Joshua Tree National Park

Located in Southern California, Untied States, Joshua Tree National Park is a stunning natural preserve spans over 790,636 acres of desert landscape, with two distinct desert ecosystems, the Mojave Desert and the Colorado Desert, intersecting within the park's boundaries.

The park is famous for its unique rock formations, vast expanses of desert wilderness, and its namesake Joshua trees.

Right after Thanksgiving, we visited this park for a brief time and enjoyed it immensely! Here are some photos documenting our visit.  

An Autumn Day at Great Falls National Park

 A popular place for any day of the year.  Great Falls National Park is a great place for relaxing and reviewing the majestic falls, hiking, kayaking and rock climbing.  The park can be accessed from both Maryland and Virgina.  These photos were taken from an excursion at the Virginia site.  Enjoy!

Theodore Roosevelt Island, Washington, DC

Theodore Roosevelt Island is a national memorial located in the Potomac River in Washington DC.  Congress designated this island as a memorial to President Theodore Roosevelt. 

In the 1930s, landscape architects transformed the Island from neglected, overgrown farmland into current Island. They conceived a "real forest" designed to mimic the natural forest.

When visit, once you parked your car right off the GW pike way, you will need to walk through a bridge to reach the Island.  On the bridge, you will have great views of Georgetown, northern Virginia and Potomac River.

The Island is mostly left in its wild except at the entrance where you see the statue of President Roosevelt.

On the trail, there is a place you can see Georgetown waterfront. The trail around the Island is very short.  You will only need about 20 minutes to get around it.

Doi Inthanon National Park

Also known as “the roof of Thailand”, Doi Inthanon national park in Chiang Mai is part of the Himalayan mountain range with elevations ranging between 800 and 2565 meters.
The photos were taken for the twin pagodas of the King and Queen with lovely gardens right after a heavy rain day.
Enjoy!

Oriental Buddha Park (东方佛都)

Oriental Buddha Park is a cultural theme park in Leshan, China featuring reproductions of Buddhist statues and buddhis themed carvings made from stone, rock and other materials.

Here are some of Buddhists in the park.  The other side of the mountain is where the famous Giant Buddha lays.  It is in a separated section.  It was use to be in the part of the park but now it is separated from the rest of the park, so that the local government can collect the entrance fee twice.