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Death Valley NP-- the part in which we see Ubehebe Crater and other craters, alluvial fans, Mesquite Dunes and Borax Harmony Works......
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Come, let's do another scenic drive along Highway 1 and see some wildflowers at different points-of-interest in Big Sur. ...
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When is a good time to see some Almond Blossoms in California? Late February and early March is when the almond trees bloom. Here are a few pictures of almond orchards and blossoms from Tracy, CA...
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If you are in California and enjoying beach weather, it’s not too difficult to get yourself to the coast. We’re certainly spoilt for choice, here in the Golden State. Now if you think your car (or truck or RV) could do with a beach day too, Oceano Dunes State...
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Volcanoes National Park and Lassen Volcanic National Park had been added to the been-there-done-that list but somehow that fascination for volcanoes just refuses to die. One time when we had some time on hand while we were returning from Seattle, I suggested we go have a look at Mt. Rainier...
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Independence Pass is a mountain pass in Colorado; a pass through the Rocky Mountains in the state. That’s not all. There’s another fact that needs to be underlined here: it runs across a continental divide — North America’s Great Divide. Rivers west of here drain into the Pacific Ocean....
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People come to Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge for the birds. It is like a paradise on earth for birds and birdwatchers, alike. It is also an area that is green as green can be. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge lies beside the Columbia River’s northerly route and is biologically very...
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When it’s ‘fall’ and you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, you see some yellow on a tree here and red on another, there. If you are looking for more than just splashes of fall-foliage here and there, you might want to look up streets that are flanked by...
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A long-time ago, there was a place known as el pais grande del sur on California’s Central Coast. This was the ‘big south country’ that lay south of the Monterey Bay area, and was defined by its wilderness and its notorious jagged coast. It neither helped the vessels that sailed that...
Death Valley NP-- the part in which we see Ubehebe Crater and other craters, alluvial fans, Mesquite Dunes and Borax Harmony Works......
Come, let's do another scenic drive along Highway 1 and see some wildflowers at different points-of-interest in Big Sur. ...
When is a good time to see some Almond Blossoms in California? Late February and early March is when the almond trees bloom. Here are a few pictures of almond orchards and blossoms from Tracy, CA...
If you are in California and enjoying beach weather, it’s not too difficult to get yourself to the coast. We’re certainly spoilt for choice, here in the Golden State. Now if you think your car (or truck or RV) could do with a beach day too, Oceano Dunes State...
Volcanoes National Park and Lassen Volcanic National Park had been added to the been-there-done-that list but somehow that fascination for volcanoes just refuses to die. One time when we had some time on hand while we were returning from Seattle, I suggested we go have a look at Mt. Rainier...
Independence Pass is a mountain pass in Colorado; a pass through the Rocky Mountains in the state. That’s not all. There’s another fact that needs to be underlined here: it runs across a continental divide — North America’s Great Divide. Rivers west of here drain into the Pacific Ocean....
People come to Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge for the birds. It is like a paradise on earth for birds and birdwatchers, alike. It is also an area that is green as green can be. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge lies beside the Columbia River’s northerly route and is biologically very...
When it’s ‘fall’ and you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, you see some yellow on a tree here and red on another, there. If you are looking for more than just splashes of fall-foliage here and there, you might want to look up streets that are flanked by...
A long-time ago, there was a place known as el pais grande del sur on California’s Central Coast. This was the ‘big south country’ that lay south of the Monterey Bay area, and was defined by its wilderness and its notorious jagged coast. It neither helped the vessels that sailed that...
We’re in ‘Discover-Karnataka* mode,’ We decide to step out of the all-too familiar Mysore-Bangalore region and head to western parts of Karnataka. The initial plan: to drive through a...
On the Western Ghats in southern India is a little green heaven called Wayanad. Cut out of the Northeastern part of Kerala, this district is one of the new hot-spots for travellers to...