Author: Murali Narayanan

• Waterfalls & Streams of the Quinault Rain Forest

  

  The Quinault Rain Forest, a temperate rain forest, is part of the Olympic National Park and the Olympic National Forest in the state of Washington. The forest receives an average of 12 feet of rain per year. There are 4 small but beautiful waterfalls along the creeks flowing from the Olympic mountain snow melts. Between mid […]

  Murali Narayanan

  April 19, 2019

  Olympic National Park, Washington

  Bunch Creek Falls, Cascade Falls, Creeks, Falls Creek Falls, Gatton Creek Falls, Merriman Falls, National Parks, Pacific Northwest, Quinault, Quinault Rain Forest, Rain Forest, Streams, Washington State, Waterfalls, Willaby Creek Falls

• My Top 10 U-Bahn Stations of Berlin

  

  Berlin has 2 types of rapid transit trains, U-Bahn (Untergrundbahn) and the S-Bahn (Stadtschnellbahn). U-Bahn is “mostly” underground while the S-Bahn is “mostly” overground. The U-Bahn is composed of nine lines altogether, named sequentially as U1 through U9, and it’s operated by the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). During rush hour, the trains run every four to five minutes, […]

  Murali Narayanan

  July 29, 2018

  Berlin, Germany

  U-Bahn

• Berlin in One Day (March 2018)

  

  I traveled to Berlin, Germany in March on business and took the Good Friday off to walk around the city to do some cityscape photography. I stayed at the Monbijou Hotel, a short walk from the Hackescher Markt S-Bahn Station. The room was excellent and from the 5th floor terrace, the view of the Berliner […]

  Murali Narayanan

  July 28, 2018

  Berlin, Europe, Germany

  Alexanderplatz, Ampelmann, Ampelmännchen, Berlin Wall, Berlin Wall Memorial, Berliner Dom, Bernauer Straße, Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie, Fernsehturm, Friedrichstraße, Hackesche Höfe, Hackescher Markt, Luftwaffe Building, Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Neue Synagoge, Potsdamer Platz, Reichstag, S-Bahn, Sony Center, Topography of Terror Museum, Unter den Linden, VW Forum

• Alaska (Aug 21-Aug 28, 2016)

  

  Highlights Mount Denali & Denali National Park Seward & Exit Glacier Fjords around Whittier Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in Portage From August 21 thru 28 of 2016, 2 of my cousins, Ganesh and Ramu, and I spent a week in Alaska driving between Seward in the South and the Denali National Park in North and […]

  Murali Narayanan

  July 28, 2018

  Alaska, Anchorage, Denali National Park, Seward, Talkeetna, Whittier

  Caribou, Cruise, Exit Glacier, Fjords, Flightseeing, Glaciers, McHugh Creek Falls, Moose Pass, Mount Denali, Nikon, Nikon D7100, Nikon D800, Prince William Sound, Reindeer, Tern Lake, Turnagain Arm, Waterfalls

• Solar Eclipse Trip (Aug 20-25, 2017)

  

  August 20, 2017 (Day 1) Larry, Mythili and I rented a Ford Expedition and loaded the tent, camera equipment, sleeping bags, and food and started the drive to the town of Madras in Oregon considered to be one of the best spots to experience the solar eclipse. As all the hotels within 50 miles of […]

  Murali Narayanan

  August 27, 2017

  Bandon Beach, Cannon Beach, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, Oregon Coast, USA

  Anemone, Barnacle, Coos Bay, Florence, Haceta Lighthouse, Haystack Rock, Lighthouses, Newport, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Ocean, Sea Stacks, Seaside, Seastar, Solar Eclipse, Tidepool, Vidae Falls, Waterfalls, Yaquina Head Lighthouse

• Yellowstone and Grand Teton NP (Sep 2014)

  

  Day 1 – Sep 19 (Seattle to Bozeman, MT to Mammoth Hot Springs. WY) My friend Larry and I visited the two great national parks in the United States, the Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons in September 2014 to photograph the spectacular fall colors. As the schools were already open, there was very little crowd. […]

  Murali Narayanan

  May 29, 2017

  Grand Teton National Park, USA, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park

  Artist Point, Aspen Trees, Beehive Geyser, Belgian Pool, Big Cone Geyser, Bison, Black Growler Steam Vent, Black Sand Basin, Bozeman, Calcite Springs, Caldera, Castle Geyser, Cathedral Group, Chapel of the Transconfiguration, Cliff Geyser, Continental Divide, Cunningham Cabin, Dragon’s Mouth Spring, Elk, Emerald Pool, Fall Foliage, Firehole Falls, Firehole River, Fishing Cope Geyser, Geysers, Gibbon Falls, Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Grand Geyser, Grand Prismatic Spring, Grand Tetons, Hotspring, Jackson Hole, Jackson Lake, Jackson Lake Lodge, Jenny Lake, Le Hardy Rapids, Lewis Falls, Liberty Pool, Lower Falls, Madison River, Mammoth Hot Springs, Midway Geyser Basin, Montana, Moose, Moose Falls, Moose Head Ranch, Mormon Row, Mud Volcano, National Parks, Norris Geyser Basin, Old Faithful, Opal Pool, Oxbow Bend, Palette Spring, Proghorn, Roosevelt Elk, Snake River, Sprouter Geyser, Steamboat Geyser, Sulphur Caldron, Turquoise Pool, Undine Falls, Upper Falls, Vixen Geyser, Volcano, Waterfalls, West Thumb, Yellowstone, Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone NP, Yellowstone River

• Olympic Peninsula, WA (Early May 2014)

  Highlights Small waterfalls & streams of Quinault rainforest Hall of Mosses hike in Hoh Rainforest La Push First Beach Madison Creek Falls Point No Point Lighthouse in Hansville, WA In early May 2014, My friend Chris and I did a 400 mile/2-day tour of the Olympic Peninsula in Western Washington State. We left Redmond, WA […]

  Murali Narayanan

  May 14, 2017

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• Mt. Baker & Mt. Shuksan (Oct 2012)

  

  Highlights Artist Point Hike Mt. Shuksan reflections @ Picture Lake Fall colors Although the area is renowned for winter activities such as skiing and snowshoeing, I consider early to mid October to be one of the best times to visit the Mt. Baker Ski area which is about 135 miles (3 hrs by car) north […]

  Murali Narayanan

  May 13, 2017

  Mt. Baker Wilderness Area, Northern Cascades, Uncategorized

  Artist Point, Fall Foliage, Highwood Lake, Mt. Baker, Mt. Shuksan, Picture Lake, Reflections

• Oregon Coast & Crater Lake (Jun 2014)

  

  Highlights Oregon Coast Lighthouses & Sea Stacks Crater National Park South Falls in Silver Falls State Park In June 2014, I took a 4-day trip to the Oregon Coast and Crater Lake National Park and stopped at the Silver Falls State Park on the way back home. I covered about 1200 miles as shown in […]

  Murali Narayanan

  May 13, 2017

  Bandon Beach, Cannon Beach, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, Oregon Coast, Silver Falls State Park

  Cape Meares Lighthouse, Cascade Range, Crater Lake, Lighthouse, Mt. McLaughlin, Newport, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Ocean, Salt Creek Falls, South Falls, Yaquina Head Lighthouse

• Columbia River Gorge, OR in the Fall of 2016

  

  Highlights Waterfalls along the Columbia River Gorge Fall colors Last October, 4 of us did a 2-day trip to the Columbia River Gorge area to experience the fall colors around the popular waterfalls along the Oregon side of the river. Here is a sampling of images along with location information, and photography tips. We left […]

  Murali Narayanan

  May 6, 2017

  Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

  Bridal Veil Falls, Chanticleer Point, Elowah Falls, Horsetail Falls, Latourell Falls, Multnomah Falls, Shepperd’s Dell Falls, Troutdale, Vista House, Wahkeena Creek, Waterfalls

• Mt. Hood & Silver Falls State Park, Oregon

  

  Highlights Famous red barn next to a pear orchard in Hood River, OR Mt. Hood Top waterfalls in the Silver Falls State Park near Silverton, OR Tulips @ the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in Woodburn, OR Last weekend (April 20-23, 2017), my friend Larry and I took a weekend tour around Mt. Hood and the […]

  Murali Narayanan

  April 29, 2017

  Hood River, Mt. Adams, Mt. Hood, Oregon, Silver Falls State Park, Washington

  Landscape photography, Long exposure photography, Lower South Falls, Middle North Falls, Nikon, Nikon D7100, Nikon D800, North Falls, South Falls, Upper North Falls, Waterfalls

• Iceland – March 2016

  

  Iceland – March 17, 2016 (Day 1) Mar 17 – Drive Map (click to see the map) I landed at the Keflavik International Airport from Seattle at around 0915. Going through customs and immigration was a breeze. I didn’t have to fill out any forms – just showed the passport and walked to Baggage Claim. I […]

  Murali Narayanan

  April 16, 2017

  Öxarárfoss, Þingvellir, Glanni, Golden Circle, Grábrók, Grindavik, Grundarfjörður, Gullfoss, Höfn, Hraunfossar, Iceland, Jökulsárlón, Keflavik, Reykjanes Peninsula, Reykjavik, Skálholt, Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Vik

  Akranes, Arnarstapi, Aurora Borealis, Ólafsvík, Öxarárfoss, Þingvallavatn, Baejarfoss, Búðir, Búðirkirkja, Breiðamerkurjökull, Church, Diamond Beach, Dyrhólaey, Eyjafjallajökull, Faxafoss, Foss a Sidu, Fossálarfoss, Friðheimar, Gamli Akranesvitinn, Garðskagi Lighthouse, Gardur, Glaciers, Glanni, Golden Circle, Graenvatn, Grábrók, Grindavik, Grotta Lighthouse, Grundarfjörður, Gullfoss, Gunnuhver, Hafrafell, Hallgrimskirkja, Hólmbergsviti Lighthouse, Hópsnesviti, Höfn, Heiðarvatn, Hellissandur, Hellnar, Hraunfossar, Hvolsvöllur, Jökulsárlón, Keflavik, Kirkjufell, Kirkjufellfoss, Kleifasrvatn, Langárfoss, Lighthouse, Mossy Lava Fields, Northern Lights, Reykjanesbær, Reykjavik, Reynisdrangar, Reynisfjara, Reyniskirkja, Sólfarið, Súgandiseyjarviti, Seljalandsfoss, Seltún, Seltjarnarnes, Skálholt, Skógafoss, Snæfellsnes, Solfar, Solheimajokull, Stjórnarfoss, Stokksnes Lighthouse, Stykkishólmskirkja, Stykkishólmur, Sun Voyager, Svínafellsjökull, Svörtuloftaviti, Systrafoss, Tjörnin, Turf home, Urriðafoss, Vatnsnes Lighthouse, Víkurkirkja, Vik, Waterfalls