Shasta Lake This is Shasta Lake. Shasta lies in northern California and also dons the sash of the largest reservoir in the state. It lies in the Shasta – Trinity…
Category: Scenic Routes
The hills are alive again
East of San Francisco Bay Area in California lies a mountain range known for its considerably low hills that are dry in the summer but turn green when winter rains…
The road to Mount Rainier
It was late-May and we were in the SeaTac area. With Winter behind us and a good part of Spring too, it seemed like a fairly good time to squeeze…
Vistas from California’s ‘Devil Mountain’
Several Springs ago, we had driven to the top of Mt. Hamilton and seen Santa Clara Valley from a height of 4,200 odd feet. Then last Fall, in what was…
Snaking through several shades of green
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 the…
When the sun set on WA-14
One day, I saw the sun setting on a highway (WA SR – 14). Washington 14 (WA-14) runs along that part of Columbia River that flows between the states of…
Glimpses: Honnavar and the Sharavathi
Honnavar lies in Uttara Kannada in the state of Karnataka (in S. India). It is here that the Sharavathi River meets the Arabian Sea. If you remember the post on…
Road tripping along the Karnataka Coast
Just before the curtains fell on 2014, we went on our last trip for the year, to make sure the year ended on a ‘high’ note ( read tipsy note).…
Utah’s Rocky Deserts – II
Utah’s Rocky Deserts — The Lights and Shades-of-Grey Edition As I went through my travel albums I found that I had more photographs from that morning’s (read post- Utah’s Rocky Deserts…
Utah’s rocky deserts – I
Utah’s dry side, its canyons and rock formations and all, were like a grand treat for my eyes and my camera. And the morning light that shone on the landscape…