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
Wildwood Fishing Area
Wooden Fishing Pier
Ramp at North Toledo bend State park
North Toledo Bend State Park
Speed Boating at the Lake
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
Canoeing at Toledo Bend
Our Electric Boat
Nature @ Toledo Bend
Ducks at Toledo Bend
Toledo Bend Lake
Wildwood Resort - Toledo Bend
Wildwood Resort - Toledo Bend
Woods at Wildwood Resort - Toledo Bend
All in all, a good 3-day fun filled trip! :)
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September 11th, 2007 at 05:58pm
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.
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….
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May 3rd, 2007 at 10:28pm
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Clicked at the Holston river at the Netherlands Inn road at Kingsport, TN.
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May 13th, 2006 at 09:59pm
Had been to the Watauga lake on Sunday. Its about a hours drive from Kingsport. Its pretty close to Elizabethton. Watauga lake is the highest lake in Tennessee and the third cleanest lake in North America! … and very beautiful too!. This lake was formed due to the construction of a Dam across the Watauga river. The lake is appx 19 miles long with around 106 miles of shoreline!!
Walk to the Watauga Lake - (Click to Zoom)
Watauga Lake - (Click to Zoom)
Watauga Lake - (Click to Zoom)
Sail Boat at Watauga Lake - (Click to Zoom)
Sail Boat at Watauga Lake - (Click to Zoom)
Watauga Lake - (Click to Zoom)
Watauga Lake - (Click to Zoom)
Watauga Lake - Panorama - (Click to Zoom)
The word “Watauga” is supposedly a Native American word meaning “beautiful river”.
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May 1st, 2006 at 04:11pm
Here are two panoramas. Not very great. Just a try…
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This one was shot near Karwar. i.e., on the Devbagh Bridge.
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I shot this on the way back from Tirumala to Tirupati.
Not perfect yet since you can see the fringes or bands at the joins.
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November 9th, 2005 at 04:41pm
Floods in Bangalore! Can’t believe it right ?
Got these images as forwards today. These Images were clicked somewhere in Bomannahalli behind M2 (Wipro office), Bangalore. Seems like they were taken using a camera phone.
Can’t believe that this happened in Bangalore!
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October 25th, 2005 at 07:53pm
Shot this snap in Goa. Somewhere between Marcela and Ponda.
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October 17th, 2005 at 01:14pm
