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Photographs from the cross country road trip, July-August 2002

Yosemite National Park - California

Yosemite was our last destination among national parks, but we spent longest time there climbing some of the best known routes on the granite. The world famous rock amphitheatres of El Cap and Half Dome decorate the views here with their incredible size and vastness. Everything is so big and majestic in Yosemite that anyone can lose his/her perspective.

Leading a route near El Cap	Climbing the crack	Laid back style climb	Fixing protections
End of first pitch	Traversing exposed	Rest in the middle	Another climb and rappel down near Yosemite falls
Half Dome dominates the view	El Cap	El Cap and road	El Cap and the stream
The super landscape - El Cap and Halhdome	Halfdome	Sunset	El Cap and the road
Half Dome - the biggest piece of monolithic granite exposed on the earth	Sun sets on Halfdome	Halfdome from the valley	The awesome fortress of Halfdome
Vg and Arnab	El Cap in the background	Campfire	A bird in the campsite
Halfdome	Camp	Yosemite Valley

Arches National Park - Utah

Utah's one of the most scenic parks, Arches has the highest concentration of natural arches created by weathering on the rocks for billions of years. The sculptures of rock are such breathtaking views that we can not find anywhere in the world.

North window Arch	North and south window Arch	Delicate Arch

Yellowstone National Park - Wyoming

Yellowstone is inside rocky mountain range and famous for its volcanic rocks, geysers, natural beauty and bears. This park attracts thousands of vistors but still remote and spectacularly beautiful.

Yellowstone's Grand Canyon	Grand Canyon of Yellowstone	Grand Canyon of Yellowstone	Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
Mamoth hot spring	Mamoth spring - colors	Old Faithful Geyser	Geysers
	Yellowstone river	Rockies and springs

Badlands National Park - South Dakota

Badlands is one of the most strange national parks in US. Natural elements created weird features in the rocks and soils of the park which are so unique and amazingly beautiful that we were simple spellbound. The prairies and wild lives were also great attractions.

Hoo doos	Inside hoo-doos	Views of Badlands	Strange weathering features
Sunset	On road in Badlands	Prairie dog

Bryce Canyon National Park - Utah

Bryce canyon is another natural wonder of Utah. Natural forces used all its artistic touches to create the fins, hoo-doos and canyon features. Red sandstones and natural sculptures offer wonderful photography opportunities.

Bryce canyon hoodoos	Fins panorama	Viewpoint	Antilope
Fins	Panorama	Viewpoint

Canyonland National Park - Utah

Being a close neighbour of Arches national park, this park does not get much attention. But the deep canyons and rock features here are so huge and fill the vistas to the horizon that anyone will be surprised to find him or herself in the true wilderness of the west.

Capitol Reef National Park - Utah

Color of rocks in Capitol reef is the most majestic and spectacular. Nothing comes close to its beauty.

Pinnacle	Colors in rock	In Pinnacle point

Grand Canyon National Park

The most visited and probably the most famous national park of US. We went to the north rim of the Grand Canyon. Then we walked down into the canyon following the North Kaibab Trail and spent a night camping inside the canyon. It was a terrific experience to feel the grandeur from deep inside the canyon. The summer heat was unbearable inside the canyon, but views were spectacular.

Grand Canyon	The great saint in Grand Canyon!	Views of the canyon	Sunset

Death Valley National Park - California

This savage place is named perefectly well. The lowest point on western hemisphere is here. The temperature reached 120 F when we were there. We did not even imagine to camp there, but there is an amazing beauty in that hostile world.

Badwater - lowest point in western hemisphere	Devils golf course	Badwater
Dunes	Death valley's weird features

South Dakota

Crossing Missouri river, spending a night in a small town called Mitchell and visiting the famous Mt Rushmore - we had a wonderful time in South Dakota.

Missouri river	With our friend	Mitchell city	Missouri river
Mt Rushmore	Mt Rushmore	Theatre	Close up

Devils Tower - Wyoming

Devils tower in Wyoming created by volcanic activity is an amazing tower of rock. We did not have time to climb any route, but scrambled up to the base of the tower to have a closer look at the routes (all the routes are 5.10 or above).

Grand Teton National Park - Wyoming

Something close to the Himalayas in USA - yes, that's Grand Teton. High peaks, savage scenaries, hanging glacier, spectacular lakes and a sense of remote hostility - all sum up to a paradise for climbers. We, again, had no time to climb anything. But I like to go back to Teton sometimes for a climbing or skiing trip (Jackhole Hole ski slopes situated here, too).

Monument Valley - Utah-Arizona border

Remember Forrest Gump? Tom Hanks ran on this road in that movie. We were delighted to stop our car here and feel the grand vistas of the monument valley. Incredible views.

Utah - on road

Anywhere in Utah is so majestic. These photographs just capture a little snapshot of this majestic state.

Sequia National Park - California

This is the home of the largest living creature on the earth - the giant Sequias. The Sequias are not only big, but majestic and beautiful. We also had a close encounter with a wild bear here.

Sequia - the giant trees	Biggest Sequia - largest living creature on the earth - 2700 years old!	Viewpoint
Black bear	Sequia - the giant trees

Kings Canyon National Park - California

The neighbour to Sequia, a truly beautuful places with serene beauty, deep canyon and rivers.

Las Vegas

We had nice get together in Vegas as four of our friends came in Vegas to meet us.

San Francisco

I fell in love with San Francisco as soon as I saw it. In my opinion, it's one of the best, beautuful and lively city in US. Here are some of the snaps of the city.

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