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- Sharavathi river basin – Muppane Nature Camp – Connecting with Nature
- Trek through Bhadra Reserve forest – BabaBudangiri to Kemmannugundi
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Trek to Kodachadri – “Miss Beautiful” of Karnataka’s mountains
Our Visit: 8th and 9th December 2018. Season: End of Winter – Hazy, moderately cold and mostly dry air with slightly moist forest floors. Route: Onward: Bengaluru -> Nelamangala -> Kunigal -> Yediyuru -> Hirisave -> Channarayapatna -> Arsikere -> … Continue reading
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Tagged hidlumane, homestay, kodachadri, nature, someshwara, trek, waterfall, western ghats
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Trek to Bandaje and Ballarayanadurga – Camping on the edge of a waterfall
Our Visit: 6th and 7th January 2018. Season: End of Winter – Hazy, moderately cold and mostly dry. Route: Bengaluru <-> Nelamangala <-> Kunigal <-> Yediyuru <-> Hirisave <-> Hassan <-> Sakaleshpura <-> Gundya <-> Shiradi Ghat <-> Dharmasthala <-> … Continue reading
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Trek to Brahmagiri Peak – A walk through the clouds
When I do not walk in the clouds, I walk as though I were lost…
-Antonio Porchia Continue reading
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Tagged brahmagiri, coorg, friends, get-away, hill, iruppu, kodagu, life, mountain, Narimalai, nature, peak, Srimangala, trek, trip, waterfall, western ghats
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Sharavathi river basin – Muppane Nature Camp – Connecting with Nature
“When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.”
― Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man Continue reading
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Tagged backwaters, basin, camp, falls, jog, jungle, life, muppane, nature, Sharavathi, trek, valley, waterfall
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Trek through Bhadra Reserve forest – BabaBudangiri to Kemmannugundi
It was a last minute decision to join a trekking group of twelve in which I knew only three people. The plan was to span the trail of the Bhadra forest between BabaBudanGiri [Dattha Peetha] and Kemmanugundi [Around … Continue reading
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Tagged bababudangiri, chikmagalur, forest, friends, get-away, kemmannugundi, life, moon, sky, trek, waterfalls
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A weekend in Sirsi – Again!
It was a much needed break from the routine mechanical life. We started on the late evening of 16th May 2014, Friday, which will also be noted as one of the historical days for India since it was Loksabha election … Continue reading
Narasimha Parvatha – Trek to the peak of a blessed land
After a month’s gap for our outing, it was time for a trek. Narasimha parvatha had been on our wishlist for over 6 months now. No wonder it popped up as our first choice when we locked on a date … Continue reading
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Tagged Agumbe, Kigga, life, Maghebailu, Malandur, Narasimha Parvatha, nature, Shringeri, Sirimane falls, temple, trek, waterfalls
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Sirsi get-away
It was a get-away that we were quite eagerly waiting for. It was a long weekend with Thursday and Monday off on the occassion of Kannada Rajyotsava and Diwali. We had planned for a two-day trek-cum-trip to few waterfalls in … Continue reading
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Tagged get-away, Karnataka, life, nature, North Canara, North Karnataka, Om beach, Sathodi, sirsi, trek, trip, Unchalli, waterfall
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Saurkundi Pass – odyssey in a snow paradise
It was a long awaited break from the monotonous life of software engineers. Leaves were applied, flights were booked 2 months in advance. Hell lot of shopping with a reason of trek. 😉 Decathlon became our one stop shop for … Continue reading
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Tagged base camp, bungee, himalayas, Hrishikesh, journey, life, mountain, pass, Saurkundi, snow, trek, yhai
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Trek to MukthiHoLe Falls…
It had been quite a long time since we had last trekked. After Yetthina bhuja trek two years back and the Himalayan Sar Pass trek last year, we had only tripped around with small climbs of Madhugiri, Wayanad etc… Once … Continue reading
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