Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge: So Verdant, So Rich

  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…

A glimpse of Donner Lake

Donner Lake is one of California’s alpine lakes. This lake that lies on the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range can be seen from Interstate 80 as it passes through the high…

A sunset from Berkeley’s Waterfront

Some images from a summer evening at Berkeley’s waterfront. Watch the sun go down and the changing moods of the sky as the sun makes its way down.

Saratoga Village in all its fall colors

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…

Muir Woods – A redwood forest just outside San Francisco

“Muir Woods National Monument is the best tree-lovers monument that could possibly be found in the forests of the world,” said the famous naturalist John Muir, about the 500-odd acres…

One morning on Payyambalam Beach

When one is visiting Kerala on India’s west coast, there’s no missing the beaches. Northern Kerala has several unassuming beaches and even the ones that are popular among the locals…

Our World: Folsom Lake

The weekend before last we drove through Patterson Pass Road and saw what the rains had done to the Diablo Range this winter. Then last weekend we went east to see…

Our World | Vancouver Lake

Vancouver Lake Regional Park in Vancouver, Washington, is a pleasant place for some family-time outdoors. It is not exactly one of those touristy places; more like a place where the…

A new day is here: Bhadra Sunrise

A new day is here, a new year is here. To usher in the new year and to welcome you back to Tipsy from the TRIP are a few sunrise…

360degrees | Pismo Beach

 Today, I take you to Pismo Beach in San Luis Obispo County. Pismo lies on California’s Central Coast and is known for its long beach and its 1200ft long pier.…