Brahmagiri trek

Five of us kunta, subbu, dinga, biter and myself left for brahmagiri last friday afternoon with banglaore still limping back to normalcy after the riots. We had intially planned a overnight camp @ tadiandamol which didn't workout...for good as there were thunderstorms that night and we planned to carry only sleeping bags...no tents.
First stop @ Balmuri (we accidentally discovered we were close to this place) ...amazing place to enjoy water...and guess what... yours truly saved someone who was about to drown in filmi style (must confess he wasn't too far from safety although his family was panicky)...learned a lesson or 2 myself.

Evening@Balmuri...Every cloud has a silver lining



Halt for the night @ hunsur...almost zero sleep...woke up @4 in the morning and headed towards nagarhole.

Well if the forest dept wishes you a wild journey then you know what to expect right


Sunrise in nagarhole national park


Kunta @ the elephant camp


As Dinga said Deers in nagarhole are as common as dogs in bangalore


Drive thru' nagarhole


Start of trek near iruppu falls


Nice prose


The last mile before reaching the narimale camp at the top


Leech bite on my leg. Bloody leeches (no pun intended) have both a local anasthetic and anti-clogging agent in their saliva


Mahishaasura


Caves a top brahmagiri


A lone banana tree @ kerala-karnataka border


Bussss naga


A very good morning after a chilly night spent in fear of rats, leeches and tolerating subbu's innovative ways of snoring







Dinga's flying high


Blown away


Washing the dishes after cooking MTR puliyogare, noodles and bisibelebath using dry wood from the forest and water from streams


Mission Complete


Driving back to blr on the truly amazing mysore road


Me and kunta near a paddy field in mandya i guess