Nagajhari falls
28th September 2009 It was not a nice feeling to get up early in the morning. The weather was gloomy with rains lashing all over the night. But we were supposed to be ready for the trek to Nagajhari falls … Continued
Kodaikanal Munnar trek
1st May – 3rd May 2009 During Second World War, British feared a possible Japanese invasion of Indian coast. In order to facilitate the British tea planters in Munnar to escape, a road was constructed from Munnar to Kodaikanal. But … Continued
Sharavathi valley 2: Kanoor Kote and Chaturmukha Basadi
19th October 2008 Day 1 experience can be read here. The second day was supposed to be a long walk, and since we had to reach Gersoppa by 4 in the evening, we had to adhere to the timings. So, … Continued
Green route trek
14th August 2004, 24-25th September 2005 This is the railway track trek from Sakleshpur to Subramanya road. The track passes through the dense forests of Western Ghats via numerous tunnels and bridges. On the way there are small stations like … Continued
Monsoon Mania-4: Daanagundi waterfalls and return back
10th August 2008 Continued from Monsoon Mania-3. This is one more waterfalls that I came to know from Rajesh Naik. Although a small waterfall, it is one of the “easy to approach” falls in that area. From Karkala, we went … Continued
Monsoon Mania-2: Lakya Dam, Kadambi and Hanuman Gundi falls
9 August 2008 Continued from Monsoon Mania-1 From Yelaneeru, we started our journey on Kalasa – Mangalore road. The forest department check post after Samse issues entry passes. One has to pass the check post at the other end by … Continued
Monsoon Mania-1: Waterfalls at Yelaneeru
9th August 2008 The plan for this trip was very simple. Drive down through Kuduremukha ghat and come back via Charmadi/Shiradi ghat. The great part of this trip was the rains that kept lashing for the entire journey. Regarding Yelaneeru, … Continued
Parambikulam Tramway trek
15-16th March 2008 I had heard about this route during my previous trip to Parambikulam. That trip was a brief one; we just went to Safari and returned back due to lack of time. But I had decided to visit … Continued
Nagaragali (Vajra Poha) falls
27 January 2008 Continued from Dudhsagar waterfalls… Prologue When YHAI announced the trek to Dudhsagar falls, I suggested Chandru, YHAI coordinator to include Vajra Poha falls near Khanapur. I checked in the web and with Rajesh Naik, an expert about … Continued
Ettina Bhuja
15 December 2007 I was confined to Bangalore for the last two months. When YHAI Bangalore announced an ambitious trek to conquer Amedikallu and Ettina Bhuja, I promptly joined the trek. Twenty people started from Bangalore on the Friday night … Continued