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Palos Verdes Peninsula - California Riviera

February 21, 2008

Palos Verdes Peninsula was discovered in 1542, at that time the native inhabitants were Tongva people. The did not write, but passed their myths and legends and their vision of the world from generation to generation. They buit thatch houses and wicker boats, hunted deer and squirrels, and believed that dolphins are travelling around the world keeping the peace.
Spanish traders and […]

Christmas in the Yosemite Park

February 18, 2008

During March 1851 fifty seven members of Mariposa Battalion became the first not- Indians entering the Yosemite Valley. The majestic scene, slightly muted by haze as by veil, and clouds shrouded the tops of the mountains, produced the completely indelible impression - some warriors even shed a tear or two…
Since then the constant steam of […]

Photos: Sequoia National Forest, California

October 17, 2006

Photos from Giant Sequoias Park, California. Mystic trees, which looks like they are from Tolkien novels, mountains, lakes, sunsets and winding roads…

Photos: Los Angeles

February 28, 2006

Los Angeles Album - few pictures of the city of angels and daemons, the city of palaces and slums, the city of hundred hills and beaches, the city of entertainment and movie…

Photos: San Francisco, California

January 22, 2006

Two days in the city of wind and fog, the city of hills and parks, the city with the most beautiful bridge and bay…

Photos: Death Valley, California

January 4, 2005

Album from two-day trip to Death Valley, California. Titus Canyon, Zabriskie Point, Dante View, Crater Ubehebe, Racetrack.

Photos: The San Diego Wild Animal Park

August 17, 2004

The pictures from adventurous safari in San Diego’s Wild Animal Park…

Photos: San Juan Capistrano Mission, California

March 9, 2004

Old Spanish Mission San Juan Capistrano is very romantic place. There you can hear tolling of bells, walk on small torn stones in the beautiful gardens and glide down to preceding centuries…

Photos: Shore Walk, California

February 12, 2004