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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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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 widened by glacial activity. Ā The valley is walled by tall intriguing cliffs that were also sculpted by those glaciers....
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You canāt have not heard about the Golden Gate Bridge. And youāve probably heard about the Bixby Bridge and Bay Bridge, even the San Mateo and Richmond – San Raphael bridges in CaliforniaĀ if you are familiar with the state. But thereās a lesser known bridge in Redding that ought...
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A lot has been said about the first sight of the deepest lake in the United States of America. Cheryl Strayed in her memoir ‘Wild’ said that her first look at the lake had been one of disbelief, just as her guidebook had told her it would be. Ā Even...
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They say — no two sunsets are alike; not even if you watch them at the same place around the same time on another day. And I got to document that fact when I found myself on the trail toĀ Mather Point in Grand Canyon, two successive evenings in January....
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When we were at Grand Canyon National Park in early January, we got to see some spectacular sunset sky at Grand Canyon Village in the park. We had just gotten there and the sun was in the process of setting and there were dark-clouds-streaked-with-some-warm-colors rolling in. It was a...
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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...
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I don’t know a single person who has visited San Francisco and not fallen in love with ‘The City by the Bay.’Ā And I’m sure there will be plenty of visitors who just will not be able to help falling in love with this vista point that shows them all...
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While I was charting out my trip to Colorado ā a few years agoā I completely missed āThe Garden of the Gods.ā To this day, I donāt know how that happened. Now that itās in my ābeen-there-done-that-list,ā Iām glad I didnāt go all the way there only to have...
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...
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 widened by glacial activity. Ā The valley is walled by tall intriguing cliffs that were also sculpted by those glaciers....
You canāt have not heard about the Golden Gate Bridge. And youāve probably heard about the Bixby Bridge and Bay Bridge, even the San Mateo and Richmond – San Raphael bridges in CaliforniaĀ if you are familiar with the state. But thereās a lesser known bridge in Redding that ought...
A lot has been said about the first sight of the deepest lake in the United States of America. Cheryl Strayed in her memoir ‘Wild’ said that her first look at the lake had been one of disbelief, just as her guidebook had told her it would be. Ā Even...
They say — no two sunsets are alike; not even if you watch them at the same place around the same time on another day. And I got to document that fact when I found myself on the trail toĀ Mather Point in Grand Canyon, two successive evenings in January....
When we were at Grand Canyon National Park in early January, we got to see some spectacular sunset sky at Grand Canyon Village in the park. We had just gotten there and the sun was in the process of setting and there were dark-clouds-streaked-with-some-warm-colors rolling in. It was a...
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...
I don’t know a single person who has visited San Francisco and not fallen in love with ‘The City by the Bay.’Ā And I’m sure there will be plenty of visitors who just will not be able to help falling in love with this vista point that shows them all...
While I was charting out my trip to Colorado ā a few years agoā I completely missed āThe Garden of the Gods.ā To this day, I donāt know how that happened. Now that itās in my ābeen-there-done-that-list,ā Iām glad I didnāt go all the way there only to have...
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...
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...
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...