Author: Murali Narayanan

• 3-Day Olympic Peninsula Trip (May 2023)

  

  3-day trip to the Olympic Peninsula in May 2023 to photograph pacific sunsets, rainforest waterfalls and creeks.

  Murali Narayanan

  May 13, 2023

  Hoh Rainforest, La Push, Olympic National Park, Olympic Peninsula, Pacific Northwest, Quinault Rainforest, Ruby Beach, Sol Duc Falls, USA, Washington

  Abbey Island, Bunch Creek, Bunch Creek Falls, Bunch Falls, Creeks, Dusk, Fog, Forks, Hoh Rainforest, La Push, Merriman Falls, Pacific Northwest, Port Angeles, Quinalt Rainforest, Quinault Rain Forest, Quinault River, Ruby Beach, Sol Duc Falls, Streams, Sunset, Washington State, Waterfalls, Willaby Creek, Willaby Creek Falls

• Fall Colors Around Paradise (Sep 30 – Oct 1, 2022)

  

  Visit to Paradise, WA in the Mt. Rainier National Park to photograph fall foliage

  Murali Narayanan

  October 15, 2022

  Mt. Rainier National Park, Pacific Northwest, USA, Washington

  Elbe, Fall, Fall Colors, Fall Foliage, Henry Jackson Visitor Center, Hobo Inn, Inspiration Point, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Rainier National Park, Pacific Northwest, Paradise, Paradise Inn, Reflection Falls, Skyline Trail, Washington State

• Baja California, Mexico (Part 3 of 3)

  

  This is the final post of the 8-day trip to Baja California, Mexico. The highlights include the oasis town of San Ignacio and the boulderfields of Cataviña.

  Murali Narayanan

  June 17, 2022

  Catavina, Mexico, San Ignacio

  Barrel Cactus, Boulderfield, Cacti, Cactus, Cardon, Cataviña, Church, Misión San Ignacio Kadakaamán, Rainbow, San Diego, San Ignacio, Sunrise, Sunset

• Baja California, Mexico (Part 2 of 3)

  

  This is part 2 of the 3-part blog post about my trip to Baja California in Mexico. This covers our 3-day stay in Guerrero Negro to photograph the gray whales in a lagoon west of the town.

  Murali Narayanan

  June 13, 2022

  Guerrero Negro, Mexico

  Baja, Baja California, Breach, Gray Whale, Guererro Negro, Heron, Migration, Osprey, Panga, Sea Lion, Seahawk, Spyhop, Tri-colored, Whale

• Baja California, Mexico (Part 1 of 3)

  

  This is part 1 of a 3-part blog post about my 2015 trip to Baja California, Mexico. Part 1 covers images taken in the boulderfields of Cavatina and ospreys in Guererro Negro.

  Murali Narayanan

  June 13, 2022

  Catavina, Guerrero Negro, Mexico

  Baja, Baja California, Boojum, Boulderfield, Cacti, Cactus, Cardon, Catavina, Century Plant, Cholla, Guererro Negro, Mexico, Osprey, Raptor

• Western Olympic Peninsula (Jun 2022)

  

  Two-Day trip to the Pacific Coast of Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. Highlights are Hoh Rainforest, La Push beach sunset, tide polls at Ruby Beach and waterfalls of Quinault rainforest.

  Murali Narayanan

  June 3, 2022

  Hoh Rainforest, La Push, Olympic National Park, Olympic Peninsula, Pacific Northwest, Quinault Rainforest, Ruby Beach, USA, Washington

  Anemone, Barnacles, Beach, Bunch Creek Falls, Bunch Falls, Creeks, Driftwood, Falls Creek Falls, Forks, Hoh Rainforest, La Push, Merriman Falls, Olympic National Park, Olympic Peninsula, Pacific Northwest, Quinalt Rainforest, Ruby Beach, Sea Star, Streams, Sunset, Tidepool, Washington State, Waterfalls

• Iceland – March 2019

  

  10-day trip in March 2019 to Western, Southern and Eastern Iceland. Key highlights are waterfalls, churches, and glaciers.

  Murali Narayanan

  May 28, 2022

  Arnarstapi, Þingvellir, Búðir, Djupalonssandur Beach, Europe, Gatklettur, Golden Circle, Grindavik, Grundarfjörður, Harpa Concert Hall, Höfn, Hellissandur, Hellnar, Iceland, Jökulsárlón, Keflavik, Kirkjufells, Lóndrangar, Reykjanes Peninsula, Reykjavik, Skálholt, Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Vik

  Arnarstapi, Þingvellir National Park, Budir, Diamond Beach, Djupalonssandur Beach, Faxafoss, Foss a Sidu, Fossálarfoss, Gatklettur, Glacier Lagoon, Grindavik, Gullfoss, Gunnuhver, Harpa Concert Hall, Hellissandur, Hellnar, Jökulsárlón, Jokulsarlon, Keflavik, Kirkjufellfoss, Lighthouse, Mossy Lava Fields, Reynisdrangar, Reynisfjara, Ring Road, Selfoss, Seljalandsfoss, Skógafoss, Stjórnarfoss, Stokksnes, Urridafoss, Vestrahorn, Vik, Waterfalls

• Northern Olympic Peninsula

  

  Two-day (May 16-17, 2022) trip to the Northen Olympic Peninsula in Washington State to experience and photograph Sol Duc Falls, Madison Creek Falls, Ludlow Falls and Point Wilson Lighthouse.

  Murali Narayanan

  May 20, 2022

  Olympic National Park, Olympic Peninsula, USA, Washington

  Focus Stacking, Fort Worden State Park, Lighthouse, Ludlow Falls, Madison Creek Falls, Pacific Northwest, Point Wilson Lighthouse, Port Townsend, Sol Doc Falls, Washington State, Waterfalls

• Fall colors in Mt. Rainier National Park

  

  Late September to late October is a great time to experience fall colors in the Mt. Rainier National Park. Vine Maple, high elevation huckleberry bushes, and Larch are the primary sources of fall colors. Two areas I like to visit and photograph in the fall are the area around Paradise and along Natches Peak Loop…

  Murali Narayanan

  October 3, 2021

  Mt. Rainier National Park, USA, Washington

  Cascade Mountains, Edith Creek, Fall, Fall Foliage, Mt. Rainier, Myrtle Falls, Pacific Northwest, Paradise, Skyline Trail, Tahoma, Tipsoo Lake, Washington State

• Quinault Rainforest

  

  It was a cloudy day on Thursday and Mythili and I decided to drive to the Quinault rainforest and check out our favorite waterfalls. I find mid to late April to be a very good time to visit as the waterflow of the creeks is quite good. It is not as popular or crowded as…

  Murali Narayanan

  May 1, 2021

  Olympic National Park, Washington

  Falls Creek Falls, Merriman Creek, Merriman Falls, Pacific Northwest, Quinault, Quinault Rain Forest, Washington State, Waterfalls, Willaby Creek, Willaby Creek Falls

• My Top 25 Spots in the Palouse

  

  The Palouse is the most serene and pastoral of the seven wonders of Washington State. It is a region in south eastern Washington characterized by gentle rolling hills covered with wheat fields. The hills were formed over tens of thousands of years from wind blown dust and silt, called “loess”, from dry regions to the south west.…

  Murali Narayanan

  June 28, 2020

  Pacific Northwest, The Palouse, USA, Washington

  Antique Cars, Barns, Canola, Colfax, Farm, Farmland, Latah, Lone Tree, Lonely Tree, Oakesdale, Palouse, Pullman, Red Barn, Rolling Hills, St. John, Steptoe, Steptoe Butte, Wheat

• Florence in 2 Days (Oct 2018)

  

  Day 1 We checked out of our hotel early in the morning and walked to the Termini to catch the 0700 Trenitalia high speed Frecce train to Florence. Florence was the first stop about 275 km away and the train reached our destination at around 0845. We walked across the street to the B&B and…

  Murali Narayanan

  April 14, 2020

  Europe, Italy, Tuscany

  Accademia, Arno, Baptist, Baptistery, Brunelleschi, Campanile Della Basilica Di Santa Croce, David, Dome, Donatello, Doors of Paradise, Duomo, Florence, Florence Cathedral, Ghiberti, Giambologna, Leonardo da Vinci, Loggia dei Lanzi, Medici, Michelangelo, Orsanmichele, Palazzo Vacchio, Piazza della Repubblica, Piazza della Signoria, Piazza si San Lorenzo, Pieta, Ponte Vecchio, St. John, St. Mark, St. Peter, The Rape of the Sabine Women, Uffizi, Uffizi Gallery