Vishanth on the road below Mount Rainier

← Back to workVISHANTH ASHOK

Off the clock

Trails, new cities, and a lot of time in the air.

Summer 2026

Hiking

Spent the summer on the trail. Standing under Mount Rainier was the highlight.

Always planning the next one

Travel

I love seeing new places, new cities, and new landscapes, and I take every chance to go.

Frequent flyer

Flying

I fly a lot. Window seat, headphones on, somewhere new at the end of it.

August 2026

Pacific Northwest hikes

Mount Rainier, the coast, and a lot of fog.

Vishanth on the road below Mount Rainier — Mount Rainier, Washington

Mount Rainier glaciers above a green and red alpine meadow — Rainier from the meadows

Forested cliff dropping to a curved beach and blue ocean — Coastal trail

Fog rolling over a forested hill above green shrubs — Fog over the forest

November 2025

San Francisco side quest

Flew out for a conference and stayed the whole week.

Vishanth at a red railing with the Golden Gate Bridge behind him — Golden Gate Bridge

Vishanth in front of the mosaic facade of Stanford Memorial Church — Stanford Memorial Church

Vishanth throwing up the Hook em sign outside the UC Berkeley library — Hook em at UC Berkeley

Market Street between towers looking toward the Ferry Building clock tower — Market Street to the Ferry Building

San Francisco street running toward green hills under a blue sky — San Francisco streets

October 2025

Michigan case comp side quest

McCombs flew me out for the Weiser Real Estate Case Competition. Ann Arbor first, then Detroit.

Vishanth holding a Michigan football in the end zone of Michigan Stadium at night — On the field at the Big House

Michigan Stadium from the upper deck under a blue sky — Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor

Hallway wall with a block M and Big House Moments sign — Big House Moments

Downtown Ann Arbor street at night with string lights in the trees — Downtown Ann Arbor at night

Chandeliers and a carved wood ceiling above long reading tables — Law Library reading room, Ann Arbor

Vishanth selfie in front of a large We Heart DET sign — We heart Detroit

Vishanth selfie with the horns sign in front of a docked cruise ship — Detroit riverfront

Port Detroit building sign under a blue sky — Port Detroit

Airplane wing at sunset beside an airport control tower — Wheels up at sunset

Southwest plane wing over city lights at night — Flying home over city lights

September 2025

New York for D. E. Shaw Connect

Flew in for D. E. Shaw Connect, then spent the rest of the trip walking Manhattan.

Vishanth in a suit in front of a D. E. Shaw wall made of Rubik cubes — D. E. Shaw Connect

Plane wing over New Jersey refineries and highways on approach — Flying into Newark

Vishanth waving in Times Square on a sunny day — Times Square by day

Vishanth standing next to the Charging Bull statue — Charging Bull, Financial District

Times Square billboards lit up at night — Times Square at night

Vaulted ceiling and altar inside St. Patrick Cathedral — St. Patrick Cathedral

Giant blue M and M character statue inside the Times Square store — M and M store, Times Square

Lower Manhattan skyscrapers under a cloudy sky — Lower Manhattan skyline

Halal Guys food carts on a wet Midtown sidewalk — The Halal Guys, Midtown

Mahayana Buddhist Temple on a rainy Chinatown street — Mahayana Buddhist Temple, Chinatown