November 12, 2006

Skinny Dipping

It gets hot in Utah, and any small small stream is inviting to the hitchhiker.
Now, if I had waited longer, maybe I woudl have got a 'better' shot :)

H.

Posted by hriday at 11:23 PM | Comments (0)

November 11, 2006

Carving up a path

Deep in the center of Alaska, there's this road that seems like it was made by
scooping out everything in the middle with a spoon. Ofcourse, they had to
spoil the view by putting in the electric wires...

H.

Posted by hriday at 11:36 PM | Comments (0)

November 10, 2006

University of Alaska at Fairbanks

The UAF is on a hillock, looking over the town of Fairbanks. It's like a million acres
and some more. And I have not seen a prettier place ever. The population is
low and that adds to the beauty I suppose.

H.

Posted by hriday at 11:34 PM | Comments (0)

November 09, 2006

End of the Road

An interesting thing about Alaska was the number of dead ends. It was
almost like they started cutting a road, and got bored after a while, and
marked a dead end. Then they moved onto another road !

H.

Posted by hriday at 11:46 PM | Comments (0)

November 08, 2006

Tropic Ditch

In the 1880's, when the pioneers reached Utah, they found out that the heat was
so much that the rivers dried up in summer, and there was no water for the
year around. So, they spend 2 years digging a ditch that connected a
river to the town of Tropic. This is the result of their work.

I am at a loss as to what motivated them...

These days, a few tourists come here, but mostly, it's a forgotten place.

H.

Posted by hriday at 11:56 PM | Comments (0)

November 07, 2006

Rail Tracks to Nowhere

In Artesia, in the heart of India town is this abandoned bit of a railway
track. It's rather dilapilated, and in a far worse condition that the one
near our house, which we may post at a later date.

H.

Posted by hriday at 11:34 PM | Comments (1)

November 06, 2006

Path to Enlightenment

Believe it or not, this road leads to a school. I thought it looked
picturesque in the daytime, but look like the gates of hell at
night...

H.

Posted by hriday at 11:27 PM | Comments (0)