Would you like to see whole islands made of rock-columns? Visit the fascinating St. Mary’s Island — a group of islands — off the coast of Karnataka, India.
Category: Lithic Landscapes
El Portal View: See Merced River Canyon from here
El Portal View * is a vista point on Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park, that lets you see miles and miles of the Merced River Canyon. An information…
Have you been to a Petrified Forest, yet?
This is your chance to visit a petrified forest, even if virtually and be fascinated by what petrified wood is. Come, let’s go into Petrified Forest in Calistoga, CA.
How Grand is Grand Canyon? See it now, see it here!
A photo tour of that natural wonder called the Grand Canyon, in Arizona. Follow this itinerary to stop at the best points and make the most of your trip to the grandest canyon.
Up high: Washburn Point and Glacier Point
On our maiden visit to Yosemite National Park, we had merely scratched the surface of that rocky attraction up on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada. It was a…
Exploring the wonders of high-altitude Yosemite Valley
Across the valley from where I now live is a mountain range and on its slopes is a natural wonder. A high altitude valley called Yosemite Valley was carved and…
Shasta Lake Caverns – A Treasure Trove of Rock Formations
You’ve seen a lot of rock formations here on Tipsy from the TRIP. From ones crafted by volcanic activity to ones carved by glaciers and ones exposed by wind and…
Sweeping Vistas from the Rim of the World
Rim of the World is a scenic stop along scenic highway 120 in California. Nature placed this vista point in the Stanislaus National Forest and it is a recommended rest…
Independence Pass: A road over the Great Divide
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…
Sculpted by nature: A Red-Rock Garden for the Gods
While I was charting out my trip to Colorado — a few years ago— I completely missed ‘The Garden of the Gods.’ To this day, I don’t know how that…