It was time for another trek and time decided to visit Kudremukha and trek
Kurijal and Gangdikal peak which is in Kudremukha Range.
Myself,Vishwanath,Manjunath,Anand Verma, Meghana and Dharukesh started off from
Bangalore at 10.30 PM and reached Kudremukha forest office at 6.00 AM.We had
tea and moved to Bhagavathi nature camp at 7.00 PM.
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Bhagavathi Nature Camp |
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Dormitory @ Bhagavathi Nature Camp |
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Tents |
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Bhagavathi Nature Camp |
We refreshed in a small tent
and took a small walk in the park. Hot upma and tea was ready for us in the
kitchen ! It was yummy ! After having breakfast, we stated to trek Kurinjal
Peak at 9.00 AM along with the forest guide.The weather was really supporting
us but the leeches were sucking our blood throughout the trek.
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In the forest |
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There we go ! |
Buy 11.30 we
trekked three forth of the route and were able to see the peak.The scenery was
beautiful and the view was amazing ! We rested for a while and the photo shoot
began ! We were waiting for the clouds and fog to clear and luckily weather
favored us.What a spectacular view it was stunning . All were so happy for that
our hard core walk paid off !
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Viewing the peak |
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Behind me is the peak |
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On the way |
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Trails |
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Western Ghats view |
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Break for sight seeing |
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Peak pic |
We reached the peak by 1.00 PM and had chapathis
and chati on the peak itself.We were about to leave and there you go,RAINS ! It
started to rain so heavily and we got totally drenched within no time. There
was a small tower house just below the peak, we had to wear out jackets and
raincoats and start the trek again.We had no time to even look back .
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On the peak |
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At the dormitory in the evening ,,,totally relaxed.. |
. All that
we did was walk,walk and walk,….Finally we reached the starting point back again
at 3.15 PM.We had to walk till the camp area in the rain and everyone were
totally wet inspite of all the wear and care.We shifted to dormitory and had our tea and snacks(avalakki ) ! It was
followed by small chats.The forest guide took us to Lakya dam and a place where
we could find Kurinjal flowers !
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Kurinjal Flowers |
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Peacocks @ Nature Camp |
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Kurinjal flower |
We reached back the camp at 6.30 PM and moved
to kitchen to have dinner at 7.30 PM.Rice, Sambar,and beetroot salad was served
hot along with curd and banana! We hit the bed by 9.00 PM and woke up at 6.30
AM.
It was time for Gangdikal trek ! Vishwanath sir prepared
avalakki for us. After having the breakfast, we left Bhagavathi nature camp at
7.45 PM and started to trek.This treak really had beautiful view than Kurinjal
trek.It was hard too.With great difficulty we managed to reach the peak by
11.00 AM . After taking few snaps and
enjoying the view, we trekked back and reached the camp at 1.30 PM.
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Heading towards Gangdikal |
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On the way |
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Just before the peak |
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Near the peak |
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Just 10 Min to go |
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On the peak |
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Nature Camp Kitchen |
We had to
quickly get ready, pack our clothes and move to Hornadu for the lunch.We
reached the temple at 2.30 PM, had the darshana and ate temple lunch.We left
Hornadu and reached kalasa at 3.30 PM.After having a coffee break at my home,
we left to Bangalore at 4.00 PM and reached Bangalore at 10.30 PM.It was really
a very good trek with a hell lot of new informations and new experiences
.Thanks to Vishwanath and Summiters for the organizing the trek.
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