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Los Angeles has been my go-to place past 15 years. Whenever we had a long weekend and did not have a plan to travel other states or countries, we would road trip to LA ( since it was few hours drive). Among many places in LA like Disneyland, Universal studios, Warner's Brothers studio and many more Landmarks, Hollywood Boulevard is one of my favorite downtown spot I often go every time I visit LA. Its a 4-5 miles long stretch in Los Angeles starting from Highland Avenue to Orange Drive with the following attraction -  Museums like - Madame Tussauds Hollywood Wax Museum featuring replicas of famous celebrities. ( will upload the link here once I finish writing the article) Landmarks like - TCL Chinese Theatre formerly known as the Grauman's Chinese Theatre ( the exterior is designed in the Chinese Style) Dolby Theatre formerly known as the Kodak Theatre Hollywood Pacific Theatre Grauman's Egyptian Theatre ( the exterior of the theater

Yosemite National Park , a natural beauty carved by glaciers and waterfalls was delegated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1984. I have been to this captivating place many times to see the ethereal sight of the waterfall and an undisturbed meadows surrounded. Yosemite National Park is 160 miles from San Jose and around 170 miles from San Francisco.  It is a beautiful place to explore and I would never risk going to Yosemite during holidays or long weekends because of the place getting crowded with so many people hiking or running around everywhere and would definitely miss the scenic beauty of the falls. Below are "Some" of the attractions in this park for visitors to visit -  Glacier Point (a viewpoint)  Tunnel View (a picturesque viewpoint on State Route 41)  Half Dome (a granite dome at the east end of Yosemite Valley)  El Capitan (a vertical rock formation at the north side of Yosemite Valley)  Bridalveil Fall (a 617 ft. waterfall with Ostrand

Gorge Creek Falls Trail is a 1/2 mile loop trail located near Rockport along the North Cascades Highway 20 to pull off to take rest, stretch your legs and give kids/adults a restroom break. This place features the view of a beautiful waterfall once you reach the end of the trail by walking thru the mystical path of giant trees with overlook of the river and information plaques. It was surreal. It took us may be a quick 20 mins stop @ this trail for small walk, enjoying the majestic views of mountains/river and bird watching.  Ps: Definitely no entrance fee to this trail. Ample parking available. The waterfall was not that big compared to Multnomah Falls  - Oregon ( https://sk-digilance.blogspot.com/2021/06/multnomah-falls-oregon-usa.html )  or Yosemite Falls  - California ( Will upload the link soon ), but still worth a visit!  When I visited North Cascades ( https://sk-digilance.blogspot.com/2021/08/north-cascades-nation

We recently travelled to North Cascades National Park (  https://sk-digilance.blogspot.com/2021/08/north-cascades-national-park-newhalem.html )  since it was a sunny day, I meet few very friendly Rangers @ North Cascades National Park visitor center , when asked about nearby vista points along North Cascades Highway 20, one of the Ranger recommended us few stops @ Diablo Lake Overlook, Washington Pass, Gorge Creek Overlook. So after spending some time @ North Cascades National Park, we went to Gorge Creek Overlook and then to Diablo Lake Overlook.  Diablo Lake Overlook is so far my favorite and is probably one of the more popular vista point along Highway 20 . Its 2.5 hrs. drive from Seattle and almost 20-30 mins drive from North Cascades National Park . We parked in the large parking area on the north side of highway. There were 3-4 information plaques about the area attracting the visitors. I enjoyed walking around and the overlook of the lake was the most bew

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Wild, beautiful and luxuriant park with majestic mountains and adding an inhabitant and rustic feeling to it, making an overall combination of North Cascades National Park ( I've seen this weekend ) describing in one word - Stunning !!  I have been to many places in US, but I have never seen such a magnificent and majestic views of North Cascades. Its approximately 2 hrs. from Seattle and almost bordering Canada approximately an hour or so. I'm not sure why North Cascades National Park is one of the least visited parks in the Washington State. Its on Highway State Route 20 and this park has lots of developed campgrounds and trails. There is no entrance fee to North Cascades National Park.  I meet few very friendly Rangers @ North Cascades National Park center, they said the visitor center is open throughout summer 9 am to 5 pm with all amenities available, including clean restrooms, drinking water fountains and a gift shop. My su

I visited the Bonneville Dam , a National Historical Landmark few years ago which was the first Dam and Lock system with a spectacular view of the Columbia River Gorge is around 40 miles from Portland. Just wanted to share a slight history about the Bonneville dam which was shared by a friendly and knowledgeable tour guide. This was the first dam built on the Columbia River in 1943 named after Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville (1796-1878), an American officer of US army who pioneered parts of the Oregon Trail and is noted for his expeditions of Oregon County. The Bradford Island Visitor Center , located alongside to the dam. This center has multi level floors ( sorry don't remember how many floors ) with various exhibits like history of the dam and local areas around, hydroelectric and many more. A viewing platform or the observation deck allows visitors to see the working turbines and generators of the hydroelectric dam. I also remember and