Here is the link to the snaps I took on yesterday’s trip. Mostly landscape stuff, don’t expect too many people in the snaps, and you won’t be disappointed.
By far, this seems to be the best album I have shot, or so I think. You know your photos are good when the snaps look far better than the place (no offence meant to the island, but it was kind of a lame place save for a couple of spectacular views).
The exact location of the islands is this for people interested in making this trip.
Once again, the snaps are here : http://picasaweb.google.com/iyerdeepakphotos/ChannelIslands11thJul2009?authkey=Gv1sRgCJnCj9ig_KHjoQE#
For a weekend where I wanted to take it easy and hoped that all we’d do is camp, cook, eat and sleep, it ended up being tiring with more than 14 miles of hiking. In fact, I was so frustrated that I almost ran back in the last stretch.
Sadly, the near future looks very bleak as far as rest is concerned.
P.S. : Colorado snaps should be up soon too, as should regular blogging.
Awesome snaps …. looks like sum1 is having gr8 fun
By: Rahul on July 13, 2009
at 6:52 pm
NIce pics man………and why is the future bleak?
By: manan on July 13, 2009
at 8:44 pm
Cool Pics!
Maybe u cld try ur hand at the local version of the great driving challenge…
By: mukta on July 13, 2009
at 11:51 pm
@Rahul : Indeed. And thanks.
@Manan : You shall know soon.
@Mukta : What is that ?
By: Deepak Iyer on July 13, 2009
at 11:53 pm
Indian version…
http://www.greatdrivingchallenge.com/
By: mukta on July 14, 2009
at 12:06 am
@Mukta : Somehow I don’t like the idea.
Anyway, I am sure all the contestants are far more accomplished than someone like me. Another minor technicality – it is couples only [:)].
By: Deepak Iyer on July 14, 2009
at 12:13 am
Ya..Couples hai..but many frnz are going as “couples”….Lovely opportunity for a free trip
Moreover…shall gv you a good opportunity to click pics…
By: mukta on July 14, 2009
at 12:42 am
@Mukta : Firstly, how do you know these details ??
Secondly, I think it is too much of an effort appeasing people to vote and stuff. I’d rather go alone [:)]
By: Deepak Iyer on July 14, 2009
at 12:44 am
@Mukta : Btw, all this is heavily hypothetical. I am not even in India then.
By: Deepak Iyer on July 14, 2009
at 12:49 am
isiliye i said local version there…
By: mukta on July 14, 2009
at 12:58 am
@Mukta : I should actually read comments sometimes [:)].
By: Deepak Iyer on July 14, 2009
at 12:59 am
haan..votes ke liye bheekh maangni padhti hai…that is def a turn off
By: mukta on July 14, 2009
at 1:00 am
True !
By: mukta on July 14, 2009
at 1:03 am
Awesome snaps…Don’t know why you are saying it as a lame place…
By: Aniruddha on July 14, 2009
at 6:25 am
@Aniruddha : I already mentioned this, the snaps look far better, which is why I had to be honest and admit that the place was lame [:)]
By: Deepak Iyer on July 14, 2009
at 8:36 am
Did u try the sea kayaking and snorkeling dude? The sea kayaking trip was out of the world dude…exploring the sea caves was quite something. Snorkeling was surprisingly nice too….quite a lot of fantastic marine life around the kelp forests!
The hikes are nothing special..I agree.
By: Deepak Sridhar on July 15, 2009
at 9:49 pm
@Deepak : Sadly, the planning was put together on Thursday, so didn’t know that we had to carry our own kayaks.
I do plan to go there again for the kayaking and snorkeling. Great location for that, agreed.This time, all I wanted to do was camp and cook food [:)], to get some rest from hiking.
By: Deepak Iyer on July 15, 2009
at 9:53 pm
Actually u dont have to carry ur own kayaks. Get in touch with paddlesports. They did a super awesome job including leading us through kickass caves…. It’s $175 but totally worth it!
By: Deepak Sridhar on July 16, 2009
at 11:30 am
@Deepak : Yeah so you either need to book it in advance or carry your own kayaks, both of which we didn’t know we had to do. We assumed rental kayaks would await us
So we did talk to the kayak guides there, who offered to take us on a 3 hour tour for $100, but that was later in the day on Sunday, by when we had to leave. But such it goes. Maybe another trip.
By: Deepak Iyer on July 16, 2009
at 11:34 am
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