Star Mountain

My travels and other interests

SD- Deadwood (2017)

Deadwood is a city in South Dakota. It is designated as a National Historic Landmark. It has become an icon of wild west. It lies in a canyon formed by Whitewood creek in the Black Hills and its area is…

SD- Mt. Rushmore (2017)

 Last year I visited four National Parks (Great Smoky Mountains, Mount Rainier, Olympic and Acadia) one by one and it took more than three months. This year I tried five parks (Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Bryce Canyon, Zion and Grand Canyon)…

SD- Crazy Horse Memorial (2017)

Mount Rushmore Memorial during its construction (1927-1941) attracted the attention of many people including the Lakota Indian Chief Henry Standing Bear. In the year 1939, the chief wrote to Korczak Ziolkowski, a sculptor who briefly worked on Mt. Rushmore to…

Tamilnadu- Chidambaram (2016)

Thillai Nataraja Temple has many names- Koil, The Temple, Puliyur, Chitrambalam, Thiruchitrambalam, Tiruchitrakoodam and Chidambaram. It is also called Bhooloka Kailasam (heaven on earth) by Saivites. The temple is known as the site where Ananda Thandava (Siva’s dance of bliss)…

WA- Mt. Rainier (2016)

 Mt. Rainier is “the mountain” for the residents of Seattle. It is 100 miles south east of Seattle Airport. It has an area of 240,000 acres (370 sq.miles). About 1-2 million people visit this park each year. It is a…