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
Chennakeshava Temple, Belur
2nd August 2008 Last Saturday, I visited this Temple while returning from Chikmagalur. Though I have been to Belur several times, I never had camera with me. The construction of the Temple was started by Hoysala King Vishnuvardhana in 1117 … Continued
Narasimha Parvatha
6,7th March 2004 This is one of the most exciting treks that I have done. Of late this area is a flourishing ground for Naxals. Policemen at Agumbe did not like our idea of trekking to Narasimha Parvatha. Our first … Continued
Waterfalls in Kodagu
28th-29th June 2008 People visiting to Kodagu normally visit Abbe and Irpu falls. There are quite a number of falls in Kodagu which many of the public are not aware of. Last week, I and few of my Office friends … Continued
Kalsanka, a natural bridge
23 June 2008 This is one place which I am sure that most people are not aware of!! “Kalsanka” in kannada means “Stone bridge”. It is a natural bridge formed over a stream. This place is very near to my … Continued
Yelagiri Hills and Krishnagiri Dam
27th April 2008 It was during a walk after lunch in Office that we(Me, Sankara, Malli and Chitrai) decided to go an a day trip to Yelagiri hills in Tamilnadu which is 160 kms from Bengaluru, a perfect place for … Continued
A morning in Lalbagh
30th March 2008 I had decided to put an halt to my outings for few weeks and spend time at home. It had been too many treks this quarter and things cannot be same for long. Well, I got a … Continued