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The Following are the places I had
been since my first visit to US, August 2003. I call
myself a 'Trip Freak' and I am always looking forward to
next trip opportunity. Driving is my passion and a trip
that includes long driving is my favorite.
Happy viewing!
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S.No |
Description
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State(s) |
Date(s) |
Car |
People |
|
1 |
Las Vegas, Hoover Dam |
Nevada |
Dec 24, 03
- Dec 27, 03 |
Mitsubishi Galant |
KT, Srihari,
Anup, Santosh, Arun |
|
2 |
Bryce
Canyon, Zion National Park, Glenn Canyon Dam,
Grand Canyon South Rim |
Utah,
Arizona |
Jan 02, 04
- Jan 04, 04 |
Mitsubishi Lancer |
KT, Pradeep,
Sridhar |
|
3 |
Universal
Studios (Hollywood), Death Valley |
California |
Mar 12, 04
- Mar 14, 04 |
Mitsubishi Galant |
VJ, KT, TV |
|
4 |
Grand
Canyon South Rim |
Arizona |
Jun 26, 04 |
Nissan Sentra |
VJ, TV,
Radhika |
|
5 |
Rocky
Mountains |
Colorado |
Jul 02, 04
- Jul 05, 04 |
Ford Taurus |
KT, TV,
Abhay, Amit, Karthik, Nitin, Sridhar |
|
6 |
Malibu
Temple |
California |
Aug 14, 04 |
Chrysler 300 |
KT, TV,
Karthik, Venkat |
|
7 |
San
Francisco |
California |
Nov 26, 04
- Nov 30, 05 |
Dodge
Magnum |
KT, TV,
Kozhi, Gotti |
|
8 |
Malibu
Temple, Las Vegas |
California, Nevada |
Dec 18, 04
- Dec 19, 04 |
Chrysler Sebring |
TV, KT,
Radhika |
|
9 |
India Trip. Neyveli, Kumbakonam, Bangalore |
Tamil
Nadu, Karnataka (India) |
Dec 28, 04
- Jan 21, 05 |
N/A |
All Family
And Friends |
|
10 |
Grand
Canyon South Rim (My First Driving
Experience...w/o License) |
Arizona |
Feb 06, 05 |
Dodge Neon |
Dr. Gal |
|
11 |
Las Vegas,
Bryce Canyon (Still w/o License) |
Nevada,
Utah |
Feb 11, 05
- Feb 13, 05 |
Dodge Neon |
Dr. Gal,
Chote |
|
12 |
San Diego,
Malibu Temple |
California |
Mar 11, 05
- Mar 14, 05 |
Hyundai Elantra |
[TV]*,
Bala, Anup |
|
13 |
Colossal
Cave Mountain Park, Biosphere (Tucson) |
Arizona |
Mar 16, 05 |
Toyota Camry |
Chote, Li |
|
14 |
Yosemite
National Park |
California |
May 13, 05
- May 14, 05 |
Mitsubishi Lancer |
[Anand, TV]* |
|
15 |
Page,
Grand Canyon North Rim |
Arizona |
May 28, 05
- May 29, 05 |
Chrysler Sebring |
TV, Bala,
Mahin, Venkat |
|
16 |
Catalina
Island, Sequoia National Park |
California |
Jul 03, 05
- Jul 04, 05 |
Chevy Malibu |
Kozhi,
Chote, Li, (TV, Magesh)* |
|
17 |
Grand
Canyon South Rim, Las Vegas |
Arizona, Nevada |
Sep 02, 05
- Sep 04, 05 |
Jeep |
Kajal,
Padhu |
|
18 |
San Diego |
California |
Oct 08, 05
- Oct 09, 05 |
Toyota Highlander |
Chuck, (TV)* |
|
19 |
San Diego
and Malibu Temple |
California |
Oct 14, 05
- Oct 16, 05 |
Nissan Sentra |
Annamalai,
Vinoth |
|
20 |
Los
Angeles, Hollywood, San Diego |
California |
Nov 11, 05
- Nov 13, 05 |
Toyota Camry |
[TV, Magesh, Murali]* |
|
21 |
Lake
Tahoe, Reno And Salt Lake City |
California, Nevada, Utah |
Nov 24, 05
- Nov 27, 05 |
Hyundai Elantra |
KT, Anup,
Srini |
|
22 |
Grand
Canyon South Rim, Las Vegas, Universal Studios
(Hollywood) |
Arizona, Nevada, California |
Dec 24, 05
- Dec 26, 05 |
Mazda 6 |
Kili,
Vinoth, Magesh, (TV)* |
|
23 |
Mount
Lemmon (Tucson) |
Arizona |
Dec 31, 05
- Dec 31, 05 |
Nissan Sentra |
Chuck |
|
24 |
San Jose,
Sacramento |
California |
Feb 03, 06
- Feb 06, 06 |
Toyota Highlander |
[Anand]* |
|
25 |
Trip
Across USA (Coast to Coast) - Phase 1 - Reston,
Ocean City, Shippensburg, Columbus |
Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio |
Mar 17, 06
- Mar 21, 06 |
Toyota Tacoma |
[Deepa]*,
(Sunny, Kajal, Kana, Sruthi)* |
|
26 |
Trip
Across USA (Coast to Coast) - Phase 2 - San
Diego, Big Bear Lake, Los Angeles |
California |
Mar 24, 06
- Mar 26, 06 |
Toyota Tacoma |
[TV]* |
|
27 |
Theodore Roosevelt Lake
And Tonto National Monument |
Arizona |
May
12, 06
- May 12, 06 |
Nissan Sentra |
Annamalai, Hemant |
|
28 |
Yellowstone National Park, Idaho Falls, Salt
Lake City |
Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Utah |
May 26, 06
- May 29, 06 |
Pontiac Grand Prix |
[TV, Murali,
Lupaka]* |
|
29 |
Kartchner Caverns, Tombstone, University of
Arizona (Tucson) |
Arizona |
Jun 03, 06
- Jun 03, 06 |
Toyota Camry |
Chote, Vinoth |
|
30 |
Palani Aandavar Temple (Yuma) |
Arizona |
Jun 10, 06
- Jun 10, 06 |
Nissan Sentra |
Magesh |
|
31 |
San Diego
Zoo, Coronado Beach, Mexico Border And Malibu
Temple |
California |
Jun 17, 06
- Jun 18, 06 |
Ford Focus |
KT, (TV, Lupaka)* |
|
32 |
Grand Canyon South Rim,
Las Vegas, Universal Studios (Hollywood) |
Arizona, Nevada,
California |
Jul 01, 06
- Jul 04, 06 |
PT Cruiser |
Chicken, Ganda, Dino |
|
33 |
Slide Rock State Park, Big
Surf |
Arizona |
Jul 22, 06
- Jul 23, 06 |
Nisan Sentra |
TV, KT, Murali |
|
34 |
San Diego Bay Cruise |
California |
Sep 03, 06
- Sep 03, 06 |
Nisan Sentra |
Ravi |
|
35 |
San Diego Miramar Air Show |
California |
Oct 15, 06
- Oct 15, 06 |
Toyota Highlander |
TV, TV's Parents |
|
36 |
Grand Canyon South Rim |
Arizona |
Oct 28, 06
- Oct 28, 06 |
Ford Freestar |
KT, TV, TV's Parents |
|
37 |
Sea World, Disney Land, California Adventure and Universal Studios |
California |
Nov 23, 06
- Nov 25, 06 |
Acura TL, Nissan Sentra,
Toyota Camry |
Anand, Lavanya |
|
38 |
Chicago Downtown, Adler Planetarium |
Illinois |
Dec 10, 06
- Dec 10, 06 |
Hyundai Sonata, BMW 325i |
KT |
|
39 |
San Diego Seaport Village
And Cabrillo National Monument |
California |
Dec 16, 06
- Dec 16, 06 |
Toyota Camry |
TV, TV's Parents |
|
40 |
Dubai, United Arab
Emirates |
N/A |
Dec 22, 06
- Dec 24, 06 |
Toyota Land Rover |
Pradeep, Bhanu, Shekhar,
Aditya, Pranav, Yamuna |
|
41 |
India Trip. Neyveli,
Kumbakonam, Sankaran Kovil, Kodaikanal |
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
(India) |
Dec 25, 06
- Jan 13, 07 |
N/A |
- |
|
42 |
Big Sur National Park |
California |
Feb 17, 07
- Feb 18, 07 |
Nissan Altima |
Dino, Murali |
|
43 |
Kettle Moraine State
Forest |
Wisconsin |
Mar 25, 07
- Mar 25, 07 |
BMW 325i |
KT |
|
44 |
Newport Aquarium,
University of Cincinnati And Wright Patt Air
Force Base |
Ohio, Kentucky |
Mar 30, 07
- Apr 01, 07 |
Ford Focus |
[Kili]*,
(Shankar)* |
|
45 |
Sri Venkateswara Swami
Temple of Greater Chicago |
Illinois |
Apr 08, 07
- Apr 08, 07 |
Dodge Charger |
KT |
|
46 |
Chicago Millennium Park
And Navy Pier |
Illinois |
Apr 15, 07
- Apr 15, 07 |
BMW 325i |
KT |
|
47 |
Baha'i House of Worship,
Wilmette |
Illinois |
May 06, 07
- May 06, 07 |
Dodge Charger |
KT |
|
48 |
St Louis Gateway Arch and Missouri
Botanical Garden |
Missouri |
May 13, 07 - May 13, 07 |
Dodge Charger |
KT, Prabhu |
|
49 |
Niagara Falls, New York, Princeton University, Pittsburgh, Cleveland |
New York, New Jersey, Ohio
Pennsylvania |
May 24, 07
- May 28, 07 |
Dodge Charger |
KT, Arun, Babitha |
|
50 |
Mackinac Island and
Detroit |
Michigan |
Jun 16, 07
- Jun 17, 07 |
Jeep Liberty |
Ajai, Sunil |
|
51 |
Golden Temple of West
Virginia, Sri Venkateshwara Temple of Pittsburgh |
West Virginia,
Pennsylvania |
Jul 06, 07
- Jul 08, 07 |
Dodge Magnum |
KT, Hareesh, Hareesh's
Parents |
|
52 |
Copper Harbor, Porcupine
Mountain State Park |
Michigan |
Jul 14, 07
- Jul 15, 07 |
Dodge Magnum |
KT, Hareesh, Manoj |
|
53 |
Palm Springs |
California |
Jul 21, 07
- Jul 21, 07 |
Nissan Sentra |
TV, Radhika |
|
54 |
Indiana Dunes National
Lakeshore |
Indiana |
Aug 11, 07
- Aug 11, 07 |
Dodge Magnum |
Manoj, Hareesh, Hareesh Parents, Prabhu, Pridhu, Pridhu Parents, Lakshmi Kanth |
|
55 |
Wisconsin Dells |
Wisconsin |
Aug 18, 07
- Aug 18, 07 |
Dodge Magnum |
Manoj, Brabhu |
|
56 |
Mammoth Caves National
Park |
Kentucky |
Aug 26, 07
- Aug 26, 07 |
Dodge Magnum |
Manoj, Hareesh, Hareesh
Parents |
|
57 |
Mt Shasta, Lassen
Volcanic National Park, Crater Lake National
Park |
California, Oregon |
Sep 01, 07
- Sep 03, 07 |
Honda Civic |
[Anand, Lavanya]* |
|
58 |
Great Smoky Mountain
National Park |
Tennessee, North Carolina
|
Sep 08, 07
- Sep 09, 07 |
Toyota Sienna |
Manoj, Hareesh, Hareesh
Parents, Pridhu, Pridhu Parents |
|
59 |
Channel Islands - Santa Cruz Island |
California
|
Oct 06, 07
- Oct 06, 07 |
Nissan Sentra |
Ganda, Murali, Dino, Rama |
|
60 |
Miramar Air Show,
Oceanside |
California
|
Oct 13, 07
- Oct 14, 07 |
Nissan Sentra, Honda
Accord |
[TV, Radhika, Ganda, Dino]* |
|
61 |
Zion National Park |
Utah |
Oct 27, 07
- Oct 28, 07 |
Nissan Sentra |
Ganda, Dino |
|
62 |
Point Mugu State Park |
California |
Nov 03, 07
- Nov 03, 07 |
Toyota Corolla |
Ganda, Dino |
|
63 |
Big Sur, Redwood National Forest, Columbia River Gorge, Seattle |
California, Oregon, Washington |
Nov 22, 07
- Nov 25, 07 |
Chrysler 300 |
Ganda, Dino, Murali, Chicken |
|
64 |
Malibu Temple, Getty
Museum |
California |
Apr 27, 08
- Apr 27, 08 |
Honda Civic |
TV, Radhika |
|
65 |
Niagara Falls, New York,
Washington D.C., Baltimore, Pittsburgh |
New York, District of
Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania |
May 31, 08
- Jun 07, 08 |
Chevy Impala |
Father, Mother |
|
66 |
San Diego Zoo |
California |
Jun 19, 08
- Jun 19, 08 |
Nissan Sentra |
Father, Mother |
|
67 |
Palm Springs |
California |
Jun 28, 08
- Jun 28, 08 |
Nissan Sentra |
Father, Mother, Dino,
Dino's Mother |
|
68 |
San Francisco |
California |
Jul 04, 08
- Jul 06, 08 |
Nissan Sentra |
Father, Mother, Brother |
|
69 |
Universal Studios,
Hollywood |
California |
Jul 12, 08
- Jul 13, 08 |
Nissan Sentra |
Father, Mother, Brother |
|
70 |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
Jul 26, 08
- Jul 27, 08 |
Nissan Sentra |
Father, Mother, Padhu,
Padhu's Grandma |
|
71 |
San Diego and Seaworld |
California |
Aug 02, 08
- Aug 03, 08 |
Nissan Sentra |
Father, Mother, [TV,
Radhika]* |
|
72 |
Disneyland |
California |
Aug 09, 08
- Aug 09, 08 |
Nissan Sentra |
Father, Mother |
|
73 |
Grand Canyon South Rim,
Arizona State University |
Arizona |
Aug 16, 08
- Aug 17, 08 |
Nissan Sentra |
Father, Mother |
|
74 |
Channel Islands - Santa
Rosa Island |
California |
Sep 28, 08
- Sep 28, 08 |
Nissan Sentra |
Kantish, Rama, Sanjay
|
|
75 |
Crystal Cove State Park |
California |
Oct 18, 08
- Oct 18, 08 |
Honda Accord |
Dino, Ganda |
|
76 |
Lake Geneva |
Illinois, Wisconsin,
Virginia |
Oct 30, 08
- Nov 04, 08 |
Toyota Camry |
[KT, Darshana, Hareesh,
Shazia, Shakeel]* |
|
77 |
Rocky Mountain National
Park, Sand Dunes National Park, Royal Gorge,
Colorado Springs |
Colorado |
Nov 27, 08
- Nov 30, 08 |
Toyota Corolla |
Dino, Ganda, Padhu |
|
78 |
Charles Town and District
of Columbia |
West Virginia, D.C. |
Dec 26, 08
- Dec 27, 08 |
Nissan Sentra |
Sunny, Ambika, Karthik |
|
79 |
Great Falls State Park and
Lake Anne |
Virginia |
Jan 31, 09
- Feb 01, 09 |
Nissan Sentra |
Sunny, Ambika |
|
80 |
Old Bedford and Gravity
Hill |
Pennsylvania |
Feb 14, 09
- Feb 14, 09 |
Nissan Sentra |
Kajal |
|
81 |
Luray Caverns and Air &
Space Museum |
Virginia |
Feb 21, 09
- Feb 22, 09 |
Nissan Sentra |
Kajal |
|
82 |
Harpers Ferry National
Historic Park |
West Virginia |
Mar 07, 09
- Mar 07, 09 |
Toyota Camry |
Kajal, Sunny |
|
83 |
Cunningham Falls State
Park |
Maryland |
Mar 08, 09
- Mar 08, 09 |
Toyota Camry |
Kajal, Sunny, Ambika,
Gayathri |
|
84 |
Shenandoah National
Park |
Virginia |
Mar 15, 09
- Mar 15, 09 |
Nissan Sentra |
Vikram |
|
85 |
Washington D.C. Cherry
Blossom Festival |
Washington D.C. |
Apr 04, 09
- Apr 04, 09 |
Honda CR-V |
Sunny, Ambika, Kajal,
Aruna |
|
86 |
Catoctin Mountain Park |
Maryland |
Apr 18, 09
- Apr 18, 09 |
Honda Accord |
Sunny, Ambika, Kajal,
Aruna |
|
87 |
Michaux State Forest |
Pennsylvania |
May 02, 09
- May 02, 09 |
Nissan Sentra |
- |
|
88 |
Gambrill State Park |
Maryland |
May 10, 09
- May 10, 09 |
Nissan Sentra |
Kajal,
Aruna |
|
89 |
Starved Rock State Park |
Illinois |
May 24, 09
- May 24, 09 |
BMW 325i |
TV,
Radhika, KT, (Darshana)* |
|
90 |
Swallow Falls State Park,
Herrington Manor State Park |
Maryland |
May 30, 09
- May 30, 09 |
Honda Accord |
Sunny, Kajal,
Aruna |
|
91 |
Shenandoah National Park |
Virginia |
Jun 13, 09
- Jun 13, 09 |
Nissan Sentra |
Sunny,
Jadam |
|
92 |
Sugarloaf Mountain Park |
Maryland |
Jun 27, 09
- Jun 27, 09 |
Nissan Sentra |
- |
|
93 |
Cedar Point, Cleveland,
Cuyahoga National Park, Fallingwater, Ohiopyle
State Park |
Ohio, Pennsylvania |
Jul 03, 09
- Jul 05, 09 |
Honda CR-V |
Sunny,
Ambika, Kajal, Aruna, [SP, Chandra]* |
|
94 |
George Washington National
Forest, Lost River State Park |
West Virginia |
Jul 11, 09
- Jul 11, 09 |
Nissan Sentra |
Sunny, Kajal |
|
95 |
Luray Caverns |
Virginia |
Jul 18, 09
- Jul 18, 09 |
Honda CR-V |
Sunny,
Ambika, Kajal, Aruna |
|
96 |
Mount Vernon |
Virginia |
Aug 02, 09
- Aug 02, 09 |
Honda CR-V |
Sunny,
Ambika, Kajal, Aruna |
|
97 |
New York, New Jersey |
New York, New Jersey |
Aug 08, 09
- Aug 09, 09 |
Nissan Sentra |
Sunny,
Ambika, Karthik |
|
98 |
Seneca Creek State Park |
Maryland |
Aug 15, 09
- Aug 15, 09 |
Nissan Sentra |
Kajal,
Aruna |
|
99 |
Hershey Park |
Pennsylvania |
Aug 30, 09
- Aug 30, 09 |
Honda CR-V, Honda Accord |
Sunny,
Ambika, Kajal,
Aruna, Karthik |
|
100 |
Great Smoky Mountains
National Park |
Tennessee, North Carolina |
Sep 04, 09
- Sep 07, 09 |
Chevy Impala |
Karthik,
Ramu, Arul |
|
101 |
India |
New Delhi, Tamil Nadu |
Sep 19, 09
- Oct 02, 09 |
N/A |
- |
|
102 |
Dubai, United Arab
Emirates |
- |
Oct 02, 09
- Oct 03, 09 |
N/A |
- |
|
103 |
Shenandoah National Park |
Virginia |
Oct 18, 09
- Oct 18, 09 |
Nissan Sentra |
- |
|
104 |
Lake Fairfax |
Virginia |
Oct 24, 09
- Oct 24, 09 |
Nissan Sentra |
- |
|
105 |
Shenandoah National Park |
Virginia |
Oct 25, 09
- Oct 25, 09 |
Honda Accord |
Sunny,
Ambika, Kajal,
Aruna |
|
106 |
Halloween |
Virginia |
Nov 01, 09
- Nov 01, 09 |
Honda Accord |
Sunny,
Ambika, Kajal,
Aruna |
|
107 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
- |
Nov 07, 09
- Nov 07, 09 |
N/A |
- |
|
108 |
Auckland, New Zealand |
- |
Nov 08, 09
- Nov 13, 09 |
N/A |
- |
|
109 |
India |
Haryana, Maharashtra,
Jammu, Tamil Nadu |
Nov 14, 09
- Nov 30, 09 |
N/A |
- |
|
110 |
Chicago |
Illinois |
Dec 30, 09
- Jan 03, 10 |
N/A |
- |
|
111 |
New River Gorge National
River, Babcock State Park, Washington D.C. |
West Virginia, District of
Columbia |
Jan 15, 10
- Jan 16, 10 |
Nissan Sentra |
- |
|
112 |
Durban and Johannesburg,
South Africa |
KwaZulu Natal |
Feb 07, 10
- Feb 14, 10 |
N/A |
- |
|
113 |
Great Falls National Park |
Virginia |
Feb 27, 10
- Feb 27, 10 |
Nissan Sentra |
Sunny,
Ambika |
|
114 |
Baltimore |
Maryland |
Mar 06, 10
- Mar 06, 10 |
Nissan Sentra |
Sunny,
Ambika |
|
115 |
Huntley Meadows Park |
Virginia |
Mar 14, 10
- Mar 14, 10 |
Nissan Sentra |
- |
|
116 |
Pine Grove Furnace State
Park |
Pennsylvania |
Mar 20, 10
- Mar 20, 10 |
Nissan Sentra |
Kajal,
Aruna |
|
117 |
Washington D.C. Cherry
Blossom Festival |
Washington D.C. |
Apr 03, 10
- Apr 03, 10 |
Nissan Sentra |
Sunny, Ambika, Anbu,
Kalyan |
|
118 |
Shenandoah National Park |
Virginia |
Apr 11, 10
- Apr 11, 10 |
Nissan Sentra |
Sunny, Ambika, Kajal,
Aruna |
|
119 |
Napa Valley, Yosemite
National Park, San Francisco |
California |
May 07, 10
- May 10, 10 |
Dodge Caravan |
Sunny, Ambika, Kajal,
Aruna |
|
120 |
Washington D.C. |
District of Columbia |
May 29, 10
- May 30, 10 |
Nissan Sentra |
Anand, Lavanya, Vatsav |
|
121 |
Niagara Falls |
New York |
Jun 05, 10
- Jun 06, 10 |
Honda CR-V |
Anand, Lavanya, Vatsav |
|
122 |
Grand Canyon National Park
Hike |
Arizona |
Jun 26, 10
- Jun 29, 10 |
Toyota Corolla |
Varun, Anusha |
|
123 |
Hanging Rock State Park |
North Carolina |
Jul 24, 10
- Jul 24, 10 |
Nissan Sentra |
Praveen |
|
124 |
Baltimore |
Maryland |
Jul 31, 10
- Jul 31, 10 |
Nissan Sentra |
Kajal, Aruna, Kajal
Parents, Aruna Parents |
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