Saturday, December 30, 2023

Kailash Yatra and Nepal Sights- 2023

Day - 1 ( Sep 10)
Reached Kathmandu 

Day -2 Kathmandu sights 
Swayambunath
Pasupathinath
Durbar Square



Day -3
Kathmandu sights
Pasupathinath
Budhanilkantha 

Day -4
Manokamna 

Day -5
Kathmandu sights
Shopping etc

Day -6 
Kathmandu to Kerung

Day -7
Kerung trekking 

Day - 8
Kerung to Saga

Day -9
Saga to Manasarovar 

Day -10
Manasarovar to Darchen 

Day - 11
Darchen to Dirapuk 

Day - 12
Dirapuk to Darchen 

Day - 13
Darchen to Saga

Day - 14
Saga to Kerung 

Day - 15
Kerung to Kathmandu 

Day - 16
Kathmandu to Pokhara 
Pokhara sights
Mahendra Cave
Seth River Gorge
Devi Falls
Fewa Lake & Temple

Day - 17
Pokhara Aarthi 

Day - 18
Mukthinath Darshan (Helicopter)
Pokhara to Kathmandu

Day-19 (28 Nov)
Kathmandu to Chennai


Monday, December 25, 2023

Jyothirling Yatra - Summary

We kept Chennai as base and travelled to all the Jyothirlingas

Kedarnath, we travelled as part Char Dham trip in Sep 2022 and covered rest of the Jyothirlingas statewise in different months between Sept and Dec

Uttarkand
Kedarnath, Uttarkand (as part of Char Dham Trip in Sep 2022)

Uttar Pradesh
Day- 1 
Arrival at Varanasi 
Ganga Arti at Assi Ghat
Day -2 
Ganga snanam
Sthartham 
Kasi Viswanath Darshan 
Kasi Visalakshi
Annapoorani temple

Gujarat
Landed in Bhavnagar airport 
Day -1 
Koliaak Nishkalank Mahadev mandir
Local temples
Day-2
Drive to Sasan Gir
Somnath temple
Day-3
GIR Lion Safari
Nageshwar Jyotirlinga
Dwaraka
Beyt Dwaraka by Boat
Day-4
Drive to Jamnagar airport

Maharashtra
Day -1:
Arrived in Mumbai airport 
Triambakeshwar
Panchavati
Shirdi Aarthi
Day-2
Shirdi Darshan 
Grishneshwar
Ellora caves 
Shani Shignapur
Day - 3
Bheema Shankar
Ravi/Vidya's place
Back to Chennai

Madhya Pradesh
Arrived in Indore from Chennai 
Day 1 
Mandu sights
Maheshwar - Palace, boat ride in Narmada
Day 2
Narmada Snan
Omkareshwar Jyothirlinga, Sangam (boat ride)
Mamleshwar 
Shankaracharya Gufa ( via Old bridge)
Day 3
Ujjain
Maha kaleshwar Jyothirlinga
Kala Bhairav 
Mangal
Sandipani Ashram
Guha
Har Siddi Maa temple
Day 4 (Indore local sights)
Ganesh temple
Lal bagh Palace
Street food Market
Back to Chennai 

Jharkand
Day 1
Flight from Chennai to Calcuta
Train to Jasidh (as our flight to Deogarh got cancelled)
Night stay at Deoghar 
Day 2
Baidyanath Jyothirlinga 
Train to Calcutta and flight to Chennai

Andhra Pradesh
Day 1 (23 Dec)
Train from Chennai to Ongole and drive to Srisailam 
Darshan at Srisailam temple 
Day 2
Darshan at Srisailam temple 
Sakshi Ganapathy
Srisailam Tiger Reserve Safari (useless)
Back to Ongole and train Chennai

Tamilnadu
Day-1
Train from Chennai to Madurai
Drive to Rameswaram 
Day-2
Rameswaram Temple
Drive to Madurai
Madurai Temples
Train to Chennai

Thursday, December 7, 2023

Odisha Trip

Day - 1 (6 Dec)
Bhubaneswar temples (Kedar gowri, Mukteshwar and LingarajaTemples)
Puri - Janganath Temple

Day -2
Puri Jaganath Temple
Sakhi gopal temple
Konarak Sun Temple
Dhaulagiri Shanti Stupa
Bhubaneswar (Udayagiri/Khandagiri Caves)

Day - 3
Nandankan Zoo

Could have finished in 2 days as under
Bhubaneswar temples & Konarak with overnight stay at Puri
Puri temple in the morning and Nandankan zoo later in the day





Saturday, November 25, 2023

Karnataka 2023

Day - 1 (23 Nov)
Art of Living

Day - 2
Iskcon B'alore
Puttaparthi

Day -3
Puttaparthi
Flight to Mangalore 

Day - 4
Kaleel Durga Parameswari temple
Horanadu Annapoorani Temple
Sringeri Mutt & Temple

Day - 5
Mookambika Temple
Soukarnika River

Day-6
Travel to Goa by Train (Mangaore to Chennai flight cancelled)

Day-7
Calangute beach
Baga beach
Travel to Chennai

Friday, November 17, 2023

Uttarakhand trip

Chennai to Dehradun on 11 Nov, 2023

Day - 1 (12 Nov)
Haridwar Ganga Snan
Dayanand Ashram

Day -2
Sivananda Ashram


Day - 3 Devprayag 
Vashisht Guha (on the way)
Sangam
Dhara Devi temple

Day -4 Rudraprayag 
Koteshwar Mahadev temple
Sangam
Triyuginarayan temple
Guptkashi temple

Day -5
Babaji Cave

Day - 6 (17 Nov)
Yogada Ashram (next day)
Kainchi Dham
Flight to Chennai




Friday, October 27, 2023

Kerala Trip - Oct/Nov 2023

Oct 25/26 - 
Chennai to Cochin by flight
Rental Car trips
Drive to Amirtapuri Ashram 

Oct 27/ 28 - 
Drive to Vagamon 
Pine Forest , Pine Meadows, Glass Bridge , Zeep Safari

Oct 28/29 - 
Drive to Munnar
Echo Point, Kundala dam, Top Station, Tea Factory 

Oct 30 - 
Drive to Guruvayur
Temple darshar


Oct 31 - Guruvayur & Coimbatore 
Drive to Athirapalli Falls,
Achar Mami, Ramiserry Idly, Coimbatore 

Nov 1 - Coimbatore
Isha 

Nov 2 - 3
Ooty sights & back to Coimbatore

Nov 4
Back to Chennai



Friday, October 20, 2023

Ashrams (visit sivabhuvanblog.com for details)

Kanha Shanti Vanam
Oct 20/21
Stayed at the Pearl ( Dorm & Madhuvanam Apt)
Meditation Sessions in morning & evening at the Meditation hall
Dining hall, Suruchi Canteen, Italian Restaurant 
Welcome Lounge, Guided meditation  by Preceptor/Master Heartfulness session (3 initial  sessions for new Abhyasi)
Relaxation, Meditation, Cleansing, Prayer
Wellness center
Airport pickup, Drop
Focus on Meditation 

Amirtapuri Ashram 
Oct 25/26
Location 
Advance booking
International/ INR 300 per person 
Passport deposited/ Check out timing 
Multiple canteens 
Evening Satsang, Meditation, Bhajan, Darshan
Activities 
Kalari, Temple, Beach
Segregation of men/women in Meditation hall
Focus on Bhajan , Meditation and Darshan 

Isha Yoga Center- Nov 1
Location 
Entrance - Adhi Yogi/Yoga Center/Parking
Mobile/Shoe deposit
Intro Video
Suryakund/Chandrakund/Change room
Dyanalinga Meditation 
Linga Bhairavi
Free yoga / Spandana hall/Inner Engineering & other programs 
Volunteering
Accommodation/Email confirmation 
Canteens/Stores/Shops
Yoga Center to Adhi Yogi
Sound and Light Show
Segregation only in Kund
Focus on Yoga and Meditation 

Dayananda Ashram - Nov 12/13
Location 
Parking 
Office timings 8 -12.30 & 3 -6.30 
Puja schedule 
Dining schedule 
Ganges - walking upto Ramjoola and back
Temple/Samadhi/Bookshop
Accommodation / Advance confirmation 
Retreats/Camps/ attended one session on Upanishad 
Segregation only in Temple 
Focus on Puja and Vedanta teaching 

Sivananda Ashram- Nov 13/14
Location 
Reception office timings 
Steps to reach the room situated on a hillock (circuitous road available for vehicles)
All activities (except Aarthi) located on the hillock 
Accommodation/Advance confirmation 
Daily Schedule 
Samadhi/Mandir/Aarthi/Satsang
Dining 
Ganges/Aarthi 
Bookshop/Library 
segregation of men and women in Satsang and Dining 
Focus is more on Kirtans, Bhavan and to some extent vedic chanting

Yogada Satsang Ashram/Babaji Cave (16 Nov)
Kukuchina village starting point
Joshi Guesthouse 
Trek one way 1.2 mile from Parking
About 1 hour one way
Ashram in Dwarahat about 20 kms away
Accommodation only for members (after 6 months of becoming member)
Meditation hall/Temple/Dining/Book room
Retreats

Kainchi Dham (17 Nov)
Location/Parking /Restaurants
More of a temple
Crowded
Hanuman Chalisa
Samadhi in Vrindavan (UP)
Accommodation request with reference
Official website
Book stall/donation 
Demography 

AOL (Nov 23)
Location 
Accommodation only for Trainees or who have completed any AOL course
Inhouse Happiness program for lndian residents Rs 4800 including accommodation & food
Free food for all visitors
Multiple Dining halls, Cafes and food joints 
Multiple Training programs
Meditation halls, Temple and other attractions 
Discourse, Satsang, Meditation
Yagna and Vedic activities 
Demography

Prashanti Nilayam (Nov 24/25)
Location
Dress code, Segregation
Accommodation
Dining halls, Food joints
Daily Schedule, Vedic chanting, Bhajan, Arti & Dharshan
Sai Kulwant Hall, Temples 
Worldwide Samiti, Sevadal volunteers, Balvikas
Miracles of Sathya Sai, Devotees
Demography



Ramana Ashram (Jan 11)
Book Shop, Accommodation office, Shiva Temple, Samadhi Hall, Meditation room, Dining Halls, Gate to Virupaksha cave, daily schedule










Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Kenya Tanzania- Oct 2023 (Visit sivabhuvanblog.wordpress.com for details)

Day - 1 ( Oct 6, 2023)
Arrived in Nairobi from Chennai 
Sarova Stanley stay - 4 star with Indian veg options 

Day - 2
Nairobi to Lake Nakuru 
Game drive in the evening 
Flamingo Tented Camp just ok - Indian veg options 

Day - 3
Game drive in Nakuru NP after breakfast 
Lake Nakuru to Lake Naivasha 
Boating in Lake Naivasha 
Naivasha Sopa Lodge- Excellent- Indian veg options 

Day - 4
Hells Gates NP ( could have been skipped)
Lake Naivasha to Masai Mara
(last 2 hrs horrible road)
Masai Mara Sopa Lodge - comfortable, wifi only in Reception, Indian veg options 

Day - 5
Full day Game drive in Masai Mara 

Day - 6
Masai Mara to Serengeti 
Kenya side horrible road (Tanzania side not that bad)
Kati Kati Tented Camp (quite basic) good wifi- ok dinner

Day - 7
Game drive - morning & evening - lunch with veg options 

Day - 8
Game drive - Ngorongoro Crater (only a couple of hours but good sightings)
Stay at Karatu Bougainvillea Lodge - nice cottage with good veg options, wifi only in reception 

Day - 9
Game drive at Lake Manyara - nothing much except monkeys and elephants

Day -10
Crossed border and reached Amboseli NP in Kenya
Stay at Amboseli Serena Lodge (within the Park, wide spread veg options, wifi in room)
Game drive in the evening 

Day -11
Game drive in the morning and evening 

Day - 12
Game drive in the morning 
Reached Nairobi by afternoon 

Day -13
Early morning flight to Mumbai/Hyd



Friday, August 11, 2023

Florida National Parks - 2023

 Day - 1 (28 May)

South Beach Miami 


Day - 2 - Everglades NP

Anhinga Trail

Gumbo Limbo Trail

Pa-Hay-Okee Boardwalk

Eco Pond

Glass bottom boat tour ( outside NP)

(to look for boat tour from Flamingo Visitor Center next time)


Day -3 – Everglades NP

Bobcat boardwalk 

Otter cave Trail 

Shark Valley tram tour 

Air boat tour


Day- 4 

Biscayne NP boat tour

Drive to Key west 


Day -5 

Dry Tortugas NP boat tour (with snorkel gear)


Thursday, July 27, 2023

Alaska 2023

July 20 - Flight to Anchorage

Day - 1 ( July 21)
Katmai NP - Brooks Fall Tour with Fly Katmai

Day -2 
Kenai Fjords NP - Exit Glacier overlook Trail

Day- 3
Kenai Fjords NP - 6 hour boat tour by Major Marine

Day - 4
Lake Clark NP - Chinitna bay bear viewing tour by RUST Air

Day - 5
Wrangell St Elias NP - McCarthy road trip to Kennicott town ( should have gone for Root Glacier trail)

Day - 6
Wrangell St Elias NP - Flight seeing trip over Glacier , Nabesna ice field & Mud volcanos 

Matanuska Glacier tour

Day - 7
Flight to Gustavus

Day-8 
Glacier Bay Boat tour
Flight back home

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Shenandoah & New River Gorge Road Trip 2023

Drive from Maryland

Day-1 

Drive to Shenandoah NP(July 15)

1. Traces Trail

2. Rockytop overlook

3. Blackrock Summit Trail

4. Turk Mtn. Overlook

Overnight stay at Lewisburg

Day-2 

Drive to New River Gorge NP (July 16)

1. Grand View

2. Scenic overlook of the Bridge

3. Long Point Trail (3.2 miles)

Drive back home(Maryland)



Friday, July 14, 2023

Canadian Rockies & Vancover and Seattle

 Day 1 (Banff) (July 19, 2022)

Bow River

Bow Falls Trail

Historic Cave & Basin

Vermillion lakes

Johnson Lake, 2 Jacks lake & Minnewanka Lake

Gondola


Day 2

Banff NP - Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Johnston Canyon Trail

Yoho NP - Emerald Lake, Natural Bridge, Takkakaw Falls, Spiral Tunnel


Day 3

Kootenay NP - Marble Canyon Trail, Paint Pot Trail, Numa Falls, Olive Lake, Radium Hot Springs

(next time not to miss natural hot springs Invermere)


Day 4

Glaciar NP - Meeting of Waters Trail, Rock Garden Trail, Bear Creek Falls Trail

Revelstoke NP - Meadows in the Sky parkway drive, Upper Summit Trail, Fire lookout Trail


Day 5 (Icefield Parkway drive)

Banff NP - Bow Lake, Peyto Lake

Jasper NP - Columbia Icefield trip to Glaciar, Sunwapta Falls, Athabasca Falls

Day 6 

Jasper NP - Patricia Lake, Pyramid Lake (Footbridge to Island Trail), Annette Lake (loop trail), Edith Lake, Maligne Canyon, Maligne Lake, Mt Edith Carvel Drive & Trail to Angel Glaciar & Pond


Day 7

Jasper NP - Maligne Lake Moose Trail, Maligne Lake Cruise


Day 8 

Jasper to Kamaloop

Rearguard Falls

River Safari


Day 9

Kamaloop to Whistler

Joffery Lake

Narain Falls Trail

Scandinavian Spa


Day 10

Whister to Vancouver

Brandywine Falls

Shannon Falls


Day 11

Vancouver downtown - Stanley Park, Granville Island, Canada Place, Lynn Canyon bridge/Falls


Day 12 (July 30, 2022)

Vancouver downtown - Chinese Garden, Steam Clock, Lonsdale Quay (Morning - Pedal boating in Deer Lake Park)


Day 13 (July 31, 2022)

Vancouver to Seattle


Aug 1

Snoqualmie Falls


Aug 3, 2022

Mt Rainier NP - Sunrise Lookout, Sunrise Nature Trail, Tipsoo Lake Trail

Aug 6

North Cascades NP - Sterling Munroe Lookout, Gorge Lake overlook, Ladder Creek Trail, Diablo Lake,  Rainy Lake Trial, Washington pass overlook

Winthrop- Perrygin Lake State Park




 



Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Colorado National Parks - Jun 2023

Colorado Trip - Jun 2023

Day - 1 ( Jun 10)
Flight DCA to DEN
Drive to Colorado Springs
Pike Peaks Hwy drive

Overnight stay at Colorado Springs

Day - 2
Drive to Garden of the God's & Seven Falls

Overnight stay at Alamosa

Day- 3 - 
Drive to Great Sand Dunes NP
Medona Creek and High Dunes Trail (walked for a mile)
Montville Nature Trail (0.5 mile)

Overnight stay at Durango



Day -4 - 
Drive to Mesa Varde NP
Cliff Palace tour
Soda Canyon Trail (1.2 mile)

Overnight stay at Montrose


Day - 5 
Drive to Black Canyon NP
South Rim Drive
East Portal Drive (instead should have done Warner Point Trail)

Overnight stay at Longmont

Day -6 
Drive to Rocky Mtn. NP
Bear Lake Trail (0.7 mile)
Alberta Falls Trail (1.6 mile)
Sprague Lake Trail (0.8 mile)
Trail Ridge Drive 

Overnight stay at Longmont

Day - 7 
Drive RMNP
Nymph, Dream & Emerald Trail (3.6 miles)

Overnight stay at Gunbarrel

Day - 8 
Boulder local

Overnight stay at Gunbarrel

Day - 9 
Drive to RMNP
Lily Lake
Alluvial Fan Trail (0.7 mile)
Bear Lake

Overnight stay at Gunbarrel

Day - 10
Drive to Denver

Flight to Seattle






Saturday, May 20, 2023

Scandinavia - May 2023

Day - 1 (17 May) Helsinki sights
Market Square 
Suomenlinna island
Uspenski Cathedral
Helsinki Cathedral / Senate Square 
Esplanade
Temppeliaukio Church 
Jean Sibelius Monument 
Viking cruise to Stockholm 

Day -2 Stockholm sights 
Riddarholmen Church 
Old town 
STORTORGET Square / Nobel Museum 
Royal Palace 
Vasa Museum  (by Ferry)
KungsträdgÃ¥rden 
Katarina Church 

Day - 3 Oslo sights
Akershus Castle
Fram Museum ( by Ferry)
Royal Palace
Frogner Park
Opera House
Oslo Cathedral  (next morning)

Day -4 
Vy train to Flam 

Day-5 (21 May)
Fjord Safari in Flam
Flam Railway Museum
Train to Bergan

Day-6 Bergen sights /Flight to Copenhagen (22 May)

FLØIBANEN FUNICULAR TO THE TOP OF MT. FLØYEN

Bryggen iconic buildings and wharf
Bergenhus Fortress


Day-7 Copenhagen sights (23 May)
Nyhavn, Amalienborg Palace, Christiansborg Palace, Opera House, Little Mermaid statue
King’s Garden & Rosenborg Castle
Round Tower
Strøget Shops

Day-8 (24 May)
Flight back home









Sunday, May 7, 2023

TN & Kerala

 Day -1 (Jan 19)

To Coimbatore by Shatabdhi 

Visit to Isha


Day - 2 (Jan 20)

Marudhamalai temple

Drive to Pazhani Temple

Drive to Madurai 


Day - 3 (Jan 21)

Train to Tirunelveli

Drive to Tiruchendur

Tiruchendur temple

Day - 4 (Jan 22)

Drive to Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli temple

Train to Trivandrum

Padmanabha Swami temple

Kovalam beach

Day -5 (Jan 23)

Padmanabha Swami temple

Flight to Chennai











Thekkady

Day -1 (16 Feb 2023)

Thekkady

Elephant Junction

Kathakali


Day-2 (17 Feb )

Thekkady

Boat Ride at Periyar Tiger Reserve

Visit to Ayurvedic Garden



Saturday, May 6, 2023

DayTrips/Short Trips - India 2022

Kancheepuram/Mahabalipuram- 26 Oct

Kailasanadhar temple
Kamatchi Amman temple 
Sankara Madam
Ulagalarda perumal
Ekambareswarar temple
Varadaraja Perumal

Mahabalipuram 

Nithyakalyana Perumal


Tirutani/Tirupati - Nov 2/3

Tirutani
Kalahasti
Srinivasamangapuram
Alamelumangapuram(Tiruchanur)
Tirumala


Puttaparthi - Nov 9/14

Prashanthi Nilayalam
Meditation Tree
Museum
Chatinya Jyothi
Parents Samadhi
River
Volunteering
Drive Bangalore Jn

Puttaparthi - Jan 3rd to 7th

Volunteering
Prashanthi Nilayalam
Isha 
Drive to Bangalore airport



Friday, May 5, 2023

Mysore

 Day-1 (Feb 4 2023)

Chamundi Hills

Mysore Palace

Tippu Palace

Cauvery Ghat at Srirangapatna

Ranganathittu Bird Sanctury (Boat Ride)

Brindavan Gardens


Day-2 (Feb 5 )

Somanathapura Temple

Thursday, May 4, 2023

Shirdi & Maharashtra Jyothirlingas

Arrived in Mumbai airport 

Day -1:(23 Nov)
Triambakeshwar
Panchavati
Shirdi Aarthi

Day-2
Shirdi Darshan 
Grishneshwar
Ellora caves 
Shani Shignapur

Day - 3
Bheema Shankar
Ravi/Vidya's place
Back to Chennai

MP Jyothirlingas

Arrived in Indore from Chennai 

Day 1 (12 Dec)
Mandu sights
Maheshwar - Palace, boat ride in Narmada

Day 2
Narmada Snan
Omkareshwar Jyothirlinga, Sangam (boat ride)
Mamleshwar 
Shankaracharya Gufa ( via Old bridge)

Day 3
Ujjain
Maha kaleshwar Jyothirlinga
Kala Bhairav 
Mangal..
Sandipani Ashram
Guha
Har Siddi MAA temple

Day 4 (Indore local sights)
Ganesh temple
Lal bagh Palace
Street food Market

Back to Chennai 


Srisailam

Day 1 (23 Dec)
Train to Ongole and drive to Srisailam 
Darshan at temple 

Day 2
Darshan at Srisailam temple 
Sakshi Ganapathy
Srisailam Tiger Reserve Safari
Back to Ongole 

Kasi Yatra - 2022


Rameswaram - Sep 23/
Kumbakonam temples
Rameswaram
Dhanushkodi
Pillaiyarpatti


Varanasi
Day- 1 (Oct 13)
Arrival at Varanasi 
Ganga Arti at Assi Ghat

Day -2 
Ganga snanam
Sthartham 
Kasi Viswanath Darshan 
Kasi Visalakshi
Annapoorani temple

Day -3
Trip to Allahabad
 Triveni Sangamam
Religious rituals 
Back to Varanasi 
Kedareswar temple

Day-4
Kasi yatra Sangalpam
Ganga snanam
Kala bairava temple 
Maha Mrutanjaya temple
Kaudi temple/Durga temple/Tulsa Manas temple/Sankat Motcha Hanuman temple

Day-5
Ganga snanam 
Hriranya Sthartham 
Drive to Gaya
Vishnupad temple

Day-6
Gaya Sthartham 
Falguni river
Vishnupad
Athchayamadam
Back to Varanasi 

Day-7
Ganga snanam 
Panchghat Sthartham 
Boat Tour

Day-8
Thambathi Poojai

Rameswaram - Oct 5-7
Rudra homam/Ganga Jal Abhishekam
Madurai Temples






Jharkand Jyothirlinga

Flight from Chennai to Calcuta
Day 1 (19 Dec)
Train to Jasidh (as our flight to Deogarh got cancelled)
Night stay at Deoghar 

Day 2
Baidyanath Jyothirlinga 
Train to Calcutta and flight to Chennai 

Gujarat Jyothiling, GIR Lion Reserve etc

Landed in Bhavnagar airport 


Day -1 (30 Nov)

Koliaak Nishkalank Mahadev mandir

Local temples


Day-2

Drive to Sasan Gir

Somnath temple


Day-3

GIR Lion Safari

Nageshwar Jyotirlinga

Dwaraka

Beyt Dwaraka by Boat


Day-4

Drive to Jamnagar airport

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

California NP and San Diego

California 2023 Trip

Flight from BWI to San Diego

Day-1 ( Apr 14)
San Diego Zoo

Day -2
San Diego  Animal Safari

Day- 3 
Drive to Joshua Tree NP
Hidden Valley Trail
Split Rock 
Skull Rock
Cactus Garden

Day - 4 Channel Islands NP
Santa Cruz Island (Scorpian cove pier)
Cavern Point loop trail 

Day - 5 Big Sur drive
Elephant Seals
Bixby bridge

Day -6 Pinnacles NP
Moses Spring , Bear Gulch Cave and Rim Trail 

Day- 7 Sequoia and Kings Canyon 
Sequoia NP
Visitor Center
Drove up to Hospital Rock. 
Due to road closures could not see Giant Sequoias)

Kings Canyon NP
Visitor Center
General Grant Sequoia Trail (0.7 mile)

Drive to SFO for a family function

Flight from SFO to WAS

Saturday, April 1, 2023

Char Dham - Oct 2022

Landed in Dehradun on Sep 30, 2022

Day - 1 (Oct 1)
Char Dham delayed by one day due to weather and hence went to Rishikesh & Haridwar
Rishikesh- Ram Jhula & Trek to Lakshman Jhula
Hardwar - Bharath Mata temple & Ganga Snan

Day - 2 (Oct 2)
Heli trip to Kharsali
6 km trek to Yamunotri by Goda
Yamunotri Darshan and back to hotel ( Kharsali) for night stay 

Day - 3 (Oct 3)
Heli trip to Harsil
Drive from Harsil to Gangotri (22 km)
Gangotri Darshan 
Evening visit to local village 
Drive back to Harsil and night stay

Day - 4 (Oct 4)
Heli trip to Sersi and another Heli trip to Kedar otemple
Kedar temple Darshan, Shankara temple & Trek to Bhairav temple
Back to Sersi for night stay

Day - 5 (Oct 5)
Heli trip to Badrinath 
Temple Darshan 
Mana village, Saraswati origin, Ganesh Guha

Day -6 (Oct 6)
Heli trip to Dehradun 
local sights (sarasradhara falls)and flight to Chennai