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If you plan a trip to Yosemite National Park in late November, chances are you will see sights like these. ...
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This pretty desert lake leads a very unassuming life even though it is only a few miles away from the glittering 'Biggest Little City in the World.'...
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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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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 board here says that on a clear day the view takes you over the Central Valley and all the...
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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 day trip and we couldnāt fit Glacier Point into it. Before and after that trip, Iād been seeing so...
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Tehachapi Mountains lie in the south eastern part of California’s Central Valley. And the Tehachapi Pass (on CA SR 58) would be the mountain pass you take if you were traveling from northern California to the Mojave Desert area. We first drove this way in the winter when we...
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Volcanoes National ParkĀ 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. Ā Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge lies beside the Columbia River’s northerly route and is biologically very...
If you plan a trip to Yosemite National Park in late November, chances are you will see sights like these. ...
This pretty desert lake leads a very unassuming life even though it is only a few miles away from the glittering 'Biggest Little City in the World.'...
Come, let's do another scenic drive along Highway 1 and see some wildflowers at different points-of-interest in Big Sur. ...
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 board here says that on a clear day the view takes you over the Central Valley and all the...
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 day trip and we couldnāt fit Glacier Point into it. Before and after that trip, Iād been seeing so...
Tehachapi Mountains lie in the south eastern part of California’s Central Valley. And the Tehachapi Pass (on CA SR 58) would be the mountain pass you take if you were traveling from northern California to the Mojave Desert area. We first drove this way in the winter when we...
Volcanoes National ParkĀ 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. Ā Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge lies beside the Columbia River’s northerly route and is biologically very...
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...
If you are traveling between the cities of Tracy and Livermore in California, chances are you will take I-580 to your destination. 580 takes you through the hills of...
What's the Heavenly Gondola ride in Tahoe really like? Come read about that and why you must do it while you are in California....
On the Western Ghats in southern India is aĀ little green heaven called Wayanad. Cut out of the Northeastern part of Kerala, this district is one of theĀ newĀ hot-spotsĀ for travellers to...