Category: USA

• Central Oregon & Crater Lake Trip (Jun 12-17, 2023) Part 3

  

  Walking Painted Hills Overlook Trail and the Painted Cove Trail in the Panted Hills unit of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument outside of Mitchell, OR

  Murali Narayanan

  June 27, 2023

  Briggs Junction, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Mitchell, Oregon, Oregon – Central, Pacific Northwest, Painted Hills, USA

  Central Oregon, Colorful hills, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Mitchell, Oregon, Overlook Trail, Pacific Northwest, Painted Cove Trail, Painted Hills, Wildflowers

• Central Oregon & Crater Lake Trip (Jun 12-17, 2023) Part 2

  

  Part 2 of the Jun 2023 6-day trip across Oregon.

  Murali Narayanan

  June 26, 2023

  Broken Top, Cascade Lakes National Scenic Byway, Crater Lake, Crater Lake National Park, Deschutes National Forest, Elk Lake, Lava Lake, Mt. Bachelor, Oregon, Oregon – Central, Oregon – South, Pacific Northwest, South Sister, Sparks Lake, Union Creek Resort, USA

  Alpine Lake, Cascade Lakes National Scenic Byway, Crater Lake, Crater Lake National Park, Deschutes National Forest, Lakes, Mountains, Union Creek

• Central Oregon & Crater Lake Trip (Jun 12-17, 2023) Part 1

  

  Over the course of six days, we embarked on a fun & productive 1200-mile journey across Oregon, exploring captivating destinations such as Silver Falls State Park, the Cascade Lakes, Crater Lake, and the Painted Hills. Our primary objective was to capture the enchanting beauty of waterfalls, mountains, lakes, wildflowers, and even the Milky Way. This…

  Murali Narayanan

  June 25, 2023

  Oregon, Oregon – Central, Pacific Northwest, Silver Falls State Park, USA

  Creeks, Nikon, Pacific Northwest, Silver Falls State Park, Silverton, South Falls, Streams, Waterfalls

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 2019 Late Spring in The Palouse

  

  The Palouse is a distinct geographic region covering about 4000 sq miles encompassing parts of north central Idaho, southeastern Washington, and, by some definitions, parts of northeast Oregon. It is characterized by gentle rolling hills covered with winter wheat and lentil fields. Ancient glaciers were responsible for the creation of this landscape. During the last several ice ages, glaciers advancing south from Canada ground…

  Murali Narayanan

  July 1, 2019

  Pacific Northwest, The Palouse, Washington

  Abandoned, Barns, Colfax, Eastern Washington, Farmhouse, Farmland, Grain Elevator, Granary, Idaho, Lonely Tree, Palouse, Pullman, Rolling Hills, Steptoe, Steptoe Butte, Washington State, Wheat, Windmills, Winter Wheat

• 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