Point reyes

.. Where weather changes from bright and sunny to misty cold in a matter of minutes, .. where the high cliffs meet the pacific and acclaimed to be the windiest place on the pacific coast of US



.. guardians of time, that they are.. bear the brunt of the mighty winds.


.. maintained and managed by dedicated and knowledgable park rangers .. live in the nearby quarters year long

.. beautiful flora all along


... the roaring ocean (hardly pacific !!) pulverizes the shells before shoring them


... high cliffs and roaring seas

... seagulls soaring high in the skies

...home to the famous lighthouse that was built in 19th century


... where the great Californian gray whales migrate through each year from the frigid waters of Alaska to bask in the warmth of Baja California for food and reproduction.

The place was well worth the drive.

Point Reyes seashore

A man was taking the picture of the Point Reyes seashore atop the cliff with his view camera and I included him and his camera in this picture.

Honey!, what's for lunch?

- Let's order sea food!!

Drakes beach

On our way to Point Reyes

This was shot from the car on our way to Drakes beach (visitor center for Point Reyes national seashore and light house)

Sidelit beauty

This bud got a highlight from the floor bulbs by the pool. I shot more than a couple of them .. well... not completely satisfied with the results.. It was much more beautiful to my eyes than in either of these photos

Flowers by the pool side

I was playing with my camera and flowers being a good subject for any "budding" photographer, I clicked them for fun. (Though I see lack of sharpness, I find the yellow, green and blue colors pleasing my visual senses)

Golden gate veiled

Today, we had a chance to enjoy the beauty of the golden gate veiled by the fog as we emerged through the tunnel from the Sausalitos.

Moon rise in bonneville salt flats

Wendover is the first exit on I-80 E in Utah from Nevada. The sight that welcomes you from the desert land is vast salt lands that extend to the horizon. We entered Utah at 6.30(Pacific)7.30(Mountain) just when the sun set in the deserts behind us. We stopped for a while at a rest area near the Bonneville salt flats.

Day 1 Nevada and Utah

Nevada is called the silver state. Nevada is a huge desert, wide open desert and a whole bunch of casinos all over the place.

Day 0 San Jose to Lake Tahoe

Our first stop was at Lake Tahoe. Since we arrived at Lake Tahoe only at 11.45 in the night, we explored the area today. We rode a seadoo on lake tahoe for half hour. We had heard from our inn manager that the water at Lake Tahoe is so clear that you could see hundreds of feet inside the water. The water was not cold at all. That came to me as a surprise given that the lake is at an elevation of 6000 odd feet (6285 ft). The water was blue (celsum blue :)). Earlier we had been to a place called inspiration point vista overlooking the lake from a point above the emerald bay.

Star of India

When I was staying in SA, my friend living in SD was kind enough to drive me to his place and went on a city tour. I completely enjoyed the tour. The maritime museum has a seemingly inconspicuous looking ship docked. The Star of India...This is supposedly the oldest sea ship built in Ramsey shipyard in circa 1863 AD. More on this ...

A glass of wine is all I need ...

... to see things clearly ;-)

View of a vineyard in Kelowna through a wine glass on display.

Golden couple on golden gate

This weekend, we were taking a walk on the golden gate and saw this old couple walking with their arms interlocked... engrossed in a conversation with unspoken words relying on the life they experienced together :-)

Yours truly...

Shadows are interesting subjects ... simple, lacking details, yet obscure, dark, has mystery written in every pixel of it.. No wonder eclipses scare people

I had a dream ...

There is something unclear, vague, murky about dreams.

Is this how I see people in my dreams? Or is this how I remember seeing them? Oh! maybe because I was not wearing my glasses :-)

Hallowed corridors of Stanford

Stanford chapel in my dreams ...

Thanks to the proximity of Stanford from my place, I visit the campus often. The last time I was there I wanted to experiment a few things.. I tend to believe that the intentional out of focus brings alive the symmetry of the corridors and a dream like feeling.. Not sure if I was successful :-)

On highway 1

Even on a bright sunny day, this amazing place was void of tourists but for a modelling/photo shoot out session going on near the shores.

Footsteps in the sand

Tree near point Reyes

Point Reyes is one of the windiest place on pacific coast. These trees are a living proof.