hrishi chandanpurkar

Earth system scientist and struggling artist

[hrishi chandanpurkar @hrishikeshac]

Just posted a photo @ Los Angeles, California https://t.co/mybiQKqjbZ

[hrishi chandanpurkar @hrishikeshac]

Just posted a photo https://t.co/neFscQeYDC

[hrishi chandanpurkar @hrishikeshac]

From #fourpassloop #backpacking from this week in 2017. It still is the most scenic and peaceful backcountry I have ever visited

that90poundhiker @ Four Pass Loop https://t.co/yPoECXMuIk

[hrishi chandanpurkar @hrishikeshac]

Chilled but long solo #ride from doorstep to #longbeach along the scenic #riohondo #bikepath
A brief distantly social catchup with AJ and then back as the #socal #heatwave began. Felt like the frog in boiling water… https://t.co/TL6D3SoXNI

[hrishi chandanpurkar @hrishikeshac]

On a break from sketching but did this impromptu sketch
#milesdavis his life is every bit as interesting as his music https://t.co/RltFn9sHui

[hrishi chandanpurkar @hrishikeshac]

#backbonetrail #birthdaysunset over #boneymountain #sandstonepeak #echocliffs #santamonicamountains @ Malibu, California https://t.co/7q40yvtimm

[hrishi chandanpurkar @hrishikeshac]

Got the perfect #pandemic #birthdaygift (in advance) from that90poundhiker - a #gravelbike ! ( using mostly as a road bike for now)

I don’t think i’ve ever liked the idea of road biking (or becoming road kill due… https://t.co/8ucS7EB1i1

[hrishi chandanpurkar @hrishikeshac]

Yesterday on the #backbonetrail with that90poundhiker

Have had surprisingly fewer run ins with #rattlesnakes this summer

I have broken up the Backbone Trail into 15 sections that serve as easy (but long)… https://t.co/BLKBBP4kPE

[hrishi chandanpurkar @hrishikeshac]

#comet #neowise , discovered by nasa’s NEOWISE mission , seen in the evening on NW horizon, #angelesnationalforest

I haven’t taken astrophotos in so long was a bit apprehensive that I might have forgotten how to… https://t.co/QjPDsPBl3c

[hrishi chandanpurkar @hrishikeshac]

Today on #backbonetrail with that90poundhiker #santamonicamountains @ Malibu, California https://t.co/iELb5Ve4yJ

[hrishi chandanpurkar @hrishikeshac]

#bumblebee taking a tumble in the Plummer’s #mariposalily

Will share pics one day but let me say how blown away I am with the macro capabilities of #iphone8 (that90poundhiker ‘s camera of choice)
I have… https://t.co/7gojuAuNiu

[hrishi chandanpurkar @hrishikeshac]

Found a new way to have a mask handy when hiking to wear at quick notice. Gave a demo too 🤪 @ Backbone Trail https://t.co/jcinTQMm5G

[hrishi chandanpurkar @hrishikeshac]

#bingewatched #paleswallowtail #bingedrinking the #thistle nectar today that90poundhiker
#iphone8 #backbonetrail #outandback hike number 5 @ Malibu, California https://t.co/jfupLJ7gYV

[hrishi chandanpurkar @hrishikeshac]

Can’t believe it took me so long to make granola bars. They are so simple, tasty and healthy (and cheap). Enjoying these on the #backbonetrail in #SantaMonica ⛰ these weekends. I don’t think I’ll ever buy a protein/… https://t.co/Naqr2OeU34

[hrishi chandanpurkar @hrishikeshac]

Fresh from the 🎨
#grandcanyonofyellowstone based on one of my pictures from 2016.
I wanted to draw a tighter sketch than usual, so started with a pencil and ink sketch instead of directly starting with watercolors.… https://t.co/cneHfswwtt

[hrishi chandanpurkar @hrishikeshac]

#10thmountaindivision soldiers
#skiwarfare #ww2
Added some color to an old sketch. It’s not a watercolor paper so just embraced the patchy effect 😉 https://t.co/KBqa1TFrpl

[hrishi chandanpurkar @hrishikeshac]

This week last year. So much ❄️
#mtwhitney #mtmuir #trailcrest #camping ⛺️🏔 @ Mount Whitney Trail https://t.co/tmACu3UKzV

[hrishi chandanpurkar @hrishikeshac]

#firstyearofclimbing
I also got to do an #alpineclimb in August! This is why I got into climbing. And would always prefer easy long alpine climbs to harder short crag climbs. (Or so I thought until a couple of… https://t.co/isMgix8rix

[hrishi chandanpurkar @hrishikeshac]

#firstyearofclimbing
@bartosekmichael is an incredibly patient and humble mentor and excels at organizing and leading ‘evening’ climbs (that go well into the technical definition of ‘night’) in… https://t.co/a6GqFH7t6J

[hrishi chandanpurkar @hrishikeshac]

On our first outdoor climb with Frankie #pointdume , June 2019
Couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful setting! https://t.co/vUshVKL8Bx