Following a Lava Path back up to the Volcano

This drive through Spirit Lake Highway shows you Mt. St. Helens up close and the devastation from the eruptions. Follow the lava path>>

Simply San Francisco!

When I was in Ghirardelli Square a few days ago, I came across a very attractive and minimalist-type of San Francisco wall art. Painted onto white walls, all it had…

Ghirardelli Square’s Ghirardelli Squares (and other delights)

Must do in San Francisco: Go chocolate shopping at Ghirardelli Square, taste the famous Sundae, watch old chocolate machines at work … >>

The big Midtown Murals of the ‘biggest little city’ aka Reno

Last year when I was in Reno,  I got to see so much art on the streets of this city in Nevada. And most of the works of art that…

Two evenings on the trail to Mather Point

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…

A circus of colors from a mural marathon

For a few years now, Circus Circus Reno has been organizing an art event giving mural artists an opportunity to put up their works on the walls of the resort.…

Dusk rolling into Grand Canyon Village

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…

Found in Reno: Circus Murals

When in Reno, Circus Circus is a place to visit. Like all the other casino-resorts in town, it does have a casino. But it also has a place where kids…

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…

Found in Solvang: Thumbelina

  Remember Thumbelina? The central character of Thumbelina – the story of the girl who was no bigger than the size of a man’s thumb? I found this cute painting…