Mountains\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1039.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1039.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1305\"\n               data-title=\"IMG_1039\"\n               data-description=\"North of El Rito, in the area around Canjilon and the Tusas Mountains\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"60a174674cdd73c01aea780c8d9705ed\"><picture><source srcset='https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1039.jpg'><img title=\"IMG_1039\" alt=\"IMG_1039\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" style=\"max-width:240px;max-height:160px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1039.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1039.jpg\"\/><\/picture>                <noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1039.jpg\"\n                         title=\"IMG_1039\"\n                         alt=\"IMG_1039\"\n                         width=\"240\"\n                         height=\"160\"\n                         style=\"max-width:100%; height: auto;\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div><div id=\"ngg-image-2\" class=\"image-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1041.jpg\"\n               title=\"Brazos Cliffs\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1041.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1041.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1303\"\n               data-title=\"IMG_1041\"\n               data-description=\"Brazos Cliffs\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"60a174674cdd73c01aea780c8d9705ed\"><picture><source srcset='https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1041.jpg'><img title=\"IMG_1041\" alt=\"IMG_1041\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" style=\"max-width:240px;max-height:160px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1041.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1041.jpg\"\/><\/picture>                <noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1041.jpg\"\n                         title=\"IMG_1041\"\n                         alt=\"IMG_1041\"\n                         width=\"240\"\n                         height=\"160\"\n                         style=\"max-width:100%; height: auto;\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div><br style='clear: both'\/><div id=\"ngg-image-3\" class=\"image-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1042.jpg\"\n               title=\"North of Brazos Cliffs towards the Cruces Basin and South San Juan Wilderness Areas\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1042.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1042.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1307\"\n               data-title=\"IMG_1042\"\n               data-description=\"North of Brazos Cliffs towards the Cruces Basin and South San Juan Wilderness Areas\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"60a174674cdd73c01aea780c8d9705ed\"><picture><source srcset='https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1042.jpg'><img title=\"IMG_1042\" alt=\"IMG_1042\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" style=\"max-width:240px;max-height:160px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1042.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1042.jpg\"\/><\/picture>                <noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1042.jpg\"\n                         title=\"IMG_1042\"\n                         alt=\"IMG_1042\"\n                         width=\"240\"\n                         height=\"160\"\n                         style=\"max-width:100%; height: auto;\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div><div id=\"ngg-image-4\" class=\"image-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1043.jpg\"\n               title=\"North of Brazos Cliffs towards the Cruces Basin and South San Juan Wilderness Areas\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1043.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1043.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1306\"\n               data-title=\"IMG_1043\"\n               data-description=\"North of Brazos Cliffs towards the Cruces Basin and South San Juan Wilderness Areas\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"60a174674cdd73c01aea780c8d9705ed\"><picture><source srcset='https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1043.jpg'><img title=\"IMG_1043\" alt=\"IMG_1043\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" style=\"max-width:240px;max-height:160px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1043.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1043.jpg\"\/><\/picture>                <noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1043.jpg\"\n                         title=\"IMG_1043\"\n                         alt=\"IMG_1043\"\n                         width=\"240\"\n                         height=\"160\"\n                         style=\"max-width:100%; height: auto;\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div><div id=\"ngg-image-5\" class=\"image-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1044.jpg\"\n               title=\"Trujillo Meadows Reservoir near Cumbres Pass\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1044.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1044.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1302\"\n               data-title=\"IMG_1044\"\n               data-description=\"Trujillo Meadows Reservoir near Cumbres Pass\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"60a174674cdd73c01aea780c8d9705ed\"><picture><source srcset='https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1044.jpg'><img title=\"IMG_1044\" alt=\"IMG_1044\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" style=\"max-width:240px;max-height:160px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1044.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1044.jpg\"\/><\/picture>                <noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1044.jpg\"\n                         title=\"IMG_1044\"\n                         alt=\"IMG_1044\"\n                         width=\"240\"\n                         height=\"160\"\n                         style=\"max-width:100%; height: auto;\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div><br style='clear: both'\/><div id=\"ngg-image-6\" class=\"image-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1046.jpg\"\n               title=\"Looking towards the South San Juan Wilderness. Conejos River canyon\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1046.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1046.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1308\"\n               data-title=\"IMG_1046\"\n               data-description=\"Looking towards the South San Juan Wilderness. Conejos River canyon\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"60a174674cdd73c01aea780c8d9705ed\"><picture><source srcset='https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1046.jpg'><img title=\"IMG_1046\" alt=\"IMG_1046\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" style=\"max-width:240px;max-height:160px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1046.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1046.jpg\"\/><\/picture>                <noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1046.jpg\"\n                         title=\"IMG_1046\"\n                         alt=\"IMG_1046\"\n                         width=\"240\"\n                         height=\"160\"\n                         style=\"max-width:100%; height: auto;\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div><div id=\"ngg-image-7\" class=\"image-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1047.jpg\"\n               title=\"Looking towards the South San Juan Wilderness. 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Conejos River canyon\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1050.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1050.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1309\"\n               data-title=\"IMG_1050\"\n               data-description=\"Looking towards the South San Juan Wilderness. Conejos River canyon\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"60a174674cdd73c01aea780c8d9705ed\"><picture><source srcset='https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1050.jpg'><img title=\"IMG_1050\" alt=\"IMG_1050\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" style=\"max-width:240px;max-height:160px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1050.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1050.jpg\"\/><\/picture>                <noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1050.jpg\"\n                         title=\"IMG_1050\"\n                         alt=\"IMG_1050\"\n                         width=\"240\"\n                         height=\"160\"\n                         style=\"max-width:100%; height: auto;\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div><br style='clear: both'\/><div id=\"ngg-image-9\" class=\"image-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1051.jpg\"\n               title=\"Chicago Bogs near La Jara Reservoir\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1051.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1051.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1310\"\n               data-title=\"IMG_1051\"\n               data-description=\"Chicago Bogs near La Jara Reservoir\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"60a174674cdd73c01aea780c8d9705ed\"><picture><source srcset='https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1051.jpg'><img title=\"IMG_1051\" alt=\"IMG_1051\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" style=\"max-width:240px;max-height:160px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1051.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1051.jpg\"\/><\/picture>                <noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1051.jpg\"\n                         title=\"IMG_1051\"\n                         alt=\"IMG_1051\"\n                         width=\"240\"\n                         height=\"160\"\n                         style=\"max-width:100%; height: auto;\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div><div id=\"ngg-image-10\" class=\"image-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1052.jpg\"\n               title=\"Chicago Bogs\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1052.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1052.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1311\"\n               data-title=\"IMG_1052\"\n               data-description=\"Chicago Bogs\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"60a174674cdd73c01aea780c8d9705ed\"><picture><source srcset='https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1052.jpg'><img title=\"IMG_1052\" alt=\"IMG_1052\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" style=\"max-width:240px;max-height:160px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1052.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1052.jpg\"\/><\/picture>                <noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1052.jpg\"\n                         title=\"IMG_1052\"\n                         alt=\"IMG_1052\"\n                         width=\"240\"\n                         height=\"160\"\n                         style=\"max-width:100%; height: auto;\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div><div id=\"ngg-image-11\" class=\"image-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1053.jpg\"\n               title=\"Chicago Bogs.  La Jara Canyon on the right\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1053.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1053.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1312\"\n               data-title=\"IMG_1053\"\n               data-description=\"Chicago Bogs.  La Jara Canyon on the right\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"60a174674cdd73c01aea780c8d9705ed\"><picture><source srcset='https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1053.jpg'><img title=\"IMG_1053\" alt=\"IMG_1053\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" style=\"max-width:240px;max-height:160px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1053.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1053.jpg\"\/><\/picture>                <noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1053.jpg\"\n                         title=\"IMG_1053\"\n                         alt=\"IMG_1053\"\n                         width=\"240\"\n                         height=\"160\"\n                         style=\"max-width:100%; height: auto;\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div><br style='clear: both'\/><div id=\"ngg-image-12\" class=\"image-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1054.jpg\"\n               title=\"Looking NW towards the South San Juan Wilderness\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1054.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1054.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1315\"\n               data-title=\"IMG_1054\"\n               data-description=\"Looking NW towards the South San Juan Wilderness\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"60a174674cdd73c01aea780c8d9705ed\"><picture><source srcset='https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1054.jpg'><img title=\"IMG_1054\" alt=\"IMG_1054\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" style=\"max-width:240px;max-height:160px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1054.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1054.jpg\"\/><\/picture>                <noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1054.jpg\"\n                         title=\"IMG_1054\"\n                         alt=\"IMG_1054\"\n                         width=\"240\"\n                         height=\"160\"\n                         style=\"max-width:100%; height: auto;\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div><div id=\"ngg-image-13\" class=\"image-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1055.jpg\"\n               title=\"Looking more north as we turn east to avoid the highest terrain and virga. La Garita Wilderness in the distance.\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1055.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1055.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1316\"\n               data-title=\"IMG_1055\"\n               data-description=\"Looking more north as we turn east to avoid the highest terrain and virga. La Garita Wilderness in the distance.\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"60a174674cdd73c01aea780c8d9705ed\"><picture><source srcset='https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1055.jpg'><img title=\"IMG_1055\" alt=\"IMG_1055\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" style=\"max-width:240px;max-height:160px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1055.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1055.jpg\"\/><\/picture>                <noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1055.jpg\"\n                         title=\"IMG_1055\"\n                         alt=\"IMG_1055\"\n                         width=\"240\"\n                         height=\"160\"\n                         style=\"max-width:100%; height: auto;\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div><div id=\"ngg-image-14\" class=\"image-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1060.jpg\"\n               title=\"Closer to home. The mountain just above the aspens is Pecos Baldy. Trailriders Wall extends to the left. The Truchas Peaks are at the left of the photo, with the amphitheater nestled into them. (One of my favorite hikes as a kid!) I think the town is Truchas.\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/IMG_1060.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1060.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1314\"\n               data-title=\"IMG_1060\"\n               data-description=\"Closer to home. The mountain just above the aspens is Pecos Baldy. Trailriders Wall extends to the left. The Truchas Peaks are at the left of the photo, with the amphitheater nestled into them. (One of my favorite hikes as a kid!) I think the town is Truchas.\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"60a174674cdd73c01aea780c8d9705ed\"><picture><source srcset='https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1060.jpg'><img title=\"IMG_1060\" alt=\"IMG_1060\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" style=\"max-width:240px;max-height:160px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1060.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1060.jpg\"\/><\/picture>                <noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/aspens-on-flight-to-del-norte-october-10-2023\/thumbs\/thumbs_IMG_1060.jpg\"\n                         title=\"IMG_1060\"\n                         alt=\"IMG_1060\"\n                         width=\"240\"\n                         height=\"160\"\n                         style=\"max-width:100%; height: auto;\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div><br style='clear: both'\/><div class='ngg-clear'><\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I grabbed my CFI Robert and we planned to fly to Creede, CO. My plan took us up over the ridge of mountains that lie on a direct path. We were rewarded with the most amazing display of aspen colors! There was too much virga and winds to get into Creede safely, so we landed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2263"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2263"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2270,"href":"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2263\/revisions\/2270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w5pny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}