Dates visited: Varied
This is a collection of pictures from our trips to the West region of the US.
- East Mitten and Merrick Butte in Monument Valley. (2003)
- When in Sedona, dance like the Sedonians do! (2003)
- The Golden Gate Bridge… …a 1937-built suspension bridge spanning the mile-wide, three-mile-long channel (Golden Gate strait) between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. (2014)
- Colors of the sunrise from Hopi Point in Grand Canyon. (2003)
- Looking for Grey Whales in the Pacific Ocean. (2004)
- The World Famous San Diego Zoo. (2004)
- Working hard at resting in San Diego Zoo. (2004)
- El Capitan, a 3,000 feet (900 m) vertical granite monolith in Yosemite National Park. (1999)
- Striking a pose in Monument Valley. (2003)
- “Get me outta here! I’m too young to do time at Alcatraz!” (2014)
- Solitary confinement cell (aka The Hole) at Alcatraz. (2014)
- Colorado river from Lipan Point in Grand Canyon. (2003)
- Historic Beverly Hills Hotels on Sunset Boulevard. (2002)
- Zzyzx Road, a 4.5-mile-long (7.2 km), part paved and part dirt road in the Mojave Desert. (2002)
- With the West and East Mittens in the background in Monument Valley. (2003)
- Panda cub at San Diego Zoo. (2004)
- Beauty in the face of destruction… …Mount St Helens’ crater in the background; the catastrophic eruption on May 18, 1980 was the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States. (2003)
- Tidepools and Eroded Landscape. (2004)
- In front of Raingod Mesa in Monument Valley. (2003)
- She blows my mind! (2004)
- Crabs! Crabs!! Crabs!!! at Pike Place Fish Market, Seattle. (2003)
- Road trip through Arizona and Utah. (2003)
- Cardenas Butte in Grand Canyon. (2003)
- Look Ma, Not Scared at San Diego Zoo. (2004)
- Bactrian Camel in San Diego Zoo. (2004)
- Cars exiting Lombard Street… …considered to be the crookedest street in the world with its eight tight hairpin turns. (2014)
- The landmark “The Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign.” (2002)
- Getting cozy with Rachel… …The Pike Place Market’s unofficial bronze mascot. (2003)
- Totem Pole Spires in the background in Monument Valley. (2003)
- The Ordinarily Shy Koala in San Diego Zoo. (2004)
- Twilight at La Jolla Cove. (2004)
- United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island (aka Alcatraz), a maximum high-security Federal prison on Alcatraz Island that operated from 1934 to 1963. (2014)
- San Diego downtown across the Bay. (2004)
- Nature’s artistic weathering at work in Grand Canyon. (2003)
- The Great Mohave Wall in Grand Canyon. (2003)
- “Dude, do you look like me or do I look like you?.” (2004)
- Years of weathering still in progress. (2004)
- Elephant Butte in Monument Valley. (2003)
- The Original Starbucks (first Starbucks store), established in 1971 in Pike Place Market, Seattle. (2003)
- The Alaskan Brown Bear in San Diego Zoo. (2004)
- Lines. (2004)
- San Diego Bay. (2004)
- The 605 ft (184 m) high, 138 ft (42 m) wide Space Needle, built for the 1962 World’s Fair… …can withstand winds of up to 200 mph and earthquakes of up to 9.1 magnitude. (2003)
- How much more do I need to walk? (2004)
- Los Angeles City Hall… …tallest base-isolated structure in the world; expected to sustain minimal damage and remain functional after a magnitude 8.2 earthquake. (2002)
- The smile vanished as soon as I realized there wasn’t any toilet paper… …inside a cell at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. (2014)
- New York-New York Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. (2002)
- Tidepools in San Diego. (2004)
- Oak Creek Canyon. (2003)
- Awestruck, dumbstruck… …basically, all kinds of ‘struck’! (2003)
- Inside the Coca-Cola Store in Las Vegas. (2002)
- Close-up of Mount St Helens’ crater; the catastrophic eruption on May 18, 1980 was the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States. (2003)
- Sunset at La Jolla. (2004)
- Little Colorado River Gorge. (2003)
- Yeah, that’s me in the center… …this is somewhere in Utah. (2003)
- A rolling stone gathers no Prachi. (2003)
- At Grand Canyon. (2003)
- Amazed at Nature’s perfection and beauty. (2003)
- Grand Canyon. (2003)
- With her favorite singer on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (2002)
- King of Pop on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (2002)
- Isis Temple in Grand Canyon. (2003)
- Paris Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. (2002)
- Horse Power. (2003)
- Standing on that perch would give such an awesome view… …at Yosemite National Park. (1999)
- The Hammering Man at Seattle Art Museum. (2003)
- The San Francisco Ferry Building on the Embarcadero at Market Street. (2014)
- Chaplin encounters The Kid, oops, I meant, Sid. (2002)
- At Monument Valley. (2003)
- The 605 ft (184 m) high, 138 ft (42 m) wide Space Needle in Seattle. (2003)
- The Space Needle at night… …resembling an alien space ship. (2003)
- Grand Canyon. (2003)
- Hollywood & Highland In Center. (2002)
- Ash, rocks and sludge from Mount St Helens’ catastrophic eruption on May 18, 1980. (2003)
- The Venetian hotel and casino in Las Vegas. (2002)
- Eating oysters at Ferry Building Marketplace, San Francisco. (2014)
- Colors of the sunset in Grand Canyon. (2003)
- Big Chair Mesa in Monument Valley. (2003)
- In front of Three Sisters in Monument Valley. (2003)
- United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island (aka Alcatraz), a maximum high-security Federal prison on Alcatraz Island that operated from 1934 to 1963. (2014)
- Central corridor (aka Broadway) in Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. (2014)
- At Pike Place Market, Seattle. (2003)
- Fresh produce at Pike Place Market, Seattle. (2003)
- The 1939 Coca Cola building in Los Angeles, designed like a ship. (2002)
- Catching her breath in Monument Valley. (2003)
- Camel Butte in Monument Valley. (2003)
- Inside Bellagio in Las Vegas. (2002)
- Sphinx at Luxor Las Vegas hotel and casino in Las Vegas. (2002)
- Lower Yosemite Fall… …this 320-foot (98 m) drop is the third section of Yosemite Falls. (1999)
- Thunderbird Mesa in Monument Valley. (2003)
- Chili peppers at Pike Place Market, Seattle. (2003)
- Mount St Helens’ crater… …the catastrophic eruption on May 18, 1980 was the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States. (2003)
- Rooftops of the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. (2014)
- Red Rocks of Sedona. (2003)
- Prison cell in Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. (2014)
- Excalibur Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. (2002)
- At Silver Lake, Mount St. Helens National Monument. (2003)
- San Francisco. (2014)
- The iconic Hollywood Sign on Mount Lee… ..spelled out in 45-foot-tall (14 m) white capital letters, and 350 feet (110 m) long. (2002)
- San Francisco Cable Car. (2014)
- West Mitten and East Mitten in Monument Valley. (2003)
- The 245-foot tall clock tower of the San Francisco Ferry Building. (2014)
- Watchtower at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. (2014)
- The iconic lion of the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. (2002)
- On Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills… …can afford just a pose for now! (2002)
- West Mitten in Monument Valley. (2003)