B-B-Q Anyone?
B-B-Q Anyone ? - Click to Zoom
This is my first true HDR image!.
What do you say?
1 comment | April 11th, 2008 at 08:43pm
Toledo Bend, Zwolle & Natchitoches - Louisiana
Here are some snaps from the Labor day long weekend trip (Sep 1st - Sep 3rd). We had been to a place called Zwolle. Well, it sounds like a African name, but its a very small place in Louisiana. To be more precise, we went to the Toledo Bend lake area and stayed at one of the resorts (Wildwood Resorts) on the banks of the lake.
This place is on the border of Texas and Louisiana. Actually, the Toledo Bend lake is formed due to a Dam which is built across the Sabine River. This river kind of forms the border between Texas and Louisiana! The lake itself is pretty big, and I read on one of the websites that its the largest man made lake in the South (of USA).
Here are some snaps……..
Fishing Pier at Wildwood Resort - Toledo Bend
Fishing Pier at Wildwood Resort - Toledo Bend
Ramp at North Toledo bend State park
We also visited a few near by towns. Spent almost half a day at the Historic town of Natchitoches.
Natchitoches - Visitor Info Center
There is a nice little “Cane River Lake” at Natchitoches. We took a 45 minute boat ride on the same. Got to see some really beautiful houses and landscaping !. Check out the pictures below…
Cane River Lake at Natchitoches
Cane River Lake at Natchitoches
Home on Cane River Lake at Natchitoches
Home on Cane River Lake at Natchitoches
Home on Cane River Lake at Natchitoches
Home on Cane River Lake at Natchitoches
Some more snaps from the Toledo Bend Lake…
Fishing Pier at Wildwood Resort - Toledo Bend
Fishing Pier at Wildwood - Toledo Bend
Woods at Wildwood Resort - Toledo Bend
All in all, a good 3-day fun filled trip! :)
3 comments | September 11th, 2007 at 05:58pm
Cute little Fella
Shot this little fella @ Dallas Arboretum around… hmm.. about 6 months back.
Squirrel eating Nut - Side Profile
Squirrel eating Nut - Front Profile
He had all the time in the world to pose for me!
1 comment | August 20th, 2007 at 10:10am
Newer Car - 2005 Toyota Camry LE
My 1998 Toyota Camry was doing great, but I always wanted to get a newer car, and finally got one this week. Ever since I have driven Camry, I have kind of become a big fan of it. So…got this 2005 Toyota Camry LE from an Craigslist Ad. (btw, craigslist rocks! its just amazing!).
Features of the new(er) car…
- 4 Door - Grey color as you see from the pic below.. :)
- Automatic Transmission.
- only 39, 500 miles on it when I bought it.
- clean title and carfax history.
- Power window, power locks (with remote!!!! - which i missed in my old camry), power seats!
- CD player + Radio ..but no mp3 player :(
- Relatively new!
- And got it at a pretty good rate!
2005 Toyota Camry LE - Front View
2005 Toyota Camry LE - Side View
2005 Toyota Camry LE - Front View
2005 Toyota Camry LE - Rear View
2005 Toyota Camry LE - Rear Side View
And exactly one week later, i sold my old 1998 Toyota Camry LE on craigslist!!
Add comment | August 13th, 2007 at 04:09pm
Las Vegas - The Strip
This is Part 3 of a three part series of our trip to Las Vegas.
Links to Part 1 and 2 can be found here :
- Part 1: Vegas Trip - Hoover Dam
- Part 2: Vegas Trip - Grand Canyon
- Part 3: Las Vegas - The Strip
The next 2 days, we spent at the Las Vegas Strip - Going from one Casino to other :)…. It was fun.
Life of Las Vegas is centered around one road popularly called “The Strip“. Almost all the Casinos are on The Strip! Majority of these properties on The Strip are owned by MGM Mirage or Harrahs entertainment!
Check out the Snaps of the Hotels and Casinos …..
This is where we stayed! - Monte Carlo.
Monte Carlo at Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Newyork Newyork - Hotel & Casino… There is a huge roller coaster around this Hotel.
Newyork Newyork at Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Newyork Newyork at Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Statue of Liberty at Newyork Newyork - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Casino Royale - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
MGM Grand Lion at Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Las Vegas Convention Center - Click to Zoom
Stratosphere and Public transit system at Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
One of the Casinos in Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
The famous Stratosphere - the tallest structure in Vegas!
Stratosphere at Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
And this is a ride on top of the tallest building… and we did sit on this one. Was an Amazing experience!! :)
Big Shot - Ride on top of Stratosphere - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
One more Thriller Ride on Top of Stratosphere - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
The Las Vegas Strip as seen from top of Stratosphere - Click to Zoom
Circus Circus as seen from top of Stratosphere - Click to Zoom
Harrahs - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Buck and Winne at Harrahs Casino - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Venice in Las Vegas! - Venetian - Mind blowing stuff!
Ceiling Inside Venetian - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Inside Venetian - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Gondola Rides inside Venetian - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Treasure Island - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Wynn - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Mandalay Bay at Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Monte Carlo at Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Effiel Tower in Las Vegas…
Effiel Tower at Paris - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Luxor at Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Bellagio at Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Bellagio Fountains - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
We did not gamble much - since we did not know much about how to play - but it was fun!….
5 comments | May 8th, 2007 at 11:34pm
Vegas Trip - Grand Canyon
This is Part 2 of a three part series of our trip to Las Vegas. Links to Part 1 and 3 can be found here :
- Part 1: Vegas Trip - Hoover Dam
- Part 2: Vegas Trip - Grand Canyon
- Part 3: Las Vegas - The Strip
As planned on Day 2 of our trip, we headed to the Grand Canyon. For the uninitiated, Grand Canyon is a natural wonder located in Arizona.
Grand Canyon is around 5 hrs drive from Las Vegas, NV. So, we started early in the morning at around 5.30 AM. We decided to go to the south rim of the grand canyon since the north rim was closed and we could not find much information on the west rim (nor we had time to be adventurous)
Lake Mead from a Distance - Click to Zoom
The drive was pretty cool. Its flat land. Desert. The roads are straight and you can see miles of straight road ahead of you! … it was a great experience to drive ! :). We reached Grand Canyon at around 10.30 AM.
Here are some snaps ….
Cliff at Grand Canyon - Click to Zoom
At the Grand Canyon South rim, there are buses which take you to different View points along the Rim of the canyon. And they are free (i.e, the cost is included in your entrance fee to the National Park)
Pathway to one of the view points at Grand Canyon - Click to Zoom
You can see the Colorado River (which carved the Grand Canyon!!) in the snaps below…
Colorado River at Grand Canyon - Click to Zoom
Colorado River at Grand Canyon - Click to Zoom
Colorado River at Grand Canyon - Click to Zoom
Grand Canyon and Colorado River - Click to Zoom
More snaps…
Grand Canyon - Click to Zoom
Desert View - you can see the desert at the distance…
Desert View at Grand Canyon - Click to Zoom
River Again - Zoomed in …
Colorado River at Grand Canyon - Click to Zoom
Cliff at Grand Canyon - Click to Zoom
A Guy sitting on the Rim at Grand Canyon….
A Guy sitting on the Rim at Grand Canyon - Click to Zoom
A couple enjoying the (cold) sunset at Grand Canyon…
A Couple enjoying the Sunset at Grand Canyon - Click to Zoom
Well, by 5 PM, it was pretty dark, and all of a sudden, it became very cold!
We started to head back to Vegas at around 6 PM. We reached back our Hotel at Las Vegas by around 10 PM.
More on Vegas trip in the next post….
2 comments | May 6th, 2007 at 11:45am
Vegas Trip - Hoover Dam
This post was long due! Memories from our Las Vegas Trip! When I look back at it, its almost 6 months now since we had been to Las Vegas!!! Wow. Time runs so fast!
Anyways, Since I had lots of photos to post, I have split this one big post into three posts.
- Part 1: Vegas Trip - Hoover Dam
- Part 2: Vegas Trip - Grand Canyon Visit
- Part 3: Las Vegas - The Strip
Well, it was a 5 day trip and it was fun. Here is the photo essay!
Las Vegas is the land of casinos. Don’t be surprised to find slot machines when you come right out of the Terminal Gates at the airport! You can find slot machines every - from Gas Stations (aka Petrol Pumps!!) to Superstores! More about Las Vegas in part 3 of this post.
Welcome to Las Vegas…
Welcome to Las Vega - Click to Zoom
We landed in Vegas in the afternoon, and immediately we were on our way to Hoover Dam. Hoover Dam is around 30 mins drive from Las Vegas. Hoover Dam is considered to be one of the greatest engineering works in history and is a must see!.
Here are some snaps…
Hoover Dam - Click to Zoom
We could go under ground !! (i.e, base of the dam where the generators are located) - Check out the massive generators!
Power Generators at Hoover Dam - Click to Zoom
This is one of the massive water intake pipes. It can house an entire school bus within it! Everything about this dam is BIG!
Water Intake Pipes at Hoover Dam - Click to Zoom
The power stations as seen from the top of the dam…
Power Station at Hoover Dam - Click to Zoom
Power Station at Hoover Dam - Click to Zoom
This is the Visitor center which was built recently…
Visitor Center at Hoover Dam - Click to Zoom
View from the dam…
View from the Dam - Click to Zoom
These are the water intake towers ….
Water Intake Towers at Hoover Dam - Click to Zoom
Water Intake Towers at Hoover Dam - Click to Zoom
And the dam…
Hoover Dam - Click to Zoom
There are two spillways at the Hoover Dam. This one is on the Arizona side of the Dam. The spillways at the Hoover dam are Massive, and they have been used only once when there was major flood.
Spillway at Hoover Dam - Click to Zoom
Since this was in late November, it was pretty dark by 5 PM… and we could not spend much time. We started back to Las Vegas and headed back to our Hotel (Monte Carlo).
Check out the Wikipedia entry on Hoover Dam.
More on Vegas trip in the next post….
2 comments | May 3rd, 2007 at 10:28pm
Smile please….
Clicked this snap at Sea World, San Antonio :).. There was this small girl with a small camera and with very steady hands! - check out the small flower on her thumb nail! :) (Stick-ons)
2 comments | March 27th, 2007 at 06:00pm
Jack Sparrow!
This was one of the first few photos that I clicked using my new Canon Digital Rebel XTi.
1 comment | March 26th, 2007 at 06:00pm
Mouthful!
Shot this guy at Sea World, San Antonio :).. He was busy eating nuts :). Cute. Isn’t it ?
2 comments | February 9th, 2007 at 11:17am