TRAVEL WITH ROHAN: October 2013

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Goli bachelor trip-munnar-kodaikanal jan 2014
kochi-cherthala-munnar trip nov 2014
Wagah-Amritsar July 2012

A detailed description of this month long trip would have to wait but right now I can just post few pictures which will do justice to the theme of this album. "Islands and Mountains of USA"

A brief, nevertheless, is here :

The month long backpacking across the Eastern USA took me through . myriad of landscapes, geaographical wonders, metropolis, theme parks, heritage sites and wilderness. This is 1st in the series covering Outerbanks and Smokies.
Outerbanks is a 320 kms long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of mainland USA, protruding in the Atlantic Ocean and famous for man's 1st journey into the sky in the Wright Brothers air craft
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site straddles between the states of Tennessee and North Carolina

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Outer Banks - Brindley Beach.

Outer Banks geographical map : 200 miles long string of narrow barrier island off the coast of mainland USA

Bodie island lighthouse — at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Outerbanks.

Bodie Island light house, Outerbanks, North Carolina

Inside the light house — at Bodie Island Lighthouse.: A masterpiece, ain't it ??

Alligator infested swamps but they were beautiful — atCape Hatteras National Seashore, Outerbanks, North Carolina.

A walkway over the aligator infested swamps doesn't guarantee safety — at Outerbanks, North Carolina.

Tow the boat and off you go for a fun filled weekend — at Outerbanks, North Carolina.

Can you see Atlantic Ocean in the distance beyond the township of Kitty Hawk : A view from Kill Devil Hills — at Outerbanks, North Carolina.

Wright Brother's memorial : Man's journey into the air began precisely at this place at the beginning of previous century — at Wright Brothers National Memorial.

Well thats me, posing infront of the Wright Brother's memorial :|

The tablet proclaiming men's first journey into the air

The place where Wright Brother's plane first touched the ground

A prototype of the Wright brothers' plane

This is the point where two major Atlantic currents collide, namely the southerly-flowing cold water Labrador Current and the northerly-flowing warm water Florida Current (Gulf Stream). The collision of two major currents creates turbulent waters and a large expanse of shallow sandbars extending up to 14 miles (23 km) offshore. These shoals are known as Diamond Shoals.

The lush green forests of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park on the border of the states of North Carolina and Tennessee

Clingman's Dome : Highest point on the border between the states of Tennessee and North Carolina — at Clingman Dome, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.