Category: USA

• Alaska (Aug 21-Aug 28, 2016)

  

  Highlights 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 covered about 1200 miles. Day 1 (Aug 21) – Anchorage to Alyeska We landed at the Ted Stevens International…

  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

• Mt. Baker & Mt. Shuksan (Oct 2012)

  

  Highlights 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 of Seattle, WA. The fall colors are at their peak and…

  Murali Narayanan

  May 13, 2017

  Mt. Baker Wilderness Area, Northern Cascades, Pacific Northwest, USA, Washington

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

• Oregon Coast & Crater Lake (Jun 2014)

  

  Highlights 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 the trip map below. The Oregon Coast is a region of the U.S. state of Oregon…

  Murali Narayanan

  May 13, 2017

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

  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 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 Redmond, WA at 8am and after a brief…

  Murali Narayanan

  May 6, 2017

  Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, USA

  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 Last weekend (April 20-23, 2017), my friend Larry and I took a weekend tour around Mt. Hood and the Silver Falls State Park in Oregon. Here is a sampling of images and tips from the trip. You can view the high resolution images @ Flickr. We did about 750 miles of driving. Below is…

  Murali Narayanan

  April 29, 2017

  Hood River, Mt. Adams, Mt. Hood, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Silver Falls State Park, USA, 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