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Trip to Africa, Tampa, Florida

February 20, 2008

Well, maybe not to Africa, somewhere closer to home and fewer pesky mosquitos, but still on safari… Busch Gardens in Florida is a good fit, they have the safari, the zoo, roller-coaster rides, although, there are still quite a few insects flying around…
The park name comes not from from the now-current president Bush, but from the […]

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: Meteor Crater, Arizona

October 7, 2007

It is a quite occasion when meteorite hits the Earth, it is very rare when it leaves a large crater. We stopped by one of them in Arizona. And another one of them we know of is in Kiev, Ukraine, but it is invisible because the great Dnieper river flows by. The group of […]

Photo Albums: Eastward Journey, USA

October 7, 2007

We are going to tell you a story about our Easward Journey, 2005

Photos: Grand Canyon & Sedona, Arizona

January 1, 2007

Grand Canyon and Sedona Red Rocks, sunrises and sunsets, valleys and mountains, beautiful vistas and more…

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: San Jacinto, California

March 30, 2003

John Muir called view from San Jacinto Mountain as “. . .one of the most sublime spectacles to be found anywhere on earth!” Few would argue with his assessment. On a clear day, the entire Los Angeles Basin spreads out to the west, Mount San Gorgonio lies to the north, and, to the east, the […]