Just a little less then four years ago, my wife asked me to take her somewhere different, instead of doing the same routines every other weekends.
I asked her if she wanted to go to the Grand Canyon National Park? She said,"yes." This started our adventures. The ![Image]()
natural beauty of nature of this park opened our eyes and released all our stresses, it was the most amazing feelings. From that point on, we started exploring other National Parks and planning trips to see other natural places. We’ve learned to camp, hike, and ![Image]()
backpack as the trips got more challenging. We limitted spending times with friends and other siblings in order to pursue our adventures of the National Parks.
We took up photography and snap a lot of pictures(over 1000's or 80gb+) and just wanted to shared with everyone. Here's what we have accomplished in that time.
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contact: pkithiraj@yahoo.com
Here are some sample pictures to share at Google! Photo: Here's the Photo page
http://picasaweb.google.com/PKithiraj
2003
May 30-31 Grand Canyon National park
July 12-13 Sequoia National Park
July 13 Kings Canyon National park
July 14 Yosemite National park
August 31 Joshua Tree National Park
November 20 Zion National Park
November 21 Bryce National Park
November 21 Capital Reef National Park
November 21 Dead Horse Point State Park
November 22 Arches National Park
November 22 Canyonlands National Nark
November 23 4 Corners
November 23 Goosenecks State Park
November 23 Monument Valley
November 23 Mesa Verde National Park
November 24 Grand Canyon NP North Rim
November 24 Zion National Park
December 22 Death Valley National Park
2004
January 15 Cabrillo National Monument
January 31 Zion National Park
February 7 Joshua Tree National Park
March 28 Anza Borrego State Park
April 4 Cabrillo National Monument
April 20 Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
April 21 Muana Kea 13,796ft
April 21 Pu’uhonua O Honuanua National Historical Park
April 26 Yellowstone National Park
April 27 Devil’s Tower National Monument
April 28 Badlands National Park
April 28-29 Crazy Horse Memorial
April 28 Wind Cave National Park
April 28-29 Mt. Rushmore National Memorial
April 29 Rocky Mountain National Park
April 30 Grand Teton National Park
May 1-2 Grand Teton National Park
May 3 Idaho Falls Lewis & Clark
May 22 Saguaro National Park
May 29 Guadalupe National Park
May 29-30 Carlsbad Cavern National Park
May 30 White Sand National Monument
June 19 Petrified National Park
June 19-20 Grand Canyon National Park
July 3 Death Valley National Park
July 4 Zion National Park
July 24-26 Yosemite National Park
August 14 Antelope Canyon
August 14 Glen Canyon National Monument
August 14 Rainbow Bridge National Monument
August 15 Sedona
September 5 Channel Island National Park
September 11 Grand Canyon Cavern
September 12-14 Havasu Falls (Grand Canyon)
October 9 Channel Island National Park
December 24-25 Yosemite National Park
December 26 Alcatraz National Memorial
December 27 Golden Gate Bridge
December 28 Chandelier Tree
December 28 Muir Woods National Monument
December 28-29 Redwood National Park
December 29 Crater Lake National Park
December 30 Lava Bed National Monument
December 30 Mc Arthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park
December 31 Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
2005
January 1 Oceano Sand Dunes State Recreation
January 15 Cabrillo National Monument
May 29 Channel Island National Park
June 29 Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
June 30 Devil’s Post Pile National Monument
June 30 Mono Lake
July 1-3 Yosemite National Park
July 25-27 Mt. Whitney 14,496.811 ft
September 3-4 Kings Canyon National Park
September 4-5 Sequoia National Park
September 10-11 Washington DC Monuments
September 11 WTC
September 12 Statue of Liberty
September 13-14 Niagara Falls
September 15 Lancaster Amish
September 16 Liberty Bell & Independence Hall
September 22-25 Havasu Falls (Grand Canyon)
October 8-9 Grand Canyon National Park
October 10 Goosenecks State Park
October 10 Mexican Hat
October 10 Monument Valley
October 10 Natural Bridges National Monument
October 11 Wilson Arch (191 Highway)
October 11-12 Arches National Park
October 13 Canyon De Chelly National Monument
October 13 Meteor Crater
November 6 Catalina Island
November 23 San Elijo State Beach
December 31 Pismo State Beach
2006
January 1 Morro Bay
January 2 Hearst Castle State Park
March 24 Quail Botanical Garden
May 27-29 Yosemite National Park
June 11 Death Valley National Park
June 13-14 Zion National Park
June 14-15 Bryce National Park
June 15 Antelope Canyon
June 15 Grand Stairecase-Escalante National Monument
June 15 Kodachrome Basin State Park
June 16 Grand Canyon National Park
August 13-15 Mt. Whitney 14,496.811 ft
September 2-3 Yosemite National Park
September 16-19 Havasu Falls (Grand Canyon)
October 29 Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Preserve
2007
March 24-25 Death Valley National Park
April 7-9 Grand Canyon National Park
May 27-28 Zion National Park
June 9 Mammoth Twin Lakes
June 10-11 Yosemite National Park
September 2 Mammoth Twin Lakes
September 3 Yosemite National Park
September 8-11 Havasu Falls (Grand Canyon)
September 16 Mt. Whitney 14,496.811 ft (Solo hike, spent the night at the top by myself)
2008
January 18-19 San Elijo SB
February 14 Bolsa Chica SB
February 15 Doheny SB
March 1 Snow Valley
March 2 Lake Perris SR
March 7 San Clemente SB
April 6 Silver Strand SB
April 12-14 Yosemite National Park