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