Over the River and Through the... Jungly, Tropical, Dense Rain Forest

Took advantage of the cloudy day to head to the Floresta de Tijuca, aka the Tijuca National Forest.  Just for the sounding-smart-when-I-talk-to-people knowledge, it is the largest hand planted forest in the world. While we saw no monkeys, toucans or blue macaus, we hiked quite a few trails, crossed some streams, saw some waterfalls and walked a little more than five miles through the forest.  Hiking through the rain forest, not a typical day for people from New Mexico and Colorado.