Sublime Sichuan view

WHY look for a company when you can assemble your own tour group? That’s what Albert Huen and about 20 friends did for a trip last month to China. The two-week journey took them through regions that Western tourists don’t visit frequently, including the Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong valleys in Sichuan province. It was when traveling between these two scenic spots that Huen, a retired physicist from Camarillo, took this picture with his Canon EOS 10D. It was about 6:30 a.m. as the group’s motor coach stopped in a 13,000-foot mountain pass. “It was very inspiring,” Huen said. “You could look out over the clouds. The tour guide was there admiring the view.”