tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54563583438818730512024-03-28T22:59:23.292+05:30Road trips - Bangalore.Young riders pick a destination and go... Old school riders pick a direction and go\m/Karthik (Sp)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14368773435627414398noreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456358343881873051.post-78858082486483491912020-01-12T18:27:00.000+05:302020-01-12T18:27:30.895+05:30180) Channarayanadurga Trek: (7/10/2019)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><i><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">Place</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">: Channarayanadurga Trek</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">Distance</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">: 100kms x 2 = 200kms<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">Directions</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">: Bangalore > Dobbaspete > Kortgere > Channarayandurga<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE-CH" style="line-height: 18.4px;">Krew</span></i></b><span lang="DE-CH" style="line-height: 18.4px;">: Deepak (Deefu) > Datta (Dattu) > Ashok (Momz) > Karthik (Sp)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">Previous Visit</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">: <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/12/179-bhairavadurga-fort-trek-1592019.html">Bhairavadurga Trek</a></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">Budget:</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"> Rs 400/head</span><br />
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50 WORDS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Once we had finished Kabblu and Huliyar, we were tempted to finish off
the spooky Channarayanadurga as well. But the light drizzle made the ascent
quite tricky and gave us a few close calls. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">INTRO &
PLAN:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As the Ibex of our Group, Deefu was in town, we decided to catch up and
ask him about his Vizag life. He had moved to Vizag since 2 months. With the
core trek team consisting of Dattu and Momz we formulated a plan to the
evergreen Channarayanadurga as it had been quite some while since our visit to
this place. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 22:00 (6/10/2019)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Oh yeah woke up at 05:00, did a few
push-ups & sit-ups, had a sip of coffee, woke up others & was all set
to go! The meet up was scheduled at Kamadhenu Hotel near Dobbaspete as we had
figured out it was a good way to put things into motion.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Once I reached Dattu’s home, I looked
around for the cops who usually end up catching me always, once the coast was
clear, called up Dattu and we departed from Bangalore. The ride was smooth and
as we reached the hotel, Momz and Deefu arrived as usual swearing at each other
for delay by 10min. After a formal greeting, we were ready to belt some yummy breakfast.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IT" style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 08:00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="IT" style="line-height: 115%;">RIDE 1:
(Bangalore – Dobbaspete - Channarayandurga)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After munching on some yummy Idly & Vada, we took off from the hotel
and cruised along until Dobbaspete. From here we took a right deviation and
entered the snake way towards, Koratgere. The roads were in excellent condition
and we glided along like butter on a hot pan. Once we reached Koratgere we took
the bypass road and it was not long before we could spot the mighty
Channarayanadurga. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Parking our bikes at the central tree, we looked up at the skies as it
had begun to drizzle. We bought some waterbottles and were all set for the
trek.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 10:15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Channarayanadurga is one of those fort hillocks, where you should
actually spend some time and energy to get lost, yes get lost. Only then you
will explore all corners of this beautiful fort and appreciate the
deceptiveness. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Like always, I have divided the
ascension into the following stages, we were able to ascend in about 45mins and
we did so fooling around, but with the drizzle it was not so easy as well:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">i) <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Initial Stretch</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">ii) <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lost Paradise</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">iii) <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Layouts</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">So, keep up with here! And oh yeah by the way, we made the ever
forgetful Momz as our guide and Dattu, Deefu and myself behaved as tourists and
we would have to rate our local guide Momz. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(At Skandagiri, we had climbed up the hillock
and while returning back down, momz had asked the name of the hillock we were
all at, so yeah :P )<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This stretch is the most draining part of the entire trek, it truly
tests the climber. And boy oh boy did it test us this time. I mean we were all
used to the hike, but with the light drizzle it made the rock face so slippery
and we were struggling to get a good footing. It took us about 15min to reach the
first gate and Momz pointed us in the right direction, we were all very
impressed with our guide.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The initial stretch opens up onto a beautiful lake, we decided to rest
at the mystic lake on our way down. This stretch was a true tester to Momz.
This stretch consists of lots of twists and turns. And the right path to the
top, lies hidden amidst the mystifying fort walls. But Momz hit the bull’s eye
with this one too and we were all in awe. In fact he went ahead and said that
this is common techniques used in most of the fort hills and there was nothing
great about it. Deefu and myself looked at each other and felt we had wasted
9-10 years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Ah, the Layouts. Just before reaching the top, we were flooded with lot
of structures and layouts. This is beautiful place to explore. But beware there
are many alternate routes which lead to dead ends or death drops. And the “End
of the World” spot, which is the first picture of this blog is taken there. And
guess what Momz didn’t take us to this place and first negative points were
recorded. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Stretch:<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">At the top, there are two pathways to reach the end. One is a by-pass
and the main one goes through shrubs and thorns. As the thorns and shrubs had
grown thick we could go through it and we went around it and reached. We
insisted our guide to go through the shrubs, but he refused and this led to
some negative impression :P<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As we reached the top, we crashed down into the soft grass. No chocolates,
but I had taken a few apples. Munching down on the apples we spoke about all
sorts of things and then slowly we began immersing in the silence and dozed off
for a short nap. Waking up, we decided to trek back down incase the rain
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">It took us only about an hour to get back to base. But yes, we had fun
all throughout. While climbing back down we took an alternate route and decided
to sit at the lake for some time. After which we made it down the steep initial
stretch and we were surprised to find two hot chicks sitting on Momz bike. He
was all excited and came running down and found literally two chickens sitting
peacefully on his bike :P next up Witty dhaba \m/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Okay this was the 100kms ride back to Bangalore. As we left
Channarayanadurga, the cool breeze felt good on our face. As we were pretty
hungry, we speeded up and zoomed in through Koratgere by-pass and cruise we did
at a decent pace to Dobbaspete. After Dobbaspete, as Chandu dhaba was closed we
ended up at the excellent Witty dhaba for some heavy lunch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">People usually say, we have been
to that place already, let’s try something new. But different seasons,
different people, and different mind-sets make the place seem new all the time.
Last time we visited this place it was the same crew, yet this trip felt so
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Until next time Ta-ta Cia \m/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">Place</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Bhairavadurga
trek</span></div>
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120kms<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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> Nelamangala > Solur > Bhairavadurga<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE-CH" style="line-height: 115%;">Krew</span></i></b><span lang="DE-CH" style="line-height: 115%;">: Avinash (Buddha) > Karthik
(Sp)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Bikes</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Pulsar<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Previous
Visit</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/12/178-gundal-dam-492019.html">Gundal Dam</a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Budget:</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Rs 425/head<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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LESS THAN 50 WORDS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Alright, Bhairavadurga is the
craziest among the Navadurgas. (<a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/07/173-kabbaldurga-trek-turtle-awakening.html">Kabbaladurga</a>, <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2012/08/58-makalidurga-railway-trek-1372012.html">Makalidurga</a>, <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2016/08/128-savandurga-festive-trek-2152016.html">Savandurga</a>,
<a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/04/163-huthridurga-trek-1122018.html">Huthridurga</a>, <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2017/08/150-huliyurdurga-fort-trek-2972017.html">Huliyardurga</a>, <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2012/09/59-madhugiri-trek-nandi-hills-2072012.html">Nandidurga</a>, <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2013/08/75-devarayanadurga-1142013.html">Devarayanadurga</a>, <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/03/98-channarayanadurga-trek-172018.html">Channarayanadurga</a>) We
have visited this hillock twice and considering climbing up and down, all the 4
times the routes taken were different. And the tradition of this place is you
gotta carry some scars back on your body. <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2017/07/149-bhairavadurga-fort-trek-272017.html">Bhairavadurga</a> is just 10-15km from
<a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/08/118-shivagange-trek-trek-into-clouds.html">Shivagange</a>.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">INTRO &
PLAN:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As far as planning goes, had to catch up with Avi as it had been few
months since we both met. Hence I thought a trek followed by a nice lunch at
some dhaba would be ideal scenario. First we thought of riding to Chitradurga
and then returning to a dhaba on Tumkur road. But then finally we decided to go
Bhairavadurga as it was close by and also we could spend a lot more time at the
dhaba.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 22:00 (14/9/2019)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Yeah I was up at 04:30, did a few push
ups & situps, had a cup of coffee and sat back for some time trying think
whether Bhairavadurga was the right choice. Before too many thoughts could
creep into my head, took the bike keys and left my home at about 5:30AM. Picked
up Avi from BTM and we left Bangalore via Tumkur road.</div>
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TIME: 07:30</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">RIDE 1:
(Bangalore – Nelamangala – Solur - Bhairavadurga)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>60km easy ride to
Bhairavadurga as most of it was on highways. As we left Bangalore, we cruised
along at a decent pace amidst the traffic filled roads of Sunday. Lot of super
bikes were zooming in full flow and we just stuck to our lanes and kept
chatting all along the way. Heading into the Hassan road we pulled over at
Annaporneshwari hotel just after Solur for some good breakfast.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 07:15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The weather was giving us mixed vibes, as it seemed it could pour at any
moment. Bhairavadurga is not one such places to be stranded incase of a
downpour. Once the dosas, vade and rice bath arrived we dived right into it
forgetting about the weather.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After I must say an unusually heavy breakfast we hopped onto our bikes
and proceeded. Asking the locals for directions, we took the right, right turn
from the main road and we could spot the mighty hillock afar. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Bhairavadurga looks quite menacing from afar due to its steep ridges.
Last time the climb up was one of the riskiest done till date, so I wanted to
take the forest route and then proceed to climb from the opposite side of the
hillock. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We pulled over another few times and finally we parked our bikes at home
and requested them to take care of the bike and with the goat’s spirit awake,
we were set for the hike.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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TREK:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The trek as such was another jewel as we got lost both while climbing up
and way back down. This hillock I tell you, is so confusing and it makes sure
you are left with scars on your body. But truly a magnificent trek and have to
prepare for steep ascents on a good gripping stone surface. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We entered the trek trail via the forest route, which I was sure was the
easier one. But as it was the rainy season, the grass had grown to a good
height and it was quite difficult to find the actual pathway. Making our way
through the vegetation with difficulty we got onto the rock. And I puzzled to
find it equally steep as the other side.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">But Avi was a natural at climbing and we were making good progress even
though the ascent was getting steeper. Carefully reading the cracks and resting
in between when needed we made it to a point where we could spot the top. Here
we rested for a good 10-15mins just looking at Shivagange and finally proceeded
to reach the top.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We spent about 1.5hours on the top. Once we reached the top, we explored
the place, showed Avi the route we had taken last time. And once we settled
down, we had some JD and then put on some Bob Marley songs and started
jumping around. Then once it began to get real cloudy we decided to head back
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The trek back down was equally crazy. As we began the descent, I wanted
to take us back through the forest route which was both exciting and a bit less
steep. But any guesses what happened? The entry point was sealed off by a huge
shrub, and finding itself was only difficult. But once we found, we were in
another world completely.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Dark, narrow passage with thorny shrubs all around you, and did I
mention Kuddur forests are known for bears. Yeah! With thorny bushes all around
a lot of deep bruises started developing on our hands, blood oozing out of
hands and arms is never a good sign during a trek. And we said screw it and just sat and finished off the rest of the juice and once a sense of calmness
flooded our heads we proceeded easy, step by step and made it out of forest and
we reached flat land. We found the correct path back to the home where we had parked
our bikes, thanking the dwellers we took off with a very satisfied feeling and
a very hungry belly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The ride back was simple, we both were hungry and Chandu dhaba was
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towards to BTM to drop Avi. After dropping Avi back, reached back home in one
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Karthik (Sp)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14368773435627414398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456358343881873051.post-49806312664243859952019-12-11T11:22:00.000+05:302019-12-11T11:22:04.028+05:30178) Gundal Dam: (4/9/2019)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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= 300kms <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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> Kanakpura > Mallavali > Kollegala > Gundal Dam<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE-CH" style="line-height: 115%;">Krew</span></i></b><span lang="DE-CH" style="line-height: 115%;">: Dileep (Koof) > Ashok
(Momz) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>> Karthik (Sp)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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> Pulsar<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Visit</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/10/177-ganalu-falls-shivanasamudra-2182019.html">Ganalu Falls & Shivanasamudra</a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Budget:</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Rs 540/head <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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LESS THAN 50 WORDS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">One crazy unexplored places around
Bangalore. But the day of the trip was chaotic there were riots in Kanakpura
and Ramnagar region due to the arrest of DKS. We had ride through slushy fields
and get away from the mob and the burning tyres. One of those trips where we
felt so much resistance to reach the place, one we reached it, all things fell
in place and smoothness followed to the end.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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PLAN:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As koof had come from Nagpur for semester end holidays, we had met few
times at Laxmi and then we decided to finish of the JD during a trip. Hence we
first planned a ride to Gandikota and then we decided to head to Gundal Dam and
finish the JD at Buyyandoddi with some fish fries. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 22:00 (29/8/2019)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Yeah I was up by 5AM, did a few
push-ups and sit ups, all the physical training had kept me pretty good shape.
Koof came to my home and parked his bike, we both took off on my bike to meet
Momz at PES NICE toll. After formal greetings, we took off via the NICE road
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(Bangalore – Kanakpura – Malavalli – Kollegala – Gundal Dam)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This would have to be one of the most resistance filled yet fun ride.
Every moment, our radar was full on alert. As we exited the NICE road, there
were cops all around the place sending back 4-wheelers. We thought it might
subdue as we proceeded out of town, and we could have never been more wrong. We
fuelled up our bikes fearing the petrol bunks might close down. As we proceeded
the weather chilled down but the smell of smoke in air could be felt
throughout. As we were aproachin Kanakpura, my mouth started watering thinking
of the yummy Masala Dose at Vasu hotel, but then there stood a mob of 20-30
people setting fire to buses and tyres and there was absolute chaos all around
the place. Keeping a safe distance, we asked a few local auto drivers for
alternate routes and then proceeded through villages and re-joined the main
road after a few kilometres.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Breathing a sigh of relief we continued for a 5-10kms and there was the
second mob blocking the road with a fallen tree and setting fire to it. So we
took another deviation through the fields, but as it had rained, our bikes got
stuck in the slushy mud and we had some fun removing it out and helping others
who took the detour following us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Finally after the ruckus, and shoes completely smeared with slush, we
came out of the villages, it was actually very much fun absorbing the ambience
of villages rather than blindly riding on highways. Anyway, as we entered the
pipeline road, we were able to cover some distance, but at a slow pace. Then we
heard at Sathnur both the main Kanakpura road and the Pipeline road had been
block by a mob, this was quite frustrating. When we encountered the mob, who
were still beginning to set fire to tyres and shit, I decided to give an unsual
twist, went straight to the fellow who was setting the fire and asked him the
best route to Kollegala. This took him aback, Momz was confused and so was that
poor chap. Knowing where all the strikes were happening, he politely told us
the best route. Thanking him we proceeded to reach Halaguru for some much
deserved breakfast.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Sitting inside as we began our breakfast the shutters were closed as the
mob had begun striking outside, we thought of the option of visiting any nearby
place and returning or somehow reaching Gundal staying at Kollegala overnight
and returning back the next day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The ride after Halaguru became peaceful as we entered the Mandya
District. No signs of any riots, hence we cruised along a bit fast to make up
for the lost time. Saying a big hi to Shivnasamudra we cruised into Kollegala.
Proceeding from Kolegala, it was time to test our memories of the route to
Gundal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Getting every turn right,
remembering the solar farms, chicken farms we made it to Gundal in one piece.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Riding on top of the bund was a pure joy. The view you get to the left
is simply breath taking. We decided to go and inspect the Travellers bungalow
on top and then return for a dip in the waters. We reached the top of the
bungalow and the view from here is simply magnificent. Taking the contact
details of the Government officials, we thought we would swim first and then
decide whether to stay or move back to Bangalore. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As we rode back towards the bund, the sight in front of us shook us. The
right side of the bund was completely invisible with fog and rain and the winds
were blowing towards us. As we proceeded hardly 5mins, down came the showers.
We still rode on top of the bund and parked our bikes and rested for a few mins
near the gates. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Then we decided either way we were getting into the waters, so doesn’t
matter much if we get drenched. We parked our bikes on the bund and one foot
into the water, koof came running back, we started laughing. Then I took a turn
and then I came running back. Before momz could enter we pushed into the waters
:P<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The water was freaking cold and the skies were playing all along. Few
moments of sun and few moments of rain. One point of time half of the reservoir
was sunny and the other half was raining. It was simply crazy! After about
30mins in water we decided to head back out and return back to Bangalore on the
same day keeping our fingers crossed. We called up the Buyyandoddi Fish place
and requested them to keep 5-6fishes aside as we would be dropping by.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The ride back was a flat 150kms, but with an awesome stop at
Buyyanadoddi. As we left Gundal we knew we had burnt a lot of our time
navigating the detours. Hence we sped up and as we did, down came the rains. It
was not as intense as last time but nevertheless heavy, but we didn’t want to
get stranded 15km away from Buyyandoddi and couldn’t rain as in the Ganalu
falls trip, so we pulled over, buckled up, kept all phones inside and rode in
the rain. Like they say “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">if you don’t
ride in the rain, then you don’t ride!”</i> but things eventually cleared up
and taking a deviation from Halaguru, we stopped at a small bar nearby picking
some sides, we sat at Buyyandoddi for the next 1.5hours as the rain picked up,
the temperatures plummeted, the fish was piping hot and down it went in one
smooth go! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Once we left Buyyandoddi, we knew we had few precious minutes of
sunlight. The entire Mysore road was closed due to the riots. .Kanakpura road
is dangerous after sunset. Hence, we had to make full use of the sunlight which
was available then. So we rode at good pace pretty much non-stop, cruising past
Kanakpura, finally about 15km from Bangalore we pulled over for a leak and then
as the sunset in deep, we entered the NICE road and reached back home for some
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">“<i>This was one crazy chapter, i mean considering the intensity of the ride. We had to constantly make PLAN B,C,D .. and it went on. The angry mob is never nice thing to encounter on a trip. But we kept options open and pulled the chapter off.</i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>“<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">Place</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Ganalu
Falls & Shivanasamudra</span></div>
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300km<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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> Bidadi > Channpatna > Sathnur > Halagaru > Ganalu >
Shivanasamudra<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Krew</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Chinmay
(Big Show) > Ashok (Moms > Karthik (Sp)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Bikes</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Pulsar >
Enfield<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Visit</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/08/118-shivagange-trek-trek-into-clouds.html">Shivagange – Into the clouds</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This was one crazy trip, the main highlight of the trip was the insane
ride back in on of the heaviest rains seen on our road trips. Ganalu falls was
in our radar since some years, but had never had manged to tick it off! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">With waters being released from KRS dam and rain showers every day in
Bangalore, thought it had been quite some time since we did a ride in heavy
rains. So with only one objective in mind – “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">to ride in heavy rains”</i> we set ourselves. Chinmay & Moms were
the two on confirmed list. So, with no concrete place in mind we decided to
meet at Bidadi and then decide. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Yeah, I was up at 4AM, did a few
push-ups & sit-ups. After a sip of coffee I left home towards Bidadi. This
was 30km ride and boy Mysore road had changed a lot, but nevertheless had that
charm it had since we first set foot on it back in 2009. Pulled over at Bidadi
for some yummy breakfast.</div>
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TIME: 07:30</div>
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– Kabbaladurga – Halguru – Ganalu Falls)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Once we finished our breakfast, we cruised along at a decent pace on
Mysore road. Since it was a weekday, the traffic was somewhat less. After
reaching Channpatna, we took the country roads towards Sathnur. The
temperatures turned down, the air became pleasant and oxygen rich and greenery
flooded both sides of the road pleasing our eyes. We slowed down enjoying every
bit of the surroundings. It was not long before we spotted, or did we spot? We
could see on outline of the mighty Kabbaladurga totally shrouded in mist. She
looked somewhat mystic and scary at the same time. Saying a big hi to my
favourite hillock, we took a 30mins break in the fields nearby.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We joined the Kanakpura road as we reached Sathnur and continued towards
Halaguru. At Halaguru we pulled over at a bakery and bought some coffee
chocolates, honey cake, jamoon, lolly-pop and you know why :P</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Asking the locals for direction we deviated from the Kanakpura road and
the off-roading began. Once the deviation to muthathi was past us, the ride
turned into a really chilling one. We saw a board which said “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">You are entering forest premises”</i> But no
guards, the roads were muddy and filled with gravels and stones, the vegetation
on either side started turning thicker and thicker, not a soul around. Finally
we spotted the rocky stones and we knew we were at Ganalu falls in the middle
of absolute wilderness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 10:45<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We were slightly disappointed and confused as to why there was not much
water. But the place was just perfect, totally in the middle of the forest with
no humans for kilometres together. We started making our way down the rocks.
The descent was steep and on sharp edged rocks. Cautiously negotiating each
step, we explored the place and found a nice place to sit and light some stuff.
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We spent 1.5hours joking, laughing our asses off and remembering college
days and various other incidents. Finally we decided to leave as it had begun
to drizzle and we didn’t want to get stranded on the rocks in rain as we had
left our shoes near the bike. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After reaching the bikes, we took off towards Shivanasumdra totally in
goom mode. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Shivanasaudra consists of two falls Gaganachukki & Barachukki. As
the waters were in full flow in both the falls, people were prohibited to go
near the falls. Hence only see the falls, admire it and return was the plan. We
covered both the falls in about an hour as we were totally afloat. We had some <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tomato masala</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nippat masala</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">churmuri</i>
and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">cane juice</i> as snacks as we had
plans to eat Buyyondoddi Fish Dry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">RIDE 2:
(Shivanasamudra – Mallavalli – Sathnur – Channpatna – Bangalore)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This was the rain ride and the highlight of this chapter. As we left
Barachukki we were still feeling afloat. About 15kms prior to Malavalli we
witnessed a sight that got us thumping and pumping but at the same time sent
chill down our spines. We were riding in sun and warm winds, ahead was thick,
black clouds all over the sky. We knew it, we were in for some buffalo mode
riding. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We pulled over at Malavali, with all thick clouds all above is and winds
were chilling and icy cold. We put all our phones into a zip cover, called up
the Buyyondaddi fish guy and asked him to keep 4-6 fishes aside and we looked
at each other and we were set for the rain ride.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As we began the rain came down mercilessly, it was so heavy there were
no bikes on road. We cruised along at a decent pace until a point where wind
speeds also started picking up, now this was dangerous and we took a call to
pull over for some time for some tea. The rain falling down in full speed on
the asbestos sheet above was rattling our ears deaf. Had never seen such
intensity of rains. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After some light tea, we took off and as we rode on once my shoe, socks
and undies all had drenched in rain, there was nothing to lose all we could do
was keep calm, ride and most importantly enjoy it after all that was the whole
purpose of this chapter. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Even though the rain intensified, we kept a decent pace of 60-70’s
gliding through the blanket of falling waters from the skies. Such a joy it
was! As we reached Sathnur the rains decreased. We pulled over infront of
Kabbaladurga once again for a small breather. Called up the Fish guy and told
him we would not be able to make it and promised him a return soon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We decided to re-join Mysore road as it was the safe option considering
the on setting darkness. We re-joined back at Channpatna and pulled over for a
second tea stop as we had skipped lunch. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Ride back from Channpatna was descent, as we approached Bangalore, we
took the NICE road and exited near College and stood there was 15-20mins still
shivering from the cold but what a great feeling it was. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As I reached back home, camera had stopped functioning. I realised at
Channpatna I had taken out the camera and put it my waterproof jackets pocket
and then forgot to close the zip of the pocket :P. Kept the camera in a bag of
rice and sealed it tight. And lo behold, on the next day morning it was working
fine. Chinmay had lost his ring, and we didn’t know when and where, the rain
ride had kept us focussed and it was quite disappointing. Once he reached home,
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incidents I thought worth mentioning. Guess the rains were happy with us
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Fort Trek</span></div>
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= 300kms<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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> Dobbaspete > Madhugiri > Ratnagiri Fort<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Show) > Ashok (Momz) > Deepak (Deefu) > Karthik (Sp)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Bikes</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Classic 350
> Thunderbird > Pulsar <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Previous
Visit</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/07/174-badami-aihole-pattadakal-hampi.html">Badami, Aihole & Hampi</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Budget:</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Rs 485/head<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This was the second trip for the month for the month of July 2019. The
previous being the classic Badami, Aihole, Pattadakkal and Hampi tour. This
trek was quite simple and straightforward. And by the way it was our 175<sup>th</sup>
trip, like always we didn’t go overboard and plan something very big, we just
stuck to what we do best, explore unknown or less heard of places.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">INTRO &
PLAN:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">It was about two weeks since we returned back from the Heritage tour,
mind and body feeling totally refreshed. With Deefu shifting to Vizag shortly
we planned the 175<sup>th</sup> trip to be a fort hill trek. Chinmay and Momz
also were on the confirmed list.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 20:00 (18/7/2019)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Oh yeah woke up at 04:00, did a few push-ups & sit-ups, had a sip of
coffee & was all set to go! Once I confirmed all were awake, decided the
meeting point to be at the Kamadhenu hotel. I wanted to just ride alone for the
first 50kms, so I cruised along at a decent pace and pulled over at Kamadhenu
hotel and was playing chess as I waited for others to arrive. Once the other
three arrived, we had a yummy breakfast.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Moms went on to explain his experiences in yoga classes, once as he was
asked to count his breath he slept off and how others left the class and he was
lying for an extra whole hour :P<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Moms is always Momz.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 08:00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">RIDE 1:
(Bangalore – Dobbaspete – Madhugiri – Ratnagiri Fort)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After some yummy breakfast, we rode into Dobbaspete and took the road
towards <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2012/09/59-madhugiri-trek-nandi-hills-2072012.html">Madhugiri</a>. The ride was smooth and all the three bikes were aligned to
perfection, as we glided along the snake way in smooth manner the clouds were
covering up the sky giving hint that it might rain. Once we reached Kortagere
bypass, Chinmay told us he knew a kick-ass tea guy, so we pulled over for some
awesome tea. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We knew Ratnagiri lies somewhere after <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2012/09/59-madhugiri-trek-nandi-hills-2072012.html">Madhugiri</a> and before <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2015/01/92-medigeshi-fort-trek-222014.html">Medigeshi</a>.
So once we reached Madhugiri, we slowed down and began asking locals for
directions. Once we found the right deviation and proceeded further, we could
spot the hillock kilometres away waving big hi to us. We zoomed ahead into her
arms, parking the bike near the foothill, keeping our helmets and belongings in
a house nearby and requesting them to take care of it, we were set for the trek
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">It took us about an hour to ascend the fort. The weather was pleasant
and we were pumped, keeping in mind we had the whole day ahead of us, we took
the trek slow and had a good time at the hills. I have divided it into 3
segments: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">So, try keeping up with me on this one. Here goes:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The stretch between place of parking the fort’s door entrance is a
tricky one. Best advise would be to run your eyes around until you spot an
unmistakable huge fort door. Sounds simple right. Trust me, first time it was
confusing and crazy. It would take about 15mins to reach the fort door.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 10:45<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This is main segment of the trek and consists of narrow stony path
running through various gateways. It gives you good time lapse and makes sure
you are alert. As you began to climb up the fort, the view of begins to uplift
and you really begin appreciate the construction of fort. The climb as such is
non-tiring and a clear pathway exists. This stretch would take anywhere between
15min t0 30min. But I would suggest you to take it slow during this segment and
enjoy the place.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">iii) <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Last Stairs</i>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This was the last stretch of this awesome trek. And once you began
climbing up, knock the stairs, yes, kick the rock and you will be shocked that
the mega strong stone is actually hollow. Once the stairs is ascended it opens
up the top of the fort where a few granaries lay in ruin. The view from the top
is breath takin and we usually ended up the small cave for some rest. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Sitting at the top, we were enjoying the evergreen stories (real life
events) of Momz. In fact we might start a TV show on this :P I took out some
toffee and water, and as we re-energised back we spoke about college days and
shit. We also recollected a lot Bali Pass trek events which filled the air with
added laughter. After resting for a while we decided to head back down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The trek back down was a smooth one. It took us just 30mins to descend.
Making our way cautiously through the final ascent, we enjoyed our way through
the mid-riff. We fooled around climbing trees and fort walls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once we ended up near the door, few locals
had come to farm, they plucked out few fruits and handed it over to us an
wished us a happy journey back. It was so heart-warming. We felt happy and
smiled back, gulping down the fruits we made it back to the bikes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Fort – Medegeshi – Madhugiri - Dobbaspete – Bangalore)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Riding back, we decided to have lunch at the Madhugiri hotel where we
had belted “Mudhe Oota”. As we reached Madhugiri, unfortunately the hotel was
closed. Hence we pulled over at another hotel nearby and had decent meal. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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one funny thing about the ride back was that every element was trying to stop
me. First a dog came all of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a sudden in
front of my bike, then few people jumped across, then a car on the highway
stopped middle of the road, finally then came pouring down the merciless rain,
guess what ignoring the signs I just smiled and rode ahead and reached back
home to feed my pigeons.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Until next time, Cia \m/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">Place</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Shivagange
(Shivaganga) Trek</span></div>
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> Nelamangala > Shivagange<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(Big Show) > Datta (Daattu) > Ashok (Moms > Karthik (Sp)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Visit</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Ratnagiri Fort Trek<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Budget:</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Rs 337/head<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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LESS THAN 50 WORDS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This had to be one of the craziest
rain treks done. We had almost turned down the plan and were about to return
back, but then decided to begin the climb and pulled this one off. With foggy
winds all around and drizzle throughout, it made climbing up and down, quite
risky and challenging. But treating every step with importance we pulled this
one off. A great chapter to be cherished for some years to come!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">HISTORY:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Shanthala was a brilliant dancer and
her dear friend was Lakshmi. When she performed at Hoyasala king Vishnuvardhana’s
palace, the king expressed his desire to marry her. But she insisted she would
only on one condition and that was if the king would marry both Lakshmi and
herself. King agreed and they got married, Shanthala became the primary queen
and Laksmi the secondary. But once Shanthala was not able to conceive a baby
and it was custom that only the primary queen’s son can become the heir, she
insisted that the king make Lakshmi the primary queen, but the king refused as
he truly loved Shanthala. Going into depression Shanthala jumped off the Shivagange and committed
suicide. One can find the the statue of the dancing queen at Belur temple near Hassan,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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PLAN:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The last visit to this place was very significant with Deefu. So decided
to climb this hillock during monsoon. Dattu was in China and we were awaiting
his return. Once he returned asked him, once he confirmed, Momz and Chinamy as
well did. So with a crew of 4 people, we were set. Plan was simple, Go > Climb up > Come down > Come back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 22:00 (6/8/2019)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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& LEAVE:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Yeah I was up at 04:30 sharp, had begun running for 4km everyday and was
in good shape. As the meet up was scheduled at kamdhenu hotel, I left my home
picked up Dattu and begun our ride towards Kamadhenu.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">RIDE 1:
(Bangalore- Nelamangala – Dobbaspete - Shivagange)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This was a 60kms ride, on the smooth highway of Tumkur road. But this
time it was quite different, it began to rain in the morning itself, it was
something new. The rains were not so heavy but we had to slow down. After
reaching the hotel, Chinmay and Momz joined in a few minutes and we started a
light tasty breakfast.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After the breakfast, we rode back a few meters and took a right deviation
and the rain really intensified here. We could see peacocks dancing and flying
around in the rain, it was a beautiful sight. But the rains were quite
worrying. Shivagange has steps throughout, but it is on a rock face and rains
and rock faces don’t go very well. We entered the town and parked our bikes
near a bakery near the base of hillock and the rains really intensified.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Okay, as the rain intensified, the bakery people warned us not to attempt
the summit that day as it would be very dangerous. Also they told the monkeys
turned rogue and snatched away 10,000rupees from a tourist the day before. I
asked if all were okay to cancel the plan and return back some other day or
take our chance, wait for few hours and go ahead and climb. When all said lets
push it and finish it, we waited for about 2 hours and once the rain had turned
into drizzle, with somewhat shaky thoughts we began our trek. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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TREK:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As far as the trek goes, this has to be one of the craziest treks done
till date. The fog, the strong winds, the rains made the trek quite challenging
and different. We really enjoyed the change we experienced during the trek. And
guess what, it took 1hour to climb to the top inspite of all the resistances. I
guess we were not slow after all, but that is not the point, we took our time
and enjoyed the trek. Like always, I have divided the trek into the following
sections:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">So the trek begun and as be began to gain altitude, a cloud came cruising
in and made the view of the base land disappear. And the hillock as such was
shrouded in misty clouds as well. So we were basically entering into a cloud
and it was quite an experience. The terrain was easy to start off, there is
steps throughout. None of the shops were opened owing to the weather. As we reached
the Shiva & Parvathi statue the initial stretch came to an end. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Okay, this stretch was totally covered with mist and we could hardly see
5-7 steps ahead of us. And this was the place we had got attacked by the
monkeys. So told everybody to pick up and stick and no matter what, not to freak
out and try to run incase the monkeys start an attack. But fortunately for us
on that day all monkeys were fast asleep in the cold and misty weather. But
nevertheless we kept our guard up and ascended the steep steps with caution.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">In the final stretch, the steps get real tricky and narrow. You have to
climb cross-foot and its quite fun. The weather had not faded and the mist of
intensifying with every step we took. Once we spotted the Nandi, I was actually
surprised we had made it to the top. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The Nandi statue looked so mystifying this time, covered with a blanket
of mist he sat peacefully. As we reached the top, the wind speed hit the roof
and we were being dragged around. It was too intense, but step by step taking
cover amidst the boulders we visited the Shanthala drop and sat near a boulder just
admiring the beautiful weather. Never had we experienced such a trek off-late.
Then moving near the stupa (pillar) proved to be real challenge amidst the
harsh winds. Just the act of standing was a challenge trust me. After spending
about 30mins at the top, we decided to venture down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">TREK DOWN:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The climb down was actually smooth, but one wrong footing would have
ensured a bad day. The steps were slippery and we had to doubly cautious while
descending. As we began our descent, the gang of monkeys were all set to attack
us. But then remembering Deefu’s trick, we went on hitting the railings and
rocks with a stick and none of them dared to attack us. Momz amazed by the
trick said “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Deefu has told you WHAT to
do, now I shall explain WHY it works?” </i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All ears were on momz as he took some while
before the next statement came out of his mouth. Momz continued “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">once you start hitting the stick to the
railings and rocks, the monkeys think you are blind person trying to climb the
hillock and forgive you :P” </i>All of us burst into laughter, and the monkeys
kept staring at us wondering what happened. Slowly but steadily we descended,
as the rain began to intensify. We made to the bakery and had some light tea,
thanked the bakery people for holding onto our helmets and we took off. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We pulled over at a field near by for some <i>stuff</i> stop. We sat in circle amidst the grass fields,
floating away in our heads, we admired the mighty Shivagange covered in mist.
Simply beautiful she looked. As we felt at ease and slightly afloat, the hunger
began to kick in and it was time for some dhaba lunch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 14:00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">RIDE 2:
(Shivagange – Nelamangala – Bangalore)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As far as the ride back goes, it was smooth ride. As we reached
Nelamangala, we were surprised that Chandu Dhaba was demolished. But we spotted
another Dhaba – Whitty Dhaba next to it. And boy was it a good find! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After spending about an hour at the dhaba afloat and lot of laughter we
had traditional rasam to settle down. And we rode back smooth, Chinmay and Moms
headed back towards BEL. I dropped Dattu off at this home and reached my home
safe to open my pigeon canteen :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Guys do remember, water is an option but a stick in your hand is a must.
And never let your guard down and remove your wallet, camera without looking
around! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Until next time, Cheers \m/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Karthik (Sp)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14368773435627414398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456358343881873051.post-80785931410865098892019-07-15T08:21:00.000+05:302019-07-15T08:21:05.640+05:30174) Badami, Aihole, Pattadakal & Hampi – Heritage Tour: (Jul-1 to Jul-6 2019)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">Place</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Badami,
Aihole, Pattadakal, Hampi</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Distance</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: 1300km<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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> Chitradurga > Gadag > Badami > Pattadakal > Aihole > Hampi
> Bangalore<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE-CH" style="line-height: 115%;">Krew</span></i></b><span lang="DE-CH" style="line-height: 115%;">: Madhu (Howle) > Karthik
(Sippy)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Visit</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/07/173-kabbaldurga-trek-turtle-awakening.html">Kabbaladurga trek</a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Budget:</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Rs 5706/head
(details given in the end)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">INDEX</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Brief > Intro
and planning > Day wise description > Learnings > Budget<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">IN
LESS THAN 50 WORDS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The Heritage Tour has to be one of excellent
chapters done till date. 1300kms, 6 days, covering over 100 places over 4
different regions required a lot of pre-reading, planning and hell lot of discipline
for execution. Badami known cave temples, Aihole & Pattadakkal known for
its different styles of temples complexes and Hampi attracts a very broad
spectrum of tourists. These places draw people who are interested in history,
photography, hippies, temple visitors and vagabonds like us! So I am sure you
will like this article if you are reader, writer, traveler or dreamer! I will
not get into the details and history of each place in this article if you wish to know more, please ping me!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">INTRO &
PLAN:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Well for mega trips like these planning is very important. Well you
could just go and see places and come back. But planning ahead and executing
the plan to somewhat perfection gives you a sense of fulfillment. Hence our
planning began in May 2019 and the stay was booked in June 2019. I concentrated
on how to go about covering the places, which places first? Hotel bookings, Overall
road circuit And most importantly the sub-circuits that are highly essential
for covering a place like Hampi. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Madhu
started reading about the places and history and when we met, we exchanged
views and learnt a lot more. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Hampi is one place where you can sit at a place whole day and admire one
structure or you can cover off all the places in a day. We spaced it to
2.5days, spending quality time in places of importance and beating the rounds
in others. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also suggest you to keep a
lot of buffer time, adapt to a situation like we did when a hotel we booked had
to get cancelled and we rode to Hospet a day earlier itself. Read on, it is
quite interesting!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(Bangalore to Badami via Gadag and scouting Badami places)</span></b></div>
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This we knew had to be hardest of all
days. We had to ride 500kms on a single day and also we had planned to cover Pattadakal
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The ride to Badami is one of most
cherished rides I have done till date. We left early at about 5:30AM and
cruised along at a decent pace until <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2012/08/57-vani-vilas-sagara-dam-marikanive.html">Chitradurga</a>. After Chitradurga we
proceeded towards Davangere and then after Harapanahalli the weather cooled
down, windmills all around and the wind speeds increased drastically. Riding in
the windy conditions was a good challenge. The ride was simply wonderful and as
we approached Badami there were light showers and we felt good as the most
difficult phase of the trip was almost done. We checked into the hotel and after
freshening up went to the Agastya lake and sat with the police guard made a
mental mark of all the places and created a good plan to cover all of them on
the day to follow. After a good full meals we caught a much deserved sleep</span>.</div>
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+ Pattadakkal Temple Complex<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Badami Northern Fort: (Shivallaya temples,
Mantapa, Badami Fort)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">We reached the fort at
about 6AM in the morning and trekked uphill to the Upper & Lower Shivallaya
temples. One can find a lot of granaries, dungeons and Tippu’s treasury on top
of the hill. The capital was shifted to Badami, earlier was Aihole. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We spent about 2hours here and finished
breakfast and decided to visit the cave temples.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">2. Badami Cave temples: (4 cave temples)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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reached the cave temples. There are 4 cave temples, one of which being
dedicated to Shiva, 2 of it to Vishnu and last one to Mahaveer Jain. These cave
temples are simply crazy, you can sit and admire the stone carvings for days
together. When you enter each temple it gives you this spooky feeling. It also
shows the prowess of the artists back in the days. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Pattadakkal is about 20kms from Badami. The roads are excellent and it
takes about 20mins to reach. You can find a deviation to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mahakoota Temple</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Banshankri
temple</i> as well. Pattadakkal again is a beautiful temple complex and enhouses
about 10-11 temples of various architectural styles. The temple complex is well
preserved and some of the important temples of Pattadakkal include – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jambulinga</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Galagnatha</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sangameshwara</i>,
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kashivishwanatha</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kadasiddeshwara</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Papanatha</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Virupaksha</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mallikarjuna</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Chandrakeshwara</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Inscribed
stone pillar</i>. Each temple has its own share of history and architectural
importance!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Mahakoota temple is quite a famous temple for travellers and it is one
of the oldest Shiva temples in the world. The very sight of the temples tell
you how old they are and gives a strange feeling when you enter them. From here
5km onwards we find the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Banashankri
Shaktipeeta temple</i>, one of the most famous Shaktipeetas. Here after
visiting the temple, we finished a simple lunch at the temple itself and
returned back to Badami hotel for some rest. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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temple complex – North & East + Badami Museum + Malagatti Shivalaya:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After a good rest, we visited the Malagatti Shivallaya temple and finally
we returned back to the place we sat last evening for sunset. We finished the
museum first. The museum is a wonderful and a must visit place as it gives a
lot of information not only about Badami but also on Aihole and
Pattadakkal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bhoothnath temple is the
most symbolic temple of Badami. Agastya lake had dried a bit, but didn’t take
away the glow of the temple. We visited the multiple temples of this complex
and sat down in front of the Agastya lake for a good sunset. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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+ Surprise Ride to Hospet + Hampi Scouting<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">What was supposed to be a somewhat easy
day turned out to be a very intense one. To start things we left from Badami at
about 6AM and rode early to Aihole. Aihole can be covered in half a day. But
then again the temple complexes of this place wide spread and simply magnificent.
Some of them are quite far off from the centre. But follow this order of visit
and you will do just great. The temple complexes of Aihole are: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hacchappayana Matha</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kunti temple complex</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tryambakeshwar Complex</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mallikarjun Complex</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Buddhist Chaitalaya+ Melguti Temple</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jain temple</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ravanaphadi Cave temple</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Huchimalli
Complex</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jyotirlinga Complex</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Durga Complex</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ambigeri complex</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Rachhguddi
complex</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Eniyar temple complex &
Taarabasaveshwar temple</i>. Do it in the same very order when you travel from
Badami to Aihole to save time . The Durga complex is the heart of Aihole and
enhouses the two most important temples – Durga temple (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dedicated to Sun god</i>) and Ladkhan temple (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">a very symbolic temple</i>). This complex is well maintained and also
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After the Aihole visit, we were surprised that we had covered most of
the places by 12PM and thought we should have planned to Hospet on the same
day, but alas the hotel bookings couldn’t be cancelled, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Or could it?</i> As we pulled over at the hotel in the noon there were
some issues between the hotel and OYO and I had booked it though Makemytrip(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">two middlemen never a good idea!</i>). So,
called up MMT and asked for a cancellation. With great customer support, they
did it immediately and refunded the entire amount. And after a great lunch we
were off to Hospet at about 2PM – 125kms. The roads being excellent, played a
very important role to ease ease our journey. Calling up the hotel at Hospet we
requested for one day earlier check in and we reached Hospet by 4:30PM. Rested
until 5PM and took off towards Hampi which is 12km from Hospete. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We scoured Hampi making mental map of where all the places lie in actual
even though we had a map, doing it in real is so much better. Formulated the
circuits in our head and climbed up Matanga hills to witness a beautiful sunset
over the ancient Vijayanagara Empire. Simply breath-taking!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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began watching documentaries and Vlogs on Hampi. With a good knowledge of what
to see where, we crashed in for the day for some well-deserved rest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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– Royal Circuit & Vittala Circuit)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Covering Hampi can get tricky, so you have plan well and formulate
circuits. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had done it this way, hope
it will help you all: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">a. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Royal circuit</i> – which covers
all buildings other than temples <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">b. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sacred circuit</i> – which covers
buildings involving mythology/temples. The sacred circuit can be further divided
into two sub-circuits: Virupaksha circuit & Vittala circuit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Woke up again at 4:30AM and left by 6:30AM, having breakfast on the way,
we covered the Royal circuit and Vittala circuit on day 1. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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following: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Queen’s bath</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Octagonal bath</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saraswati temple</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Chandrakehwara
temple</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Royal enclosure</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mahnavi Dhiba</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Public bath</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Secret Council</i>,
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">King’s Audience Hall</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hazare Rama temple</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Pan supari Bazar</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Zenana
Enclosure</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lotus Mahal</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Elephant Stable</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Guard quarters</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Parashwanth
temple</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ranganath temple</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Museum-1</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Finishing of these places required a good amount of riding and walking
as well. And trust me it will drain you. So having goli sodas now and then we
completed the royal circuit and headed towards Kamalapura for lunch. After a
kick-ass lunch, we thought we would finish off the Vittala circuit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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circuits</span></i><span style="line-height: 115%;"> includes the following: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Museum-2</i>,
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Pattabhirama temple</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Domed Gateway</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Water tank</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhima’s gateway</i>,
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jaina temple</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gejjela mantappa</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kudregombe</i>,
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Pushkarini</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vittala bazar</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vittala temple</i>,
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Stone Chariot</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kings balance</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vishnu temples</i>,
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As the Vittala temple was quite crowded we decided to just spend few
minutes and return the next day at 6AM. We headed towards the Hemakuta hill
(Virupaksha circuit) to witness a good sunset and a heavenly rain showers which
preceded the sunset. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">DAY-4 was hectic, but filled us with a sense of joy! So two beers it was
on second day and Andhra full meals :D<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Virupaksha circuit, Anjanadri Temple & Hippie Island<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This was the last day of visiting places. So we left as early as 5:30AM
and reached the Vittala temple by 6AM, taking the first tickets we spent about
2 hours at the temple with zero people & noise. The place felt so beautiful
and calm. We just split up and sat at different locations absorbing the beauty
of the place and finally ended up meditating at the Purandardas Mantapa for a good
30mins.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After which we decided to finish off the final circuit – the Virupaksha
circuit. The Virupaksha circuit consists of the following places: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Underground
Shiva temple</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Chandikeshwara temple</i>,
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lakshmi Narasimha Idol</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Badavilinga temple</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Krishna Temple</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Krishna bazar</i>
and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Pushkarini</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sasavikalu Ganesha</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kadlekalu
Ganesha</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hemakuta Complex</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Virupaksha temple</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hampi bazar street</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Monolith
bull</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Achyutaraya temple</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Matanga hill.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Whew, it will take some time covering all of these. And a lot of walking
too. After this we headed towards the other side of the river Tungabhadra which
has a few more places to cover. It is a good 25km away from Hampi so yeah, it
would take some time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Other side of
the river circuit</span></i><span style="line-height: 115%;"> includes the following places: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Anjanadri betta</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gagan Mahal</i>
& <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hippie island</i>. Anjanadri betta
has about 550steps and will take a good 1-2hours of your time. This is believed
to be the birthplace of Hanuman. Hippie island is something very lively and
choice of stay for most easy going crowd. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We bought a few shirts and gifts for back
home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">So DAY-5 we had finished it all and were very happy, so 3 beers it was
:D Speak about an Arithmetic progression in real life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hospete to Bangalore ride<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This was a 350km ride back to Bangalore. After fuelling up at Hospete we
rode pretty much non-stop. The roads between Hospete and Chitradurga are still
half way done, so we got a mixture of 4-lanes and 1-lane. It was tiring and the
raging winds made it challenging. After reaching Chitradurga we felt comfortable
and with standard stops at Hiryur, Sira, Tumkur, Nelamangala i.e, every 40-50km
once we reached back Bangalore comfortably. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">These big, advanced planned trips teaches you a lot of good things. Here
are some of them:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">1. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Buffers</b> - <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Plan well in advance and keep a lot of
buffers on daily basis</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">2. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Adapt & Improvise</b> – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">wanted to ride to hospete, hotel mess
happened, we used it to our advantage and pulled some levers to tilt the
situation in our favour.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">3. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Do not go with expectations</b>
–<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Pattadakkal had to be done on day 1, but
never happened. And we really didn’t know about any place, hence we spent good
time admiring the places as they were.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">4. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Don’t be stubborn about the
plan, be flexible</b> – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">On day1 even
though we knew pattadakkal was a drop, we visited the Basavanna statue in Gadag
and had a nice time<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">5<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">. Don’t overeat, Don’t overdrink,
Don’t over sleep</b> – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">every day we were
up by 5AM and ready to roll, it takes a good amount of discipline to cover
these places. So stay light & travel light!<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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prepare, so eat what is best at that place. Try the Jowar rotti meals!<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">7. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Stay hydrated</b> – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">water, water, water. Carry a bottle and
re-fill it during your food stops rather than buying sealed bottles every time.
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around all the places and form a mental map before actually visiting them. This
greatly helps!<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">9. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rest well</b> – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">might not be the best person to say this.
But sleep well and rest well. You need that sleep to keep you active throughout
the next day. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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plans, listen to their views, make changes if necessary and finalise on a
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Long self-planned trips like these are bound to see some ups and downs.
No doubt in that. But what separates the old school and the newbies is how you
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Madhu</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">had to be this guy. We meet almost everyday
the ground for running and walking. Hence most of the pre-planning was never a
problem. Even the day before we left Bangalore, we met for a short run in RR
nagar. His active pre-reading and watching documentaries helped us a lot when
we visited places. And it is a feat by in itself to ride a Pulsar 220 for 1300kms.
And when I showed him the hand drawn circuits and explained how to go about it,
made it point to wake up early and cover every place in the planned book!
Cheers brah \m/<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">So, yeah that’s it people. Hope you enjoyed reading through the article.
As said earlier this is more about our visit to the place rather than the place
itself. Because the place itself is so rich in history that I did not want to
mix it in a common article. Detailed description of each place are on
signboards near the places itself, so you need not worry. I can always share
you photos of the same in case you need in advance. I hope this article helps
you to cover these wonderful places, rich with heritage and history. Plan your
trip, come back to the blog and let us know how your trip went. Cheers \m/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">Place</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Kabbaladurga
trek</span></div>
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= 200kms<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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> Bidadi > Channpatna > Kabbaladurga > Kanakpura > Bangalore<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Previous
Visit</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: <a href="http://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/06/172-bali-pass-trek-10th-20th-may-2019.html">Bali pass trek</a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Budget:</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Rs 360/head<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Alright, after a super Bali pass trek
my birthday was around the corner, hence I decided to perform my annual ritual
by visiting this hillock and hitting the reset button in my life. But this time
lot of small things tried to stop me, but ah yeah pulled it off. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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PLAN:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Every birthday I have made it a point not to miss visiting this place,
so after returning from the Himalayas I was very eager to test my endurance
levels. So having continued the physical training I was all set to visit her
again and alone as always.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 22:00 (10/6/2019)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Yeah I was up at 04:30 heard water
flowing on the road. Though it must have rained last night and was about to
skip. Then I realised that a water pipe had broke and water was flowing from
it. Then I realised my mind is trying to
play games on me trying to pull me back. Hence hit the shutdown button, dusted
my bike and took off without brushing my teeth :P</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">RIDE 1:
(Bangalore– Ramngara – Channpatna - Kabbaldurga)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This was a 100km one way ride on Mysore road and country roads. I
cruised along at the early hours without much hassle. It had been a while since
I visited Mysore road, the road where we began fooling around on bikes. Lot of
things had changed, but one thing remained same, me trying to still fool
around. Cruising at a decent pace I reached Bidadi, and pulled over our regular
hotel for some tasty breakfast.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After some good idly and vada, I checked my phone to see the birthday
messages, then hopping onto the saddle took off from Bidadi. Cruising past
Ramnagar reached Channpatna. Taking a left turn here, the roads turned pleasant
and a sense of calmness flooded the air and the more or less the bike was
taking me effortlessly. Reaching the base, I parked my bike near the cow stand
and was all set for the hike.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 07:45<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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TREK:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Well it took me only 45min this time to ascend the hillock. But guess
what with zero breaks, then why did it take 45mins? Well after the Bali pass
trek one thing I realised and learnt was maintaining a slow steady pace is much
better than having outbursts and taking breaks at regular intervals.. As before
I have divided the trek into the following sections:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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stretch<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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stretch<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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stretch<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">So ready? Yeah this was a calm yet crazy trek, keep up with me here!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">i) Initial
stretch:<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This trust me is never a straightforward part of the trek. No matter how
many times I climb this hillock, I always miss a turn here or there and end up
searching for the route. This time it was no different. I Lost my route couple
of times, but made it through the initial gateway to reach the challenging
stretch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This was tester, it always gives me a sense of where I stand in terms of
stamina, reading the rocks, balancing, ability to stop thinking and much more.
So yeah as I began to ascend the rocks, the usual outbursts of energy like
before wasn’t there, calmly I was taking step by step, not minding one bit of
just chilling in middle of a the steep stretch for a few seconds. So without
breaking much sweat I made it past this stretch, felt great!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This stretch is something you can really experience when you trek alone
or when in a group you shut and climb. This stretch is filled with a good
length grass and as you make your way through it, you can always head some
animal crawl amidst the grass, yes it was scared the shit out of me first time,
then you get used to it. And that feeling is something you have to hold onto it
and get comfortable with. Just an incredible feeling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">iv) <i>Final stretch:</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The final stretch now consists of steps which is quite draining, but
this stretch always reminds me of first time I had ascended the hillock solo
back in 2010 – Kabbaladurga trek. But keeping a slow and steady pace making
sure my breathing is at normal rate I made it to the top without any tiredness.
Guess all the workout for the Bali pass was worth it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As I reached the top, searched for monitor lizard I had spotted once a
few years back. But these natural things, when you seek for you shall never
find, they have a tendency to appear out of nowhere, well that’s there thing! I
visited the main temple on top, paid my respects to the place and headed to the
Shiva temple to crash. One of my toe nails was still recovering from the
frost-bite. So rested well in the temple for about 30mins and woke up afresh
and decided to head back down. It had already started drizzling very lightly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Trek down was again a tester of my knee strength. As I began my descend,
I was moving at a descent pace. Then I met the priest of the place, speaking to
him for a while moved on to meet a family. They had travelled from Kollegala to
visit this place, not bad. They seemed tired so gave off the remaining water
and asked if they wanted some chocolates. One aunty felt very happy, so I handed
over the bag of around 60-70 chocolates, she took out 5 and gave it to me. I
was angry and at the same time wanted to burst into laughter, I smiled and was
about to move on when her husband spoke some sense into her and she returned
the bag keeping another 10-15. Haha! Reaching back to the base, I played around
with a baby bullock as it was thinking I had come to take over the place.
Filling up my bottle in the town of Kabblu I took off!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(Kabbaldurga – Channpatna – Bidadi-Bangalore)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This was 100kms ride back, but took the Kanakpura road this time completing
a small good circuit. As the road was being widened lot of construction work
and it turned out to be a tiring ride back home. Anyway reaching back home, had
a light meal and called back people and thanked them for the birthday wishes
drifted into slumber!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><i>" when you go solo treks i realized, the mindset you would require during the climb is something you would require right from the moment you set off. The art of shutting up and executing without much thoughts! haha! :) "</i></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">Place</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Madakasira
Fort Trek</span></div>
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= 300kms<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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> Dobbaspete > Madhugiri > Madakasira<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(Daattu) > Ashok (Moms > Karthik (Sp)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Bikes</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Pulsar >
Enfield<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Previous
Visit</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/07/170-pavagada-fort-trek-chilly-soda.html">Pavagada Fort Trek</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">IN LESS THAN
50 WORDS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Madakasira is a part of Andhra Pradesh, lying about 150kms from
Bangalore. The fort is well preserved and offers an excellent one day trek.
From the top most point when you look back at the fort, it looks like a boa constrictor
all coiled up and deep in sleep. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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PLAN:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After the Pavagada trek, we had completed most of the non-Navadurgas in
this region except Madakasira. During the last chapter we had our eye on this
hillock, but decided to go ahead with <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/07/170-pavagada-fort-trek-chilly-soda.html">Pavagada</a>. So, after 10days we returned
back to conquer this baby as well! Dattu & Moms were on the confirmed list, as Deefu was in Chennai he could not make it for this one. But a visit with Deefu to this place is guaranteed shortly!</span></div>
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TIME: 13:00 (25/1/2017)</div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Oh yeah woke up at 04:00, did a few push-ups & sit-ups, had a sip of
coffee & was all set to go! As the meet up was scheduled at Dattu’s home, I
rode slowly on the ring road and reached Dattu’s home and awaited Moms arrival.
Once Moms arrived, he said he had some issue with this petrol pipe and was
fixing it, then came the cops, I have been caught here so many times that I was
almost getting ready with all the documents and mentally rehearsing all the
dialogues, when the cops stared at Moms, who had grease all over his face,
hands, really genuine attempt to fix his bike, they ignored us and went. Dattu
looked at me surprised, I was equally surprised! Post fixing the issue, we left
from Bangalore. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(Bangalore – Dobbaspete – Madhugiri – Madakasira Fort)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This was a good 150kms ride with perfect two stops in between. We had
rode the last few chapters on these roads, so yeah had got used to the
conditions and more importantly we knew when to space out and when to push further.
Taking off from Bangalore, we rode amidst the somewhat traffic filled roads,
once out of Nelamangala we cruised along at a 50-60’s to pull over at
Dobbasbpete at our regular hotel for some kick-ass breakfast.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We had our standard breakfast of Idly vada, not so heavy, not too light,
just the thing in there which would keep us going. After a good coffee we went
out and discussed about the next trip that was the Bali pass. Past 7 treks over
two months had been covered with good amount of discipline which we would have
to carry over to the next big trip.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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smooth as they come, we cruised at a comfortable pace to pull over just before
Madhugiri for a small chocolate stop. From Madhugiri, we didn’t waste anytime, I
went on explaining the route to Ashok (moms) after listening to everything he
said “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">u be in front, I will follow u, I dint
understand anything” </i>:P Well that’s moms alright ! Haha</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Saying hi the <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2015/10/98-channarayanadurga-trek-2772014.html">Channarayanadurga</a>, <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2012/09/59-madhugiri-trek-nandi-hills-2072012.html">Madhugiri</a>, we cruisied past the mighty
<a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/04/166-medigeshi-fort-trek-532019.html">Medigeshi</a> and entered Andhra. As soon as you enter this land, you get that raw
feel! Far ahead we could see the hill fort with the boa resting on top. Finding
our way amidst the town, we parked our bikes near a home handed over the
helmets at the house and were all set for the trek.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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FORT TREK:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">It took us about an hour to ascend the fort. The weather somewhat
assisted us in the first half and drained us to the core during the descent.
The trek can be divided into the following stages:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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heaven<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">So, try keeping up with me on this one. Here goes:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">i)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Stairway to heaven:</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The initial stretch is on stairs all along. It passes through a couple
of gateways and on both sides lie lots of shrubs and trees. This finally leads
up to a flight of stairs to the sky. Yes, it looks as if it were the stairway
to heaven. As these stairs lie in between two gigantic boulders, the wind
really rushes through this pathway and vaporizes your tiredness and sweat!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">ii) <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Boa’s belly</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This is the core the trek. You have to traverse through this maze and
get out of the fort to proceed with the trek. The path through the fort can be
misleading sometimes. Always keep an eye on the end point which becomes visible
after you enter the fort. But exploring the fort is always fun and we took our
time here just fooling around and trying to find some new routes hidden
passages.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This is the tester, actually one small pathway is a the actual test as
it has to negotiated with caution and with some technique. Last time I had just
stuck my hand up the rock and pulled myself up somehow, while descending, I slipped
and fell and then caught others. This time, we were well prepared. But it was
moms who somehow got the right footing and went up first and helped others.
After this tricky stretch, we get few caves and shelters post this lies the top.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We rang the bell, and sat at the mantap. The wind speeds began to pick
up and as it was a small piece of land we decided to head back to the caves and
chill there as it would be dangerous to take a nap near the top. In the caves
we just relaxed, played around with insects, ate few chocolates, Momd &
Dattu gave some tips for snow treks as it was my first time and they had
experienced it last year as well. After relaxing and rejuvenating for about
45mins we decided to head down.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Well, the trek down took us only 30mins but it had few intense moments. As
we left the caves we had to encounter the two tricky stretches (that’s right
there are two). I tried going ahead, but couldn’t get the right footing again,
so again it moms who, I don’t know but just has a knack for these, got down
first and helped us down. After the tricky stretch it was just plain descent,
we pretty much fooled all the way to the bottom. Once in town we had 2 glasses
of cane juice each and felt refreshed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(Madakasira – Madhugiri – Dobbaspete– Bangalore)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This was a 150kms ride back home, with some intense moments towards the
end of the ride. So, with the standard Madhugiri and Dobbaspete stop fixed, we
headed in full flow to reach Madhugiri. Asking locals for a good hotel, we
pulled over at hotel Annapurna near the circle itself for a very heavy lunch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Trust me, the lunch was excellent, I wondered how I had missed out on
such a wonderful hotel all these years. But yeah never too late, when you live
on the roads. After heavy lunch I usually go a little high, getting on my bike I
almost crashed into an auto few yards from the parking place haha! Then we
slapped myself a few times and it was game on!</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We rode flawlessly until dobbaspete and continuing further, the skies
darkened and incame the merciless bullet rain. All two wheelers on the highway
were pulled over to the side or under the bridge that day, except two. Haha u
guessed it right, it was an insane ride back, we dropped our riding speeds to
40’s but the rain was so heavy and harsh my god! It took everything in us to
keep pushing little by little. As we reached Nelamangala, the skies cleared and
the final tester of the trip was also passed. Moms said he would drop back
Dattu and I took the NICE road to reach our respective homes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">This place is in a league of its
own. It’s not that risky, but few stretches make this trek a thing to consider.
But the beauty lies in the core of the trek negotiating and finding the way
through the boa’s belly. Head out there and explore! Cheers fellas”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Until next time, Cia \m/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Karthik (Sp)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14368773435627414398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456358343881873051.post-33721457143857466542019-07-12T21:09:00.001+05:302019-07-13T16:20:26.012+05:30170) Pavagada Fort Trek- Chilly Soda: (19/4/2019)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">Place</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Pavagada
Fort trek</span></div>
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350kms.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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> Dobbaspete > Koratgere > Madhugiri > Madakasira > Pavagada<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(Dattu) > Madhu (Dunns) > Karthik (Sippy)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Visit</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/06/169-bhasmangi-fort-trek-742019_21.html">Bhasmangi Fort Trek</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Pavagada is a 600year fort which has multi-layer fortification, offers a
decent climb for beginner trekkers. Since it is 175km away, riding to the
place, trekking and riding back can be little tiring. This was a classical trip
which was mostly fun, but severely draining as it was done in peak summer. Funny
part is to reach Pavagada, you gotta leave Karnataka, enter Andhra, Re-enter
Karnataka! :P<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As far as the planning goes, summer was in full swing and the
temperatures were soaring high. Bali pass trek was a few weeks away and we were
pulling down treks around Bangalore one by one. As we were on a roll at tumkur
road, we decided continue the massacre. Hence <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2017/05/144-pavagada-fort-trek-2932017.html">Pavagada</a>/<a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2017/04/141-madakasira-fort-trek-2612017.html">Madakasira</a> were on the
cards and Dattu & Madho were on the confirmed list. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 20:00 (18/4/2019)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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coffee and was set to leave. The meet up was scheduled at Kamadhenu hotel at
Dobbaspete. I picked up Dattu and we left cruising at a comfortable pace we
reached the hotel. Madhu reached about an hour later. So we had covered a good
50kms and were all set for a good breakfast.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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– Madhugiri - Pavagada)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After a pretty good breakfast, we chilled out having some tea as we had
covered about 1/3<sup>rd</sup> the distance. As we took off from Dobbaspete, we
cruised along at a decent pace. The roads throughout are excellent. We pulled
over at our standard stop just before <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2012/09/59-madhugiri-trek-nandi-hills-2072012.html">Madhugiri</a> for a quick break. After the
break we took off once again and rode to reach Pavagada. Funny thing is to
reach Pavagada, you have to leave Karnataka, enter Andhra, re-enter Karnataka
and BOOM Pavagada. Waving past <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2012/09/59-madhugiri-trek-nandi-hills-2072012.html">Madhugiri</a>, <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/04/166-medigeshi-fort-trek-532019.html">Medigeshi</a> & <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2017/04/141-madakasira-fort-trek-2612017.html">Madkasira</a> we entered
the beautiful city of Pavagada.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">PAVAGADA FORT
TREK:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This was a pretty straightforward trek. It takes about an hour to ascend and half an hour to descend.There is a clear path right
until the top. But places like these, time doesn't matter as there are a lot of things to explore. You have to fool around the place to get the best out of it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This fort hill has many layers of fortification and gate-ways. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can find a lot of granaries, storehouses
on the way. One funny incident that happened was, as we were posing nicely for
a photograph, a big fat angry monkey was approaching from the side. As we
started making our way top, it kept following us a good distance with a very
angry face, no mess intended we took off big time.</span></div>
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the view from the top. From Pavagada top, pretty much you see only Andhra as
you would have come to Pavagada from Andhra and little further you go, you
enter Andhra again. Kind of leaves in bonkers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As we began our descent, we had set of granaries to explore and we
re-joined the original pathway through another route. The descent took about
45mins and it was clean one. As noon was approaching, the sun was right above
us blazing in all his glory. As we descended down and took our bikes, I remembered
we had eaten a kick-ass Andhra full meals in Pavagada during our trip to
<a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2017/08/151-nidagal-betta-trek-2682017.html">Nidagal trek</a>. Hence searching for the same hotel we pulled over for some really
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After a heavy meal, basically I go high. No, I am not joking. I really
get high on excessive food and I happy about it! :) So, hopping on the saddles
we took off from Pavagada, the plan was simple, ride 50km and pull over for
15mins. So the planned stops were at <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2012/09/59-madhugiri-trek-nandi-hills-2072012.html">Madhugiri</a>, Dobbaspete and Bangalore and
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same Cane juice shop near Dobbaspete for some yummy refreshment. Then on Madhu
took NICE road and headed back home, where as I dropped Dattu to this home and
reached back home as well !<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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bit. Enjoyed the trek and never miss the full meals of this place. I also heard
Pavagada is famous for Chilly Lassi/Soda, anybody has any info on this? ”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Karthik (Sp)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14368773435627414398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456358343881873051.post-57475588439993608622019-06-21T13:44:00.000+05:302019-06-23T10:27:27.377+05:30169) Bhasmangi Fort Trek: (7/4/2019)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">Place</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Bhasmangi
Fort Trek</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Distance</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: 130 x 2 =
260km<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Directions</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Bangalore
> Dobbaspete > Madhugiri > Bhasmangi <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Krew</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Deepak
(Deefu) > Ashok (Momz) > Karthik (Sp)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Bikes</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Enfield
> Pulsar<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Previous
Visit</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/06/168-nijagal-betta-trek-2832019.html">Nijagal Fort Trek</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Budget:</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Rs 470/head <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">IN LESS THAN
50 WORDS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Bhasmangi Fort is one of those forts, on hearing the name itself, it
sends you a shiver. But the trek is a pleasant one as it has a step route till
the top. And if you’re like us, you end up proving that the name of the fort
has something in it haha! This chapter we took the normal route to the top and
while coming down all hell broke loose. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">INTRO &
PLAN:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">It was about a week since our Nijagal betta trek and since Deefu was in
town, we decided to head to Bhasmangi Fort. Last time we visited this place was
in 2016 and Deefu could not make it that time. So with Deefu & Momz in the
confirmed list we were all set!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 22:00 (2/12/2016)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Woke up as usual as 5AM, did a few
push-ups and sit-ups. After having a sip of coffee I set out. The meet up was
scheduled 50kms away from Bangalore at our regular hotel Kamadhenu. After
reaching the hotel, I waited for others and in came Deefu and Momz as usual swearing
at each other. Momz by the way was wearing a shirt which had elephant symbol on
it and saying SRILANKA. We started asking all sorts of questions as we munched
on a light breakfast. Momz had to get some documents signed so he said he had
to be back <b>at</b> 6PM.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 07:00</span></div>
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(Dobbaspete – Madhugiri – Bhasmangi)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As about 1/3<sup>rd</sup> the distance was already covered, we took it
easy at the hotel. Once we left the hotel, we cruised at a decent pace and
reached <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2012/09/59-madhugiri-trek-nandi-hills-2072012.html">Madhugiri</a>. After Madhugiri, we had to ask around for directions and
proceed. Last time we had come via Sira. This time we wanted to experiment with
a new route. The riding pace reduced as we had stop frequently and ask for
directions, with lot of turns and riding in between towns we made it to final
road that would lead us to Bhasmangi. The final stretch I could recollect all
events of last trip, but didn’t want them to interfere with this one, so temporarily
erased all memories of last time and just went ahead and parked the bike in
actually a very decent parking place. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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FORT TREK:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">There was the village festival and all the drums were in full flow, lot
of people from neighboring villages had also gathered. Without interfering
much in their activities we parked our bikes and proceeded towards the regular
route.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The trek up hill was not at all exciting as we took the normal route. In
about 20mins were at the top. We were really disappointed. The trail ran through
various gates and presented us a lot of ruins which was good. But it was just
too easy! At the top, we just sat and discussed about the<a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/06/172-bali-pass-trek-10th-20th-may-2019.html"> Bali pass trek</a> and preparations
for that. We spent about 45mins on top and decided to leave back – on a different
route ofcourse!</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The trek back down took us 1.5hours, so this kind of tells you we got
into some major shit. Okay, ontop it was all fun, we in fact we got on top of
the fort wall and started walking on it until we hit a dead end. Then we got on
the other side of the fortwall and started circumventing the hillock until we
could find a decent trail down. This was risky, as it was a one person path and
we had to hold onto to the fort wall and take step by step. When none of the
routes looked promising we decided to go straight down amidst the burnt bushes.
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">With Deefu leading the way, we were making progress. Then as we began
making our way down, our hands started turning black as the entire terrain was
scorched to the core. With my bad shoes, slipping here and there was always
there, hence my jeans also was turning black. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Then a group of people younger than us were climbing up. Then one of
them said “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Anna, keep your leg in that
slot and get down it will be easy</i>” Then Momz was like “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Guys, mechanical engineers ah all?” </i>they looked puzzled. “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">who else would use terms such as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>slot?” </i>justified momz and all burst into
laughter. He had earned their instant respect among fellow juniors. Deefu and
me kept staring at each other and called Momz aside and asked if that much
respect was necessary or we had ways to nullify it :P he asked us to shut and
climb down haha!</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The climb down continued to be challenging and we made sure the fort had
lived up to its name. We made down back to the town and the village festival
was in full flow. People were dancing around, goats were being beheaded right
in the middle of the street and as were proceeding towards the bike, a quarrel
among two villagers started and it escalated to a fight between the villages.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We were walking dead right in the middle of the road, as people kept fighting
each other and all off a sudden everybody saw us, that freaky feel you get man!
We just went to a water tank nearby washed our faces, totally avoiding
eye-contact and made near our bikes. We took our bikes, just before heading out
we smiled at them and took off with a breath relief. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(Bhasmangi – Madhugiri – Bangalore)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Okay this was a 135km ride, done with ultra-smoothness. Deefu and me
took on the saddles and we began cruising at 80+kmph with ease. The roads were
pretty empty and the air began cooling our bodies off from the good trek back
down. After cruising past Madhugiri, we stopped at Koratgere for a small break.
After which we ended up in a baker for lunch. We just had some Egg puffs, Dilpasand
and buttermilk for lunch and continued further to reach back Bangalore as
promised to Momz by 3PM itself. Then Deefu and me parked the bikes and started
wondering what to do until 6PM as he had said "<b>at 6PM</b>". Haha, momz was like, “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">guys earlier is also okay :P</i>” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">“ <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">This was crazy chapter, last
time I remember we had returned from Bhasmangi at about 7-8PM, this time we
cruised with ease. And the climb down was crazy but fun. Totally busted our
hands but it was worth it! And have you been keeping an eye on the budget of the past few trips? You should, cause we have a point to prove there!"<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">Place</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Nijagal
betta trek</span></div>
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120km<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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> Nelamangala > Dobbaspete > Nijagal Betta<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Krew</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Datta
(Dattu) > Ashok (Momz) > Karthik (Sp)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Visit</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/06/167-rayakottai-fort-trek-bettamugililam.html">Rayakottai Fort Trek</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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50 WORDS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Nijagal betta is small hillock situated at 60km from Bangalore and is
the perfect spot to get used to trekking spots around Bangalore. The caves
ontop of the hillock are both spooky and exciting! And most important lesson of
this trip, you drink any liquid to quench your thirst, water is WATER!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">It was about a week since our trek to <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/06/167-rayakottai-fort-trek-bettamugililam.html">Rayakottai trek</a> and as the mega
<a href="http://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/06/172-bali-pass-trek-10th-20th-may-2019.html">Himalayan trip of Bali pass</a> nearing we decided to get a few warm ups before it.
So, we thought of Nijagal as it was only an hour ride away and trek is very easy.
Momz wanted to meet few people at college hence Nijagal was the perfect choice.
Dattu & Momz on the confirmed list! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 22:00 (27/3/2019)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Oh yeah woke up at 05:00, did a few
push-ups & sit-ups, had a sip of coffee & was all set to go! The meet
up was scheduled at Dattu’s place, so left my home at about 06:15 and reached
Dattu’s place to join Momz. We left Bangalore after a formal greeting!</div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This was straightforward 60kms ride on Tumkur roads. The roads are wide
and butter-smooth, so all we had to do was stay awake and watch for idiots. We
pulled over at our regular hotel – Kamadhenu for some yummy Sambhar with idly
& vada. Haha yeah, the order of the food is correct. You just have to taste
the sambhar of this hotel! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">With our tummies at peace, we proceeded towards Dobbaspete. As you began
to approach Dobbaspete, Nijagal can be seen towards the left side of the road.
Below a railway track opposite to a Reliance Petrol bunk a narrow muddy trail
leads you the base of the hill. I actually felt happy remembering all of this
even though our last trip to this place was a couple of years back! Parking our
bikes amidst the trees, we were all set for the trek.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 08:30<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Alright, Nijagal a said earlier is not a big trek. It took us 30mins to
reach the top, with lot of fooling around. The trek terrain is easy and can be
done without breaking much of a sweat! Like always divided the trek into the
following chunks:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">i) <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Initial walk way</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">ii) <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hike uphill</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">iii) <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dark Caves</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">iv) <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lost Ruins</i></span></div>
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ways:<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The initial walk way is through a steep muddy trail. This trail has some
loose gravels, but very easy to accomplish. One might feel drained as there is
no shelter. But the mighty <a href="http://theloapers.blogspot.com/2016/06/118-shivagange-trek-5112015.html">Shivagange</a> and <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2017/07/149-bhairavadurga-fort-trek-272017.html">Bhairavadurga</a> seen afar always keeps
our spirits high!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After the initial walk way, you get good overview of Nijagal. The
ancient temple fallen in ruins can be seen but do remember it is a place you
have to visit while you return back. This is say as you would cover all the
place. Taking the normal steps we reached the Dharga on top. There are
buildings on top, most of them lay in ruins. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The dark caves on top are the best places to rest. The wind gushes
through the narrow stretch making you feel energised. We did fool around trying
to climbing ontop of the buildings. Then we entered the caves are just sat
speaking about Dattu’s and Momz <a href="http://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/06/172-bali-pass-trek-10th-20th-may-2019.html">Himalayan expedition</a> we would be taking in a month's time for about an 2.5hours.!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Okay after spending about 2.5hours on top, we decided to take an
alternate route to the bottom which would take us to the temple directly. You
can spot a temple and a rock sliced into half, this should give you a sense of
direction. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The descent does offer some challenge, but mostly it is fun! We made it
down in no time and we proceeded towards the ancient temple. The temple trust
me is kinda spooky, supported by pillars which looked like it could collapse
anytime. The air around the temple is also kinda, you know right! We sat near
the temple admiring the mighty <a href="http://theloapers.blogspot.com/2016/06/118-shivagange-trek-5112015.html">Shivagange</a> afar! With Dattu’s & Momz jokes
you never run out of laughter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Ok, this was a 60km ride back, we decided to skip lunch and head back
home directly. It was Thursday and we didn’t want to shell out extra for food.
We wanted to hydrate ourselves hence we pulled over at a cane juice shop. After
having a glass of cane juice, next to it was a small fruit shop. We had a plate
of fruits each, next to it was coconut vendor. We had a coconut water, still we
were not satisfied. Next to it was a bakery, buying a litre of water we had a
sip each, ah there was the satisfaction. Riding back smooth, we reached back Bangalore.
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small chapter it was fun and set the foundation for the next chapters to come,
stay tuned!<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Thursday well spent huh, Until next Ta-da Cia \m/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Karthik (Sp)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14368773435627414398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456358343881873051.post-53791325967027538372019-06-18T10:03:00.000+05:302019-07-14T10:15:07.191+05:30167) Rayakottai Fort Trek & Bettamugililam: (16/3/2019)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">Place</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Rayakottai
Fort Trek</span></div>
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= 200kms<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Directions</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Bangalore
> Hosur > Shoolagiri > Rayakottai > Betamugililam Forest >
Denkankotai > Bangalore<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Krew</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Tonse >
Vinay > Ramakrishna > Karthik (Sippy)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Bikes</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: FZ >
Pulsar<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Visit</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/04/166-medigeshi-fort-trek-532019.html">Medigeshi Fort Trek</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Budget:</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Rs 475/head<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The Fort of Rayakottai is the southernmost fort hill of Mr.Tippu Sultan.
It served a fantastic watch tower for a very good reason. The 360deg view you
get from the top of this place runs for kilometres at a stretch. Our trek to
this place, wait, actually we never planned to Rayakottai but was a fortunate
thing that we planned, as Bettamugililam was pretty much burnt to ashes. And
ride from Rayakottai to Bettamugililam was something extra-ordinary.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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PLAN:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After the trek to Medigeshi, we were in full flow. So planned a small
trip with office colleagues. Since it was their first trip with us, I didn’t
want it to be a trek hence had planned Bettamugililam – a peaceful ride.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tonse, Vinay and my chess buddy Ramakrishna were
on the confirmed list. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 22:00 (15/3/2019)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After a late night chess marathon, yeah woke up at 05:00, did a few
push-ups & sit-ups, had a sip of coffee & was all set to go! The meet
up was scheduled at Attibele as most of them were staying there. Hence I took
the city route early morning and left my home at 6AM. Jibing past vehicles in
the traffic reaching silk board I took the normal route as I felt the traffic
was a little at ease. Cruising at a decent pace, swearing at few drivers as
usual reached Attibele.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Anyway sat on the footpath and awaited others arrival. Once the 3 of
them arrived, I asked where we were going. Once a smile appeared on their
faces, it was time to introduce some oblivion. I asked if they were up for
Rayakottai, once they said we had the entire day for ourselves, with high
spirits we took off from Bangalore. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(Bangalore – Hosur – Shoolagiri - Rayakottai)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">So, this was a straightforward 100kms. I had a vague idea of the
deviation that we had to take near Shoolagiri as we had goofed up last time. We
cruised at a decent pace to reach Shoolagiri, browsing for a hotel, we pulled
over one, for some classic TN breakfast. Been a while since I had, had one of
them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">From here Rayakottai was just 30mins. After some nice Pongal (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">even though I hate this dish, Pongal &
Omlets are something irresistible in TN, simply love them</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">here!!</i>) we left towards Rayakottai. We
could spot the hillock afar. Parking our bikes at the bakery, we requested the
bakery people to hold on to our helmets and with the goats spirit awake, we
were all set to climb.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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FORT TREK:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The trek as such was pretty easy. It is one of the best short treks
around Bangalore. But the view it offers from the top is simply brilliant. Even
though we fooled around a lot during our climb it took us 1hour to reach the
top.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As we began the climb, we began exploring every cross road we faced. We
started cooking up our own stories about Tippu to make the climb entertaining.
Every building, fortification, garrison we encountered we would extend the
story. We did find some deeper routes this time and overall it was damn fun
walk to the top. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Even though it was a Saturday, we had the entire place to ourselves and
the gamble had paid off. The beautiful town of Rayakottai could be seen
completely from the top. And I crashed down for short 15min nap. Eating some
chocolates and having some water, we decided to head back as we had another
place to cover for the day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We took about 30mins to descend this fort hill as we stopped only once
in between. With the sun up and shining bright, we could feel our energies
being sapped out. But we descended at a decent pace to reach the base. We had
some water and then hopping onto our bikes we took off from Rayakottai.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">RIDE 2: (Rayakottai
– Bettamugililam - Denkankottai – Attibele - Bangalore )<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Okay as we left Rayakottai, it was peaceful scenes. Greenery all around,
mountains afar, good empty roads, we were like, okay nice cruise to Bettamugililam
then. The roads leading us turned into steep ascent and we enjoyed riding the
mountain cautiously. Asking the locals for directions regularly we were zooming
ahead until we found the road ahead and didn’t know how to proceed. We waited
for locals to arrive and when we asked them for directions he pointed towards
the mountain (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">to which by the way, no
road was there</i>) and said we had to head in that direction. We looked at
each other and from here on it was some kick-ass off road riding.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">I mean it started off on decent muddy terrain, before you know were
riding on loose gravels and fingers began to pain holding onto the clutch.
Riding at not more than 20kmph we reached somewhat patchy terrain where atleast
we could pull our bikes over for some rest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Continuing further we reached Bettamugililam. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 12:30<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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FOREST:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Well, the dip in temperature was quite welcoming. We could feel the cold
breeze gushing around us and riding was becoming pleasant by the minute. But
once we entered the forest zone we were shocked. Almost all trees had turned
into ashes and returned to ground. The sight was quite shocking, the living
bamboo trees had died and I learnt from others that it would take atleast
3years for it re-grow. But yet the place had its vibes and the roads were not
disappointing at all. Cruising at a decent pace we made it out of Bettamugilliam
and continued to Denkankottai. After crossing Dennaikotai we pulled over at a
hotel for some yummy lunch – yes omlets!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After a beautiful lunch we got onto our bikes quite drowsily and pushed
further. We took the attibele route and directly reached Vinay & Tonse’s
place. After which Rama & me proceeded and reached our respective places in
one piece.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 115%;">This ride reminded me of all the other trips pulled on this route - <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2012/04/50-panchapalli-dam-632012.html">Panchapalli dam</a>, <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2012/01/45-hogenekkal-waterfalls-forest-ride.html">Hogenekkal Waterfalls</a>, Y<a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2012/04/49-yercaud-2212012.html">ercaud</a>. So you can easily combine either one of these with Rayakottai if you wish to, Cheers!!</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">CONCLUSION:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">This I must say was the perfect
gamble. Had we just rode to bettamugililam it would have been disappointing.
Last minute change in plan worked to perfection. And the ride from Rayakottai
to Bettamugililam is something I will never forget, crazy piece!”<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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Karthik (Sp)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14368773435627414398noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456358343881873051.post-20439498691453752412019-06-07T08:04:00.000+05:302019-07-14T10:14:03.993+05:30172) Bali Pass Trek: (10th-20th May 2019)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Directions</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Bangalore > Delhi > Dehradun > Sankri > Oshla > Ranbassera > Ruinsara Tal > Odari > Bali Pass > Lower Dhamni > Yamunotri > Janki Chetti > Dehradun > Bangalore <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Krew</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Deepak (Gule) > Yashwanth (Yedde) > Ashok (Momz) > Datta (Dattu) > Deepak (Deefu) > Chethan (Zethu) > Sriram (Vade) > Karthik (Sippy)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Previous Visit</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/07/171-madakasira-fort-trek-boa-fort.html">Madakasira Fort Trek</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Organised: </span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">Himalayan High – Trek lead Himanshu Gupta. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">INDEX</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brief Intro / BALI – The Valiant Warrior / DAY 0 to DAY 8 day-wise description /Aftermath & Learnings / Expenses / Crew’s view of Bali pass.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This was a one of those trips I shall cherish all my life. BALI PASS has to be one of the most intense nerve wrecking treks done till date. Entering Himalayan trekking zone via Bali pass was something crazy and surreal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being one of the very early groups for the year it a hide seek game we played with the snow storm and had a very narrow window to cross the pass. Overall it was physically and mentally very refreshing and a total body flusher of a trip! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">To be very frank, 50% of the acceptance of the trek was because of the name and its relevance to the great mythological character of Ramayana – Bali (Vali) – a handful of people I really admire from the mythology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bali was Sugreeva’s elder brother and was the king of Kishkindha. Bali was such a powerful warrior that Ravan, Rama & Hanuman were absolutely no match for his strength. Bali was granted a special boon from Brahma that he would draw half of his opponent’s power. Ravana knowing about this, still challenged Bali to a duel and ended up in his arm lock for years in a very miserable condition. When Bali was hunting down a demon at Odari (Bali pass) he chased the demon into a cave and shut the entrance with a boulder. Then he asked his brother Sugreeva to wait outside and not open the cave’s door until he calls him out. The duel went on for days and once blood began to flow out of the cave Sugreeva feared the worse and returned to his kingdom and became the king and made Bali's wife as his. Talk about a mega screw up in life. It was Bali who had killed the demon. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Bali returned to the kingdom infuriated with Sugreeva who had ditched him in the Snowy Mountains of Himalayas – not a good feeling I must say. Then Bali challenged Sugreeva to a duel to regain his kingdom and ended up putting Sugreeva face down to the ground. In the second round, Sugreeva approached Rama for help & Rama hiding amidst the trees shot Bali from behind and killed him in a cowardly manner. Well, that was a brief story of valiant warrior Bali. Now if a trek is named after him, now we all know what to expect right? Some Mind bending, Storm bearing, Physical endurance testing, in total one tough son of a trek! – Presenting BALI PASS on day basis.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After a good 1-2months of good work out and having completed 7 treks around Bangalore as a preparation for this monster trek, I felt calm, the calm that you feel before the storm and in this case it was quite literal. All of us had met a week earlier at White Horse, most of us knew each other and the missing gaps were wonderfully filled over some chilled beers! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After boarding the flight from different cities Bangalore, Hyderabad & Chennai, we all met at a hotel at Delhi for lunch and rest. After exploring the markets of Delhi and having a nice dinner we boarded the train to Dehradun.</span> </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">DAY 1 – Dehradun (445m) to Sankri (1920m) / 180km drive/ 9hours: (11<sup>th</sup> May 19)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Once we reached Dehradun, we freshened up and boarded the TT. From here on it was twisty ride to Sankri. The roads were so curvy and dangerous, but the driver knew what he was doing & that kept us comfortable. The view of the just born Yamuna River always kept our spirits high. We began singing and reciting poems from school days and laughing ourselves to death. It took us 9hours to reach Sankri and there we met our trek lead – Mr. Himanshu Gupta and his wonderful team. After having some soup and snacks, we stared at the mighty snow-capped mountains, it was a chilling experience. After a brief meeting at the dinner we all collected the gaiters, cramp-ons, walking stick etc, & departed to our respective rooms for a rest, well deserved.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">DAY 2 – Sankri (1920m) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to Taluka to Oshla (2590m) / 10km drive + 15km Forest walk/ 8hours: (12<sup>th</sup> May 19)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Once we were up, we finished a yummy breakfast and hopped onto a jeep and the 10km ride from Sankri to Taluka was no joke. Narrow muddy and gravel filled road with one side vertical drop and waterfalls here and there. The waterfalls were so wonderful we were afraid a small distraction to the driver would take all us off the cliff. We continued our singing to reach Taluka from here the actual trek begun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The initial route was quite straightforward and as it the same route (for about next 8-9km) as that of Harkidun trek (very popular trek). It ran along the Supin River through the forests and meadows. By noon, the clouds had shrouded the sky and the rains came down, getting into our ponchos we continued like buffalos without giving a damn about the falling water from the skies. About 70% of the day 1 trek was on flat terrain and is quite easy. The last 30%, about 4km to Oshla was a steep ascent on steps. This took a slight toll on our knees and slowed us down. But we made to the Oshla settlement by evening. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Oshla is the last human settlement we would be getting for the next week or so, hence we made the best out of it by calling all the kids and playing cricket & Frisbee with them. And latter at the temple, we distributed chocolates and with a light mind we were set for the days ahead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As we woke up, I could feel my legs a little sore due the excessive bag weight (I will cover this topic latter in the DON’T DO section). We went for an early morning walk to the temple. Saying good bye to the kids and meeting a lot of ibexes, we went back to the camp for breakfast. The snow-capped mountains seemed nearer but still way out of reach.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The second day started slow, we could find fresh sources of water everywhere and water is something you will love here. It’s THE elixir during the trek. We also saw a water powered mill which the people of Oshla till today use. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The terrain was much simpler and peaceful. The walk continued alongside the river but the views were simply stunning. The walking pace had picked up or probably we had got used to the bag weight and the terrain. The trickiest part was to cross a gushing ice cold river on top of tree logs. After the crossing, the temperatures began to drop and then came in front of us lying on ground peacefully the first glacier. First few steps, trust me, I was no different from a toddler. I knew I had to make peace with snow & ice, but it would take time. I touched it and poked it repeatedly to make sure it was snow, and then after I fell down, with a cold butt I confirmed it was haha!</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">When it drizzles the cold can be felt so much harsher in these regions. After crossing the meadows and forests we found ourselves in an insane stretch filled with boulders. It kinda felt like home, but nevertheless one slip and a bloody face was ensured. Traversing with caution we hopped from boulder to boulder and made it to Ruinsara Tal. We had gained quite some altitude for the day and we were welcomed by a snowfall. The first snowfall on a trek felt really nice, but eventually the winds picked up & made it feel harsh and it slowly was turning into strong blizzard.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">By evening the snow had died down and we took a walk to the holy lake of Ruinsara which was hardly 500m from camp site. Now, the gain in altitude and dip in temperature could be felt quite profoundly. And the sunset that we witnessed that day left us all speechless. It was like a hot ball of fire crashing into the cold froth of clouds afar, all of this happening behind a curtain of snow-capped mountains of the Himalayas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Once we reach high altitude it is advisable to spend few hours getting used to the temperature, pressure and the lack of oxygen in every breath taken. Hence we had one complete day at Ruinsara and it was of the most fun-filled day of the trip.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The day started off with some sour news that a batch which had attempted to cross Bali had turned back not able to bear the weather conditions at Odari (our next camp site). The water outside our campsites had sheets of ice as the top layer, we realised the outside temperature had dropped sub-zero. We knew it was a hit or miss, but like always hoping for a safe passage across the mountains, we began playing Frisbee at the campsite for a good 1hour. Then we moved to Ruinsara and had some basic exercise like sprints, push ups, small climbs and then came the monster of a game introduced by Dattu to the team. What a grinder and stamina tester “ultimate Frisbee” was and playing at such high altitude pretty much completed our acclimatization for the next whole year haha!</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After that, we just sat around near the lake chatting for a good couple of hours. After a good session of physical training, we went back to tent and played cards and other games, which was followed by dancing and singing as the blizzard returned on the second day post noon knocking at our doors. I guess it was blizzard’s way of welcoming us to the mountains, you never know.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Evening we re-visited Ruinsara Lake, it was something special, the holy lake kept calling us back. It was very tranquil and somewhat mesmerizing. We all just sat in silence taking in without judgement what was in front of us. Night we all had good dinner and stared the clear skies with lot of stars. We knew the next day was the tester and it would more or less give a clue that the entire mission would be a hit or a miss. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">DAY 6 – Ruinsara Tal (3350m) to Bali Pass Base Camp (4300m) via Odari (4100m) / 6-7km Snowy Ridge walk – Razor walk / 5hours: (16<sup>th</sup> May 19)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The day was here, we left Ruinsara quite early as the previous days had suggested a blizzard would knock the door at about noon. So we had to tackle the most difficult stretches in snow before that. The initial stretch for about 1-2km was in forest and had a lot of boulders but we could see the path way to Bali, which ran in between Snow Mountains and it was approaching fast.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We wore the cramp-ons, ski-goggles and it was time to enter the snow zone, good bye fresh sources of water and pleasant weather, shit was about to get serious. The snow walk continued at a good pace, but we had no resting places. Being the first time, I could realise I was wearing a lot faster, breathing was becoming difficult and wearing the ski-googles that rested on my nose cut the air flow. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We crossed Odari, the place where Bali had locked himself in the cave with the demon mentioned earlier.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After quite a tiring ascent, then came the endurance tester, the ridge walks. Most of the other blogs I had read prior coming here, this portion of the trek was bald and was done on mud. And since it was early monsoon for us, it was completely with snow. A narrow path with dead drops to left & right side and we had to walk on this razor's edge for the next 2-3 hours. What a mental endurance tester this was. To start off, it was uncomfortable, but where do you go? You can’t turn back and guess what blizzard kicked in early that day. Standing on a narrow ridge, with steep phases on either side of you, & snow being carried by strong winds hitting trying to knock you off the ridge, not a pleasant feeling at all guys. We anchored our walking poles into the snow and tried to stay put, we could feel a layer of snow on our right cheek being formed. Lots of thoughts tried to crop up into our heads, but all we did was stare down deep into the snow. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Step-by-step, we started taking 10 steps and catching a breath. This went on for 2 hours and once we made it on top, the blizzard intensified. We pretty much walked like zombies in the sub-zero temperatures and weather around was hostile. We made it to the base camp, I remember I didn’t speak for the next 45mins, catching a breath and assimilating what we had tackled. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">DAY 7 –Bali Base Camp (4300m) to Lower Dhamni (3800m) via Bali Pass (4850m) / 16-17km / Snow and muddy / 9.5hours: (17<sup>th</sup> May 19) <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The night was thankfully pleasant, and the thought of waking up early pretty much woke us up every 2hours once. We were up by 4:30AM and got ready and departed by 6:30AM. The walk was slow, making sure every footing was hit right. After about an hour we could spot the pass.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The final stretch was again a true tester, it was like Bali himself whip-lashing the living hell outta us. Step by step we took and after another 2hours of risky trek, we were at top of Bali Pass.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Firstly we could not shout our hearts out as it could cause an avalanche. Sometimes nature tames in ways you can’t even imagine. We just sat there admiring the majestic ranges of Swaragarohini & Bandhar Poonch. It was sunny and we had successfully reached the top. But the mighty mountains surrounding us reminded that we had only completed 50% of the journey. A small puja was performed for granting us safe passage to the top, and requesting a safe passage back to ground, sweets (sugar balls) were distributed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As it was a small patch of land, we spent about 30mins at the top and decided to begin the descent. The descent for the first 200meters is dangerous. Taking help of the porters and guides we made it pass this. After which the fun began, a huge may be 300-400meters descent had to be done sliding down. Ah man, these snow slides made the slides of theme parks look like kids. We had a mixture of snow walks and slides for the next few hours. Then we hit ice, all hell began to break loose here. Even though we had cramp-ons, the ice was very unstable and took a toll on mental and physical being.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And guess who returned back at this stretch, knocking the doors came another blizzard and by now we had turned to Yak mode, come what may, we are taking one steady step and moving like thick skinned buffalos.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After seeking for a lot of help to get past this stretch, then a vertical drop of about 300-500m had to be negotiated holding onto a rope. The terrain was muddy and had rocks, even though it was the most risky of all stretches, I kinda felt home when my feet hit the mud. But it was not over, there was another good 8-9km walk on muddy slushy terrain. Walking like zombies down the slushy terrain into the tree line we made it to our final camp site at 5PM.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Pastas welcomed us as we had not eaten anything since the porridge in the morning. A small cake was baked for the entire team for a celebration of completion of the trek, this truly warmed our hearts. We played cards for a few more hours and decided to crash as our knee had taken a number while descending.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The final day started peacefully, had a nice breakfast and departed. The previous day had busted my legs but the muddy terrain was helping. We reached Yamunotri and as it was Yatra season, it was flocked with thousands of pilgrims (not a big fan of crowded places, especially holy crowded places). We did take a dip in the hot water spring at Yamunotri to find ourselves pretty much healed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then the crazy walk back to Janki chetti began amidst the rushing dholis and running mules. Man oh man, brisk walking and sprinting on roads we made it Janki Chetti by noon. After a warm closing discussion we all boarded the TT to Dehradun. The drive was crazy and we missed a few landslides by inches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We reached Dehradun late night and spent 2 days exploring the market and finally returned back to Bangalore on the 20<sup>th</sup> May 2019.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After returning back home, next few weeks (even as I write this article) seemed kind of lost. Was eating only once a day that too just a couple of idlys <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or momos at night. Continued walking 8-10km every day in the evenings. The kind of rush you get out of nature, leaves you a pleasant hangovers for weeks together man! </span>Few things I learnt:</div>
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<li>Treks like these – 60% mental endurance & 40% physical endurance.</li>
<li>Dry fruits are live savers</li>
<li>Appreciate water even though it provides zero calories</li>
<li>Slow steady steps take you a long way</li>
<li>Stick by your friends and they give you lot of strength</li>
<li>End of the day sit back forget, forgive and close the day</li>
<li>Your body can take much more of a beating than you ever can think off – <i style="text-indent: -18pt;">don’t whiplash yourself to death now</i><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">!</span></li>
<li>Certain places truly test you to earn your way to the top</li>
<li>Respect the place, make peace with it and be a part of it as you go – <i style="text-indent: -18pt;">yeah we said a hi back to the blizzard on the final day :P</i></li>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">I cannot emphasize enough on the fact that the single most important thing on such expeditions and treks (apart from basic essentials) is having a good team of not necessarily like minded people, but I would put it this way, like-minded in certain areas. Having a diverse group with like-mindedness on a common area produce better outcomes during a grueling encounter such as this one. And here is our team:</span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">1. <b>Deepak (Deefu)</b></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;"> – The Ibex of the group, he pretty much planned the entire trip and took the lead from the front for this trek. Constantly backed me during the blizzard knowing I down and dusted under during blizzard conditions.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bali pass trek was another milestone trek after our first ever Himalayan trek last year. We knew that this trek would be slightly tougher and we were mentally and physically prepared for it. We came across rocky terrains, forests, lakes & snowy mountains. The weather for 50% of the trek was overcast and raining and this made the trek tougher than we had imagined. But with good support and motivation from the trek leader and guides we were able to climb the pass and cross over. It was one hell of an experience. The trek down the mountain was one of the scariest things I had personally encountered with crevasses and slippery ice. But all in all the satisfaction we got after competition of the trek was worth all the effort we had put”</i></span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">3.<i> </i><b>Gule (KR)</b></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;"> – Mr Red Cap & Red Jacket’s jokes and talks pretty much filled the air with laughter and light spirits. Not only did he produce jokes, but also took a good number of jokes on himself to keep everybody’s spirit up.</span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">4. <b>Sriram (Vade)</b></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;"> – Calm & steady mover. He pretty much knew from last time what it takes at these mountains. He had almost broken his leg last year on DAY 2 and yet limping ahead had completed Rupin pass. So he was one of those slow and steady people I always had company towards the last.</span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">5. <b>Ashok (Momz)</b></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;"> – This pocket monster, doesn’t work out, does all non-sense, but effortlessly climbs any peak without breaking a sweat. No clue what the this guy’s secret is.</span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">6. <b>Yashwanth (Yedde)</b></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;"> – The dancing, the singing and the negotiations with local people was pure joy to watch. He made sure every day at breakfast/lunch/dinner people would laugh to their core atleast once. One of the most jovial persons I have ever met.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">“Bali pass is a really difficult trek. The trek starts from Sankri and ends at Janki Chetti. This trek offers splendid views of Kalanag and Swargarohini peaks and in the middle we can find the Ruinsara Tal Lake which has an unmatched beauty and grandeur. The Bali Pass trek should be in the list of trekkers who wish to experience the nature at its best with challenging terrains, steep ascents and descents, ridge walk and narrow trails. Important thing to keep in mind is one has to have a very good physical and mental endurance to undertake this trek. Consider this as one of the most unexplored trails in the Indian Himalayas”</span></i></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">7.<i> </i><b>Chethan (Zethu)</b></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;"> – Ah, old pal. Felt great to catch up with this big guy over 7 days, I guess chethu and me were the last to reach the camp site pretty much on all the days and we always ended up in the same tent for all 7days. We had a great time catching up helping each other out. Cheers buddy!</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">All of us thank Himanshu and his team for guiding us through Bali Pass. And looking at the porters, I tell you these people are simply insane, they don’t wear any ice spikes, carry atleast 50% their own body weight and ease through the snow effortlessly. Looking at them you kind of feel funny and begin to admire them at the same time. That humble infectious smile they give you as they race past you, makes you feel stupid but nice.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Last but not least we all would like to thank the 4 dogs, (brown, black, pup & wolf) who stuck with us throughout, shivering in the cold, jumping into the icy waters, sitting beside us staring into our eyes wondering things we can never figure out, squeezing into the tents at night to sleep unable to bear the cold & all said and done they came running to us wagging their tail in the mornings ready for another day’s trek. All of you truly touched our hearts and lifted our spirits (maybe higher than 16,500feet!)</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Big cheers to all who have made it this far reading. Thank you for your support & love. Here is the link to all of the photos. Cheers! Sippy signing out! \m/<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Fort Trek</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Previous
Visit</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/04/165-kunti-betta-trek-2222019.html">Kunti Betta trek</a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Budget:</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Rs 425/head<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Alright, this trek was one of those scorching hot treks on the borders
of AP in the middle of peak summer. The trek as such was awesome, but the heat
drained our energies pretty bad. Last time, if you remember we were stuck on
the mountain as on fire. Climbing down the hillock with fire all
around you, yeah something crazy alright! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">INTRO &
PLAN:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Medigeshi is the hometown of Aditya and we had last visited this
beautiful and peaceful town in 2017 when we had been to <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2017/04/140-ratnagiri-fort-trek-2112017.html">Ratnagiri Fort</a>. Last
time we had trekked <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2015/01/92-medigeshi-fort-trek-222014.html">Medigeshi</a> was in Feb 2014, 5 years earlier. Regarding the
crew, as usual Madhu, who was forced to empty his quarterly leaves was always game
:P<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 22:00 (21/2/2019)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Yeah I was up at 05:00, as usual, did
a few push-ups and sit-ups and was all set to go. As Madhu had returned late
previous night we decided to leave by 7AM. Left my home at 6:30, picked up
Madhu and we left Bangalore.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 07:00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(Bangalore – Dobbaspete – Madhugiri – Medigeshi)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Okay is this was about 135-150kms ride. To start things off we rode on
the wide Tumkur road at a slow pace enjoying the wonderful sunrise. As we had
the entire day to ourselves, we decided to take it slow. Cruising along at a
comfortable place in the cool weather, we pulled over at our regular hotel for
some tasty breakfast at Dobbaspete.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 07:45<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After a light breakfast, we took off from Dobbaspete and entered the
butter smooth snake way to Madhugiri. With the Koratagere by-pass finished the
ride proved to be a kick-ass one. The roads being nice, traffic being less and
surrounding views being awesome, we just allowed the bike to take us to
<a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2012/09/59-madhugiri-trek-nandi-hills-2072012.html">Madhugiri</a>. We rested for a few moments at Madhugiri as we wanted to buy a water
bottle, looking at the gigantic beauty we winked at her, promising a trek shortly we carried on. Continuing further, we reached Medigeshi, parking our bike near the
temple premises, we were all set for the scorching trek ahead of us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 10:00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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FORT TREK:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">It took us about 60mins to reach the top. As the sun was burning in all
its glory, we did take a lot of stops to cool down. But yeah, the trek proved
to be a really nice one. Like always I have divided the trek into the following
segments:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">i) Gateways –
10 to 15mins<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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– 10 to 15 mins<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">iii) Steep
face – 10 to 15mins<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Sooo, these were the stretches, let me run you through each one. Keep up
with me here!</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">To start things off, we had to make it through a lot of gates. The path
is quite clear and runs you almost to the top. But this initial stretch has a
lot of steps and pretty much drains you, if you add the hot weather into the
equation you get the zombie walk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">ii) Rock face:<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Once out of the gateways, we found ourselves in the open, with the sun’s
mighty rays crashing right down on our skull, we had to cross a pure rock face.
This, actually we found to be a little better and easy than the previous phase.
We spotted a lot of old halls in ruins with pillars fallen here & there.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">iii) Steep
face:<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The last phase of the trek consists of ascension of a really steep rock
phase. Steps had been carved, but nevertheless we had to be extremely cautious
during this ascent. After ascending the steps, there a few gate-ways again and
once out of them, you can spot the huge Indo-Islamic style building which marks
the top. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The top of Medigeshi fort consists of lot of buildings and granaries.
You could easily spend an hour or two just exploring these places. Firstly we
kept the large building for the last. We glimpsed through the resting homes one
by one and made it to the strange tree. The tree is just spooky, and the path
to reach was through a door of thorny shrubs. Crazy! After fooling around the
tree for sometime, we next made it the granaries where food/oil used to be
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">These granaries have only an opening on top and are about 15-20feet
high. Climbing these proved to be risky but damn fun and a perfect test to all
the exercises I was doin back home. Finally we crept into a small cave kind of
structure and rested there for good 15-20mins. Waking up fresh, we had a sip of
water and check out the main building which we had reserved for last and
decided to head back down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The descent was quite straightforward. We took the same route as we had
climbed up. But as we reached the steep steps, climbing down these was actually
pretty intense. And amdist all this we just sat on the steep steps for 5-10mins
and took in the view in front of us to the fullest – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">talk about getting acclimatized to danger!</i> Once we reached back the
gates, the temperature was soaring past 35degC and we were pretty much zonked
out. Reaching the temple premises we hopped on our bike and saying sayonara to
the beautiful town we took off.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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– Madhugiri – Dobbaspete - Bangalore)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This was about a 150kms ride back to Bangalore. As we left Medigeshi, we
were pretty much de-hydrated. We were cruising along at a slow pace and all off
a sudden we saw this place “TUMBADI” we were like woah, I started thumping
Madhu’s back “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maga tumbad, hastar, wait,
pull over, pull over”</i>! Thinking I had gone mental, Madhu pulled over and
asked what the hell had just happened, said I was only thirsty and bought some
water bottles. Hydrating ourselves back, we rode non-stop to Dobbaspete and
stopped there for some full meals batting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After a nice heavy lunch we rode back to Bangalore. Dropped Madhu home
and reached back home in one piece!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">CONCLUSION:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Well, the second trip of the
mind-flusher series was a crazy one. Hiking up Medigeshi in peak summer was
basically like putting yourself into the furnace and locking the door to see
what it feels like inside. But the trek as such, was very nice and all the
working out had shot up the stamina, felt good \m/”<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Until next time Cia \m/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Karthik (Sp)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14368773435627414398noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456358343881873051.post-44568483108811720032019-04-10T16:13:00.001+05:302019-06-23T10:40:41.627+05:30165) Kunti Betta Trek: (22/2/2019)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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> Bidadi > Ramnagara > Mandya > Kunti betta<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Visit</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/04/163-kabbe-hills-trek-27282912019.html">Kabbe hills trek</a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Alright, this was a kick ass trek which marked a start of a dominos of
trips. Kunti betta even though a little commercial now, if visited on a weekday
can be surprisingly calm and tranquil. Overall
this chapter was fun, well-composed and old school like always! \m/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">I had/have taken sabbatical leave from office for 8-12 months. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Was it a rash decision? </i>Or<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> was it cold blooded calculation?</i> Or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">was it an experiment?</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Don’t ask me</i>. Few things in life just has
to be done, not all in pleasant manner. Now it was one of those times where I had
centre my life in-between things that I value the most. The red bloody streak
begins!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">So, with no differentiation between weekends and weekdays, I almost felt
I had figured out the fourth dimension of anything - <i>time</i>. Each day, feeling the same and sticking
to a good yet flexible schedule consisting of reading, physical workout,
meditation and hobby was paying off.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Freezing upon Medigeshi Fort, I asked around to see if anybody’s up for the
trek. Madhu responded saying he was forced to take a leave and had nothing to
do that day haha! Game on fellas!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 22:00 (21/2/2019)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ups & situps, had a cup of coffee and was all set to go. Taekwondo was
given a day off. Left my home at 6AM, made it Madhu’s home (<i>which btw, is not a straight one road from
my home, I want to make this very clear :P</i>) picked him up and we were out
of Bangalore. As i rode i joined the Mysore road and was heading towards Mysore, Madhu asked "<i>hey u said medigeshi is towards tumkur road". </i>I just smiled "<i>Change of plans buddy"</i></div>
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left Bangalore, we were surprised by the icy cold weather on the outskirts of
the city. Bangalore had basically become a boiling pot, guess the traffic was getting
horrible. Anyway, we enjoyed what the icy cold weather as we cruised along at a
slow pace and pulled over at Bidadi for some yummy breakfast. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After a yummy breakfast, we hopped onto the bike and took off once
again. There was no hurry, so we cruised at about 60’s looking around and
speaking all the way. As we crossed Mandya, we pulled over for a small tea
stop. Post some tea and buying a litre of water, we proceeded further and took
a right deviation near Up south correctly, and then got lost :P <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We ended up near some canal, and asking the ladies who were washing
clothes for directions we rode amidst farms and cattle we made it to the base
of the hill.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">KUNTI BETTA
TREK:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Well, as we reached the base, we looked at the school kids who were
roaming out the class. Giving them back strange looks as to why they were out
of class and making monkey faces, we ran towards the hill.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Well, the ascension took us 30mins this time. Investing time on martial
arts had always paid off! And this time we didn’t sweat it out much as well.
Kunti betta trek is very similar to Skandagiri, a long walk on varying terrains.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ready for the trek? Okay, like always I
have divided the trek into the following categories:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">i) Initial
Stretch – 10 to 15mins<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">ii)
Wastelands – 10 to 15 mins<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">iii) Uphill
Run – 10 to 15mins<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Sooo, these were the stretches, let me run you through each one. Keep up
with me here!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">i) Initial
Stretch:<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">To start things off, we had to make our way through few boulders. The
path was quite clear on this one. But the background view is something not to be
missed during this stretch. It offers a kickass view of a lake afar.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">ii) Wastelands:<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Once we reached the peak of the first hillock. There lay vast landscape
between us and the final ascent. I wanted to spot the final ascent which had a
clear pillar on top. But I was not able to. I concluded that my memory of the
route was bad. But roughly knowing the direction heading, we explored two alternate
routes. Pushing through the shrubs me made out of the second phase as well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The final stretch is damn fun. It runs thorough the boulder terrain and
we hopping from one boulder to another like knights on chess board. When a
clear muddy path was in front we went running like kids with limitless energy.
Finally about 30mins of climbing we reached the top of Kunti betta.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As we reached the top, I was disappointed to see the pillar pushed down
and broken. Hoping the same would happen to the bones of the people responsible,
we took out the water bottle and had a sip each. As I removed a complete packet
of Mazello, Madhu burst into laughter. We had a few pieces each and began
exploring the top. After finding a nice place for photography. We made into the
shade amidst the rocks and rested for about an hour. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Well here’s the crazy part, the descension took us an hour. We left the
top after resting for an hour. The climb down was smooth until we crossed the
waste lands, then we decided to take an alternate route and explore some other
route like last time. We ended up stranded and making our way down few steep
phases we made it to the school to find the same old naughty kids outside.
Cooling out heads at a water tank nearby, we filled up out water bottles and
were about to leave. “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Maga that’s some
lunch they’ve got cooking for these kids, let’s go and ask if they will spare
some for us too, smells yummy :P” </i>i told madhu, he saw and thought for a
while and then we decided to let the kids have it. We took off, with of course a
nice trek in our bag.</span></div>
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Betta – Mandya – Bidadi - Bangalore)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This was about a 150kms ride back to Bangalore. As we left Kunti Betta, I
insisted that we take back the narrow mud route through the green fields and
join back the road latter. As we rode at a slow pace and we pulled over.
Standing on the ridge, staring at the bullocks plough the land, I realised I should
be doing the same, but inside my head. Reach to depths and remove all the dirt
& shit filled over the years from the corporate world. Make the mind fertile, innocent and wild once
again. Madhu tapped my shoulder from behind and said “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">im hungry, if you don’t hop on back, I don’t mind leaving you here :P “
</i>Howle!</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The ride back was decent one, we took it easy as there was no hurry. We decided
not to have lunch on the highways but instead go back near home have rolls like
engineering days :) Reaching back RR nagar, we had some yummy rolls and lime
soda near Madhu’s place and headed back to reach back my home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Well, the mind flushing series
has begun. And this was the perfect start. Kunti betta like always was reserved
for special occasions. 100<sup>th</sup> trip saw it and now this. Last time I had
twisted my knee at this place and was limping for weeks, this time, I was expecting
something similar but guess all the elements wants the bloody streak to happen!”</i></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Until next time Cia \m/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Karthik (Sp)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14368773435627414398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456358343881873051.post-221661260758934642019-04-05T17:35:00.001+05:302019-04-10T15:45:44.846+05:30164) Kabbe hills trek: (27,28,29/1/2019)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">Place</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Kabbe hills
trek</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Distance</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: 300kms x 2
= 600kms<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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> Nelamangala > Hirisave > Kikkeri > Hunsur > Virajpete<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE-CH" style="line-height: 115%;">Krew</span></i></b><span lang="DE-CH" style="line-height: 115%;">: Datta (Dattu) > Ashok
(Momz) > Deepak (Deefu) > Karthik (Sippy)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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> Pulsar <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Visit</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Huthridurga trek<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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LESS THAN 50 WORDS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Kabbe hills is one of the calmer version
of Tadiandamol. Less visited by tourists, Kabbe is a short hill to climb, but
the position of the hillock is in such a way that it offers a very beautiful
view from the top. Few notable events of this chapter are taking an hour to cover 10kms, sleeping in some random bus stop,
diverting a group of bikers and leading them until they found we were some random people, last but not least amount of cheating we did during card games in plain sight! \m/<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">INTRO &
PLAN:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">2019, I wanted to start with something different. After digging up few
places, considering the weather conditions, we decided that Virajpete would be
the general side we’d be heading towards. Digging deeper found this place
called Kabbe, which happens to the twin of the biggest peak of Coorg –
Tadiandmol. The crew wanted on board were somebody old school as we didn’t know
what to expect from the place and trust me it totally paid off to take the old
school route on this one!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 23:00 (26/1/2019)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Yeah I was up at 04:30, did a few push
ups & situps, had a cup of coffee listening to some Doors. As the pick-up
was scheduled at Dattu’s place, left comfortably by 6AM and after formal
greetings we left Bangalore.</div>
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The plan was simple – GO, CLIMB, COME
BACK!</div>
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TIME: 07:00</div>
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(Bangalore– Nelamangala – Kikkeri – Hunsur - Virajpete)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This 300kms first day ride had to be one of the craziest done till date.
As we left Bangalore, we cruised along at a pretty decent pace. We decided to
take the Hassan road as we had thoroughly enjoyed the route during our visit to
Tadiandmol.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We pulled over at our
regular hotel for breakfast. Once funny incident that occurred before we
reached the hotel. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">A group of about 50-75 bullets were on full on roar on Tumkur road,
somehow, momz with his bullet got into the crowd and even though he didn’t mean
to, he was successful in steering away 10-15 bikes with us to Hassan road :P
while others continued straight towards Chitradurga. Best part is he had no
clue what mischief he had pulled off, poor riders had to get screwed from the
higher ups-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yeah hierarchy or anarchy?!</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After our tummies full, we stepped out for some light tea. Knowing there
was some greenery around, we decided to just have tea and proceed and pull over
in a peaceful spot. After about an hour of riding we parked our bikes on the
highway and pretty much stranded off into somebody’s farm. Finding a peaceful
spot, we were pretty much up afloat speaking to dogs and cows of the farm. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As we left<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the “somebody’s” farm,
we proceeded towards hirisave, remembering barely the right roads we asked
localities for direction and we were happily en route Kikkeri. Once we reached
Kikkeri, we missed a turn that took us into completely country roads and the
two bikes got separated. Dattu and me were happily floating and going in
circles around a town meeting the same railway tracks again and again. When we
crossed the railway for the third time we realised we were in some deep shit.
We called Momz and deefu and they started laughing at us and said they’d wait
for us near the highway about 30kms from Hunsur, I looked at Dattu and asked
him “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> last we asked that localities about
an hour ago he said Hunsur is 40kms”</i> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Buying some Koppiko and a bottle of cold water, we stood on firm ground
for a while and then proceeded further. Meeting deefu & momz who were
already sitting peacefully in a grassland nearby, we met up and after a hearty
laugh we pulled over at Hunsur for some lunch!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After some heavy lunch and some lemon tea we felt the dizziness drifting
away. Hopping back on our bikes, we proceeded merrily to enter Virajpete and
pull over at our standard juice shop. I can tell you my bag’s weight increased
atleast by 7-8kgs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ESTATE:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Reaching the home stay we had some tea and proceeded towards the
Cheluvara backwaters which flows within the home stay. Crashing in the waters,
we floated on the water. Post the sunset we set the campfire alight and sat
around it with some music and snacks drinking juice. The party went on until
late night, we spoke of all sorts of shit like animies, school life,
imitations, the last time how we all made it back from WH, Himalayas plan for
2019 and finally we crashed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Day 2: Kabbe
hills trek</span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Woke at about 7AM, had some coffee and began to wake up others as well.
We all went for an early morning walk into the estate and had a second round of
coffee and juice at the tree house. After an excellent breakfast we packed
lunch in a hot box and were all set for a day in the hills. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 09:00</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We left the homestay and reached the base of hill in about 30mins,
hardly 10km from homestay. Upon reaching, there was guard and he said we could
go only to one of hills as the other hill was banned. We were okay, but he also
said we can’t stay at the top for long, this go us worried, we tried negotiating,
but he was a forest official and in a way it was good to see them stick to
rules. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We kept all our back packs at the post, and began running towards the
top. The climb was not a big one and the path was quite clear. But the view we
got from the top was excellent. We did loaf around at the top for about
30-45mins. And finally decided to head back. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Upon reaching the base, we picked up our backpacks and as we rode back
there was some strike at various places and the roads were blocked, we asked
them for directions and took a narrow road between two beautiful estates. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Finding a bus stop nearby and the aroma of the rice bath sitting in the
backpack hitting us all hard, we decided to pull over at the bus stop and
finish off what was a very memorable lunch. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We doubled back to the homestay, slightly disappointed with the trek – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tats how life is right, a total ..forget it!. </i>And finally sat
at about 2:30PM, lighted a few and started explaining the epic card game of
Mendikot to Deefu and Dattu. Trust me, next thing you know the campfire was alight at about 8PM, and we were floating and playing for about 6hours
straight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The greenery kept fading but
we were getting into the game totally. The epic marathon lasted for about 12 hours
and crashed back into our beds after a heavy dinner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Third day, woke up as usual at around 6AM. Had nothing to do, so opened
the fridge and was trying to finish off all the left overs silently, when all
others heard the cling and came rushing for an early morning party :P. We sat
around the camp fire which as almost dying and I looked around there was a
thick log of wood, and a bottle of kerosene. The challenge was accepted by momz
and together we put the log into the dying embers and poured kerosene over it.
It set ablaze like a signal fire haha. After a nice heavy traditional heavy
breakfast we decided to head back towards Bangalore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 09:00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The ride back was surprisingly smooth. We took the Mysore route while
heading back, and guess what, we did spot some elephants as well. Jumped ofd
the bikes and headed towards the edge of the road to get a closer look, by then
I realized what I thought were other ordinary people were actually forest
guards, smiled at them and stood alongside for few minutes and hopped on the
bikes and Mysore dhaba was the target. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We reached Mysore pretty early so, continued further and pulled over at
our regular Dhaba at mandya for some light lunch. Post lunch, felt drowsy as
the sun was blazing, never the less we rode at a constant 70-80kmph and made it
back to Bangalore in one piece.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">This chapter I must say slightly
different. The trek was small, but the homestay was excellent. We weren’t allowed
to stay on top of the hill, but the lunch at some random bus top was very
memorable, the going around in circles in a town was damn funny and something I’ll
remember for a long time. And last but not least, the amount of laughter,
secrecy and ofcourse my cheat codes in the game of mendikot made this a
wonderful trip”<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Until next time, Cia \m/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">Place</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Huthridurga
trek</span></div>
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200kms<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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> Bidadi > Ramnagara > Jalamangala > Huthridurga<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE-CH" style="line-height: 115%;">Krew</span></i></b><span lang="DE-CH" style="line-height: 115%;">: Datta (Dattu) > Ashok
(Momz) > Madhu(Howle) > Karthik (Sippy)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Visit</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/03/162-kodachadri-kavaledurga-trek.html">Kodachadri & Kavaledurga Trek</a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Alright, hey there, this was a short
and sweet trip to wind up, what I must say a lousy 2018. Huthridurga is one of
the Navadrugas which surround Bangalore and is one of the most easiest to
climb, but hey it’s tricky as well. Known for the great escape of James Bristow
post the 1758 peace treaty, this fort hill is deceitful and hence a pleasure to
climb.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Since 2018 was already limping, I decided to close off well by going to
a nearby place which would offer a decent climb. Huthridurga was the place of
choice. The crew on board were Dattu, Ashok & Madhu. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 23:00 (30/11/2018)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Yeah I was up at 04:30, did a few push
ups & situps, had a cup of coffee and called others and woke them up as
well by 5:30. Picked up Maddhu from his home and we headed towards Mysore road
as the meet up was scheduled at the Decathlon on Mysore road. Ashok and Momz
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(Bangalore– Bidadi – Ramnagara – Jalamangala - Huthridurga)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This was about a 100km ride on the Mysore road. Finding the place turned
out be a little tricky as it had been some years since we had roamed around
these lands. Okay as we left Bangalore and as it was a Saturday, the road was
flooded with traffic. We cruised at a peaceful pace and pulled over at our
regular hotel on Mysore road for some yummy breakfast. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">During the breakfast it was fun catching up with Dattu and Modhu. Dattu
had returned from Hongkong few days back and had some crazy stories (if you
know what I mean :P) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">And momz as usual was picking on Madhu making him a character in all of
the jokes and pulling his leg pretty bad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After the breakfast we continued further to reach Ramnagara.</span></div>
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on a whole new route. Asking the localities for direction, we made onto a
surprisingly freshly laid country road with almost zero people on it. It was a fantastic
and peaceful ride.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We pulled over at a
bakery near the foothills, bought a water bottle and some cream buns – one of
the best things for a day’s hike. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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TREK:</span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">It took us about an 45mins to reach the top. The climb was easy and we
spent more time exploring the place and the top of the fort. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like always, have divided the trek into the
following section, hope you enjoy reading it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><i>i) Initial path way<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><i>ii) Rocky terrain<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><i>ii) Grasslands on top!<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><i>iv) Face Rock</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Alright, the sun was up, skies were clear, the air was cool, what else
was missing, oh yeah the GOAT within us. Awaking the spirit, we were all set
for the climb.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">i) Initial
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The initial stretch consists of lot of gate ways and twists and some
plain bare climb on the rock phase. But this part of the stretch take around
10-15mins and would be one the most thrilling parts of the climb. The first
fort wall which had tricked us pretty bad during our first visit was a puzzle
given to Dattu and Momz as it was their first time at this place.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">ii) Rocky
Terrain:<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After passing through the gates, it opens up into a somewhat barren rock
surface. Steps are now carved clearly suggesting the direction to be heading
towards. The scenery of the surroundings begins to lift up from this point on.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">iii) Final
Grasslands<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As you begin to reach the top, the grass keeps getting thicker and
higher and at one point you will not be able to see the person in front.
Finally there are two spots you can head on top. One is the Shiva temple which
is the actual top and conclusion of the trek and then there is the what we have
called “Face Rock”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Last time we had visited the Shiva temple on top and quickly descended
without exploring much. This time we decided to explore the top a little more.
( just a little not too much)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As we proceeded further, we found some old cave routes, dried up grass
lands – where we started imitating WWF starts (not E – always from the Attitude
Era), finally we ended up on a parallel top.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Cool winds greeted us at the top. It was steep rock face, so yeah we couldn’t
get lazy or too drowsy. We started munching on the cream bun and had some
water. As we stared down the fort hill into the lands below enjoying the view, something
weird caught us. The face of the rock hill adjacent to us actually looked like
a face made up of rock. I mean weird teeth, strange eyes – perfect clustering illusion
:P Resting for about 30-40mins on top we decided call Deefu and asked him if he
was free to meet us all at White Horse. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The climb down was a smooth one. We hardly took any breaks, but we did
meet a group of people making their way to the top guided by a person. Saying
hi to all of them we continued on at a smooth pace to reach the base. An
emergency came up and Madhu had to return home early. Hence we called up Deefu
again and asked if he could pick me from the Magadi road. T<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Yeah the route we took back was via Magadi road. The roads are narrower
but tickled our memories of us visiting the TG reservoir with our lunch boxes
during engineering days about 9 years back. I hopped onto Deefu’s bike and told
Madhu I’d collect my bike from him latter in the evening.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Stayed at WH until 9PM, met Madhu, collected my bike and decided to
close our innings for 2018. 2019 – I want you to be different!! NO WAIT, I will
make sure you are different!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Until next time, Cya! \m/</span></div>
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Karthik (Sp)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14368773435627414398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456358343881873051.post-3357062645294034872019-03-10T12:42:00.000+05:302019-03-29T21:16:51.761+05:30162) Kodachadri & Kavaledurga Trek: (1,2,3,4/11/2018)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><i>Place</i></b>: Kodachadri & Kavaledurga Trek</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Distance</i></b>: 400 x 2 = 800kms<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Directions</i></b>: Bangalore > Hiryur > Shimoga > Nagara Fort
> Kodachadri > Kavaledurga<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE-CH">Krew</span></i></b><span lang="DE-CH">: Aditya (Adi) > Ashok (momz) > Aravind (Arvi)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>> Karthik (Sp)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Previous Visit</i></b>: <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/03/161-br-hills-cruise-mode-1682018.html">BR Hills</a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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LESS THAN 50 WORDS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Alright, this was one of those
getting back into flow trips. Kodachadri trek in one day (both climbing up
& down by foot) basically flushes out you mind and body pretty good. The
trek is quite enjoyable with lot of wild life scenes. Then when you
back this up with another trek on the next day, you will officially called
mental. Haha that we proudly are :P<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">All 4 days was with zero cell network, so
yeah, had to be good! <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">INTRO &
PLAN:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After August 2018, we hadn’t been anywhere in Sept & Oct. Rusty 2018
it was, trust me! 2019 should be different. 2019 will be different. Okay, to
get the juices flowing we decided to hit a big one. We did try out a few options in the Western Ghats but these couldn’t materialise. So I began my enquiry into
Shimoga side and we finalized on Kodachadri trek. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Having 4-5 home stay options and finally we finalized and were all set to go and
BAM came the shocker! I was asked to travel to Amritsar from office and when I broke this down
to my friends they said fine some other time. This took me aback, I decided to
fight for this trip – was it worth it? Hell Yeah! \m/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 22:00 (29/10/2018)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">ASSEMBLE
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Yeah I was up by 4AM did a few sit-ups and push-ups and was all set to
go. We met at college at 7AM after formal greetings we were all set to go. The
plan was quite simple:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Day1</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Go – VV dam+
Nagara Fort, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Day2</b>: Kodachadri, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Day3</b>: Kavaledurga, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Day 4</b>: Come back!</span></div>
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TIME: 07:15</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">DAY 1: Go to
Shimoga!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">RIDE 1:
(Bangalore–Hiriyur – Shimoga – Nagara - Nittur)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This was a 400kms drive with two places covered on Day1. The first
200kms was butter smooth and 2nd half of the journey was slow paced. We left Bangalore
by about 07:30 and the drive was smooth. We pulled over at our regular hotel
for some yummy breakfast. Post breakfast we drove non-stop and testing my
memory we took the correct turn near Hiryur to reach the beautiful Vanivilas
Sagara Dam (200kms) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After spending some quality time at Vanivilas we left towards Shimoga.
The drive was again smooth but slow paced. At hosadurga, we went on foot
exporing the town and finally found our Laxmi :P. Driving further at a smooth
but steady pace, we pulled over at Shimoga for some Biryani batting. After a
heavy lunch we left towards Hosanagara, and we stopped at the Nagara Fort for some exploration.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Nagara fort would take approximately an hour to cover. It would be
better to visit this fort during monsoons as the entire fort would be draped with
a green grass blanket. The fort has a few ponds, meeting halls, and outposts. Its
quite spacious and easy to climb and hence a good pit-stop on the way to the
might Kodachadri!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Continuing further we reached Nittur and eventually made it to Simha Farms. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Trust me, this does require special mention as this was like none of the
other home-stays we had visited. As we were proceeding from the gate to the
Villa, we saw sculptures of Buffalo's, Snakes, People working in fields and
they looked so real and being in their own natural environment made them even more realistic. This kind of spooked us & sobered us down!</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Mr. Aditya is a wild life photographer and his father was an art teacher and these sculptures were his creation. We were truly impressed about the passion
these people had. I usually don’t write much about the home stays, but this
deserved special credit. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Contact details
mentioned at the end. (Else u won’t read the whole article, kidding! :P)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We ventured out to Nittur by 7PM to get few essentials, and there we saw
a batch of people in a jeep make a pit-stop. They had just returned from
Kodachadri and looked totally busted. They went to a medicine shop and were
inquiring for some pain-killers. We inquired as to how the trek was and they to
my horror, they gave us the wildest of description. Considering they looked fit
and all, this made me worried of the fact that others in our team would be worried.
Anyway, we made back to our home stay, opened the bottles and sat around till
1AM speaking. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Special mention to the friendliest kitten I’ve met till date, he jumped
on our thighs and ate from our plates. Jumped on our bed and was sleeping on
our bed. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Haha, crazy fellow!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Kodachadri trekking – The Reckoning day</span></b></div>
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Waking up at 5AM, I went outside and
sat. Next to wake up was Momz. We had some tea and sat in the peaceful
ambience. We had our breakfast and
decided to leave to kodchadri with a lunch packed and water 4-5 litres of
water. The base of the hillock is about 30mins from Simha Farms. We reached the
base of the hill, awoke the lizard’s spirit within and were all set for a day
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Like always people. I have divided the trek into 4 segments – makes it
easier to know your milestones when you head out there (yes, u, gotta head out there!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Base to Hidlumane
falls<o:p></o:p></div>
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20mins<o:p></o:p></div>
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Easy<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hidlumane
falls to Peak1<o:p></o:p></div>
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60mins<o:p></o:p></div>
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Straining<o:p></o:p></div>
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Peak1 to Jeep
Route <o:p></o:p></div>
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45mins<o:p></o:p></div>
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Easy<o:p></o:p></div>
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Jeep route to
Temple<o:p></o:p></div>
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15mins<o:p></o:p></div>
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Easy<o:p></o:p></div>
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Temple to Peta
(End)<o:p></o:p></div>
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30mins<o:p></o:p></div>
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Easy but cautious<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Base to Hidlumane Falls:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This was first stretch, it gives a pretty first good impression of the
trek to come. Lots of streams and trees can be found. We made our way jumping
with excitement and we came near a set of rocks, we had to cautiously proceed
and make it across into the forest. And guess who greeted us? A snake! Wow, the
day was getting better minute by minute, wanted to hold like always, but it
crawled its way into a crevasse! After 20mins or so, we made it to mysterious
Hidlumane falls. We decided to take a shower during our return to the place.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 11:00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">2. Hidlumane
Falls to Intermediate Peak: <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Okay, this stretch would be the most grueling, energy consuming <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and risky part of the trek. As we left
hidlumane we were still below the tree-line and no sunlight hit our heads
directly. After a few minutes in the forest we were out in the open and the energy
began to drain at a much faster rate. The terrain was steep, slippery with
gravels and stones and not many resting points in between. It was a pure test
of leg muscles. Pushing ourselves step by step (don’t forget the lunch and
water bottles) we made on top of the intermediate peak – pretty much busted. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Intermediate Peak to Jeep Point:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After reaching the peak, we took rest for sometime and looked at the
next stretch. We were happy to see a downward stretch followed by a climb
again. Most of the trek was on flat lands and it was pretty easy. We made it to
the intersection with the jeep route. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This place is very scenic and offers very good
views of the surrounding valleys and peaks. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">4. Jeep Point
to Temple:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This is a 1 to 1.5km walk on flat-ish muddy road. Considering the all
climbing so far, it felt like heaven and we more or less put our bodies in
neutral to take us further. The roads are with red mud and jeeps keep traversing.
We did find a second snake here, but it was crushed under a vehicle. We reached
the temple premises and there’s a pillar here whose metallic composition still
remains mysterious to date. It is claimed that it blocks most of the cell tower
signals. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">5. Temple to Peta:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This is the final stretch. People have to climb this stretch, until the
last stretch people have an option of taking a Jeep until the temple. The final stretch was
pretty good. It offered us very scenic views and it is said on a clear day we
can spot the Arabian Sea from here. The path
ran right along a steep ridge and it was slippery. So even though it was easy, high
caution would be required. We made it to top and let out a huge breath from the
bottom of our lungs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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KODACHADRI:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">It is believed that Shakaracharya meditated here. We paid respect the
place and quickly descended a few steps below to find a nice place to crash. We
realized we don’t usually get to push our bodies to such limits, hence that jolting of ourselves is always required once in a while. We wiped out the
slightest thoughts of heading back in jeep and decided to climb down on foot. We
opened our packed lunches and began munching. After having a few bananas we
decided to take a nap for some time and rejuvenate our body and mind. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After a good deep sleep, we felt so fresh waking up. We began our
descent and it took us 2.5hrs (excluding the 1 hour at Hidlumane falls). We
made it to temple in about 30mins and we started walking towards the jeep
point. From the jeep point we made it to peak one enjoying the surroundings,
the sun had begun his way down to the horizon as well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Getting down the steep part from Peak 1 was kind of scary. It was taking
a major toll on out knees and ankles. We did spot a herd of Bisons afar and
also heard that once an elephant had made it until the temple. We reached
Hidlumane falls by 5PM. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Even though the falls looked very pleasing, once we got below it, we
could feel the force of the crushing water on top of our skulls. It was as
though our skull was being ripped apart into two pieces gradually. Covering our
heads and sides of ears we allowed the water to ease our pains. Once we emerged
out, most of the pains had instantaneously disappeared.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Making our final way to the base, I was so excited I was jumping around
the creek and boulders, I sprained my right ankle. But I knew incase I sat and held
on it, it would cement. Hence bit my teeth hard and continued to jump on the
boulders enduring the pain. And guess what, it became alright. Tried and test
method – sprain your ankle? Just continue walking. It will self-heal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We reached back the base in one piece! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">So, that was day 2. Crazy day, we had flushed out bodies and minds by
jolting it. Night we sat around the camp fire with glasses and snacks in our
hand and had relaxing sleep post-dinner.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">DAY 3:
Kavaledurga Trek – Mental People = Mental Plans<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">I was up by 5AM again and once Adi woke up, we went and got chess pieces
and started playing chess ( off-late it had possessed me) After a good breakfast
we decided to spend 2-3hours just exploring Simha Farms as it looked so artistic.
We explored the farms, found it few other sculptures. And finally we hit the mother
load when we found a canal running right inside their farm. And guess what,
there were brilliant crocodile sculptures right near it that spooked us out
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Now a big decision had to be made:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">i)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Get into cool waters and
relax, finish lunch, sleep and again relax evening in the waters – Easy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">ii) Get into waters and relax, have lunch and then head out to
Kavaledurga<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">iii) Head out to Kavaledurga, Have lunch and return back and dive into
waters – Tough<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We actually spend 1hour unable to make decision. First option was
scrapped as it looked too tempting – always suspicious.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And we used a good old coin to make a decision and by
12PM we left to Kavaledurga.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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TREK:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We reached Kavaledurga at about 1PM, our bodies still showed signs of
fatigue owing to the Kodachadri trek. But this trek was pretty easy and took us
only an hour to reach the top. Nonetheless considering the timing of our climb
peak afternoon we were drained to the core. After about 30mins we found the
palace laying ruins. This reminded of the Pink Floyd – Live in Pompiee concert.
From the old palace the top is just 30mins away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The view from the top was simply breath taking. We could spot a lot small
ponds. But the final point is a small Shiva temple. People usually miss this as
the awesome view of the lakes makes them feel that is they’re on top.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The trek down took us 45mins and we had a lot of coconut waters
to re-hydrate ourselves considering the odd-hour of the trek. Once we were back
to base, we drove to Nagara and had some special Fish curry lunch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And made it back to Simha Farms by 5PM and
the cold flowing waters were simply inviting. And we dived right into it. WOW
feeling!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 17:00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">DAY3: Drive
back<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">The 3rd day was
especially reserved for drive back as it was a Sunday and we didn’t want to get
stuck in the late evening traffic of Tumkur Road. We pulled over for breakfast
at Shimoga at about 8:30AM and drove non-stop any guesses doing what? Listening
to Danish Sait Prank calls hahhahah!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">“Overall I must say this was an excellent
chapter. It was like holding a plough and reaching to the bottom of your mind
and removing all the existing dirt and residues. Major flushing. And pushing
our bodies to know what it can handle was truly a rejuvenating experience. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thanks Adi, Arvi, and Mo..<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want Momz to re-collect the name of this
place correctly next time we meet, only then I’ll thank him :P”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Karthik (Sp)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14368773435627414398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456358343881873051.post-75130552849359684842019-03-09T09:11:00.000+05:302019-03-09T09:11:32.267+05:30161) BR hills – Cruise mode : (16/8/2018)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><i>Place</i></b>: BR Hills</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Distance</i></b>: 200 x 2 = 400kms<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Directions</i></b>: Bangalore > Channpatna > Malvalli >
Kollegala > BR Hills<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE-CH">Krew</span></i></b><span lang="DE-CH">: Chinmay (Big Show) > Ashok (momz) > Datta (Dattu)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>> Karthik (Sp)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Previous Visit</i></b>: <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2019/03/98-channarayanadurga-trek-172018.html">Channarayanadurga</a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Expense:</i></b> Rs 800/head <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This had to one of the few chapters,
where you are sure you would not be disappointed. The place itself BR hills is
such a place. And the ride to the place is just perfect. This visit of ours was
more of catching up trip and wanted to check out BR hills as it had been quite
some time since we visited this beautiful place.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">It had been almost a month since our trek to Channarayanadurga. 2018 had
been one of those years where we had just begun to settle down to 1 trip a
month and go lazy. We shall make sure that 2019 would be different. A lot different!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">So, anyway BR hills of the Western Ghats famous being the abode of
Veerpan and few rides where in you actually pass through dense forest. Chinmay,
Momz, & Dattu were on the confirmed list. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 22:00 (12/12/2014)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Yeah I was up by 4AM, did a few push-ups
and sit-ups, had a sip of coffee and was all set to go. The meet up was
scheduled at Decathlon on Mysore road. Before that I picked up Dattu from his home
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(Bangalore– Bidadi – Ramnagara – Channpatna – Kabbaldurga – Mallavali –
Kollegala – BR hills)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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We decided to take the Mysore road as we were sure of getting good breakfast.
We cruised along peacefully alongside each other and pulled over at our regular
hotel at Bidadi for some yummy breakfast.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">During the breakfast Momz vividly described his dream last night, where
he was a sage and was being chased by a tiger (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">whose left hind leg was injured – the specificity, woo!!</i>) :P –
crazy stories! Have to hear all this in person. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After a major laughing session, we left Bidadi and took a left deviation
at Channpatna and proceeded towards Sathnur. In between we had a regular stop
when we got the first glimpse of the mighty Kabbaladurga.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 09:00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After taking a small pit-stop (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">oh
wait we had a Javelin throw competition in between as well</i>) we left and
re-joined the NH-209, Kanakpura road – Our snake way. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We picked up the pace as the temperatures had begun to rise. We rode
non-stop, cruising past Shivanasamudra (Gagannachukki & Barachukki) We decided
to skip these as of then and take a call during the ride back. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Funny part was, whenever I was seeing the rear view mirror. It almost
seemed like Chinmay was riding solo (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">even
though Momz was sitting behind him :P</i>) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After reaching Kollegala, it was time
to put my memory to rest and take the correct turns to reach BR hills. (No
phones allowed) I was surprised I could remember most of the turns as each one
had a memory attached to it. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Momz blind
curve, Zethu straight road etc.,</i>) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We had a one standard stop, from
where the entire range of BR hills can be spotted, it is simply a magnificent
place to stop and admire the beauty of these ranges.</span>As we reached the foothills of the BR
hills, we registered the bikes and spoke to the guards and were all set to
enter the forest ranges.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 12:15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We cruised at a slow pace inside Br hills, the air was fresh and oxygen
rich I must say. The ride. As it was a Monday there wasn’t much crowd as were
took our time peacefully riding and trying to spot animals. Thing about these
animals is, when you expect and go none turn up. When go without expectation
herd of elephants would be walking around like cows haha. Tats nature for you! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As we began to approach the stop we could feel the air cooling down and
becoming so rich with a pleasant smell. We did remember the spot where we had
witnessed the cremation ceremony of elephants back in 2014. We reached the top
of BR hills.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We spent about an hour on top as most of the temple was being renovated.
We parked our bikes took of our shoes and visited the temple premises, paid
respects to the place and found a sweet view point to crash at. We slept there
for about 30mins or so and then decided to head back as our tummies had begun
to growl!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We decided to have a full meal lunch at the only hotel top itself. I was
a little hesitant to have lunch as I wasn’t feeling hungry. When the food was
served, I guess I ate the most. Guess what would have happened if I was hungry?
:P<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><b>RIDE-2: (BR Hills > Kollegala > Malavalli > Kanakpura >
Bangalore)<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The ride back was smooth and steady. It had been a while since we had
rode 400+kms in a day, hence this was actually a test and our bodies held on
pretty well. We decided to take the Kanakpura road and reach back near college
via the NICE. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Momz decided to take over the handle from Chinmay and lead the way. But
this time as we were behind, it looked as though Chinmay I riding the bike
without using his hands :P Crazy combo those two are! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As began to approach Bangalore, the traffic started becoming dense. By
then we had reached the NICE entrance and cruised back towards college for a
good sunset.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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50 WORDS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This was another welcome back trek. It had been almost 4 years since we
had visited this place and the first ascent of this hillock was very special
back in 2012. Hence we decided to return back to her and give a special
farewell to Dattu. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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PLAN:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Okay, as Dattu was moving to Hongkong we decided to give him a small
farewell gift. With Deefu in town and Momz available we decided to have a small
trek and end up at some dhaba nearby. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Oh yeah woke up at 05:00, did a few
push-ups & sit-ups, had a sip of coffee, woke up others & was all set
to go! The meet up was scheduled at Dattu’s place at 07:00. So left my home at
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Once I reached Dattu’s home, I was
looking around if those cops were still around the place waiting to catch me,
like always! Once the coast was clear, I called up Dattu and we began another
epic wait. The wait lasted about 1hour, it had kind of became usual and this
gave enough time for us to catch up. Once they arrived, we left Bangalore. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(Bangalore – Dobbaspete - Channarayandurga)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Ride to Channarayanadurga is 100kms pretty much all throughout lay
butter smooth roads. First 50kms was on the NH-4, so we cruised along at
comfortable pace. We were able to spot Shivagange standing in all her glory
shrouded by early morning mist. We pulled over at our regular hotel to belt on
some tasty idly & vada.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We had a pretty heavy breakfast and grabbing on to our tea cups, we went
outside. We caught up on each other’s lives and how it had progressed over past
few months. After the chat, we hopped back on our bike and continued cruising
on the Dobbaspete-Kortagere road. We enjoyed riding on the empty road. As we
approached Channarayanadurga, we could see her standing in all her might.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Channarayanadurga is one of those hillocks where the time should not be
taken into consideration. There is so much to explore in this beautiful fort.
The fort ruins and the deflection paths are something to watch out for and also
appreciate. But nevertheless it took us about 1hour to ascend. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Anyway, I have divided the ascension
into the following stages, and happy we didn’t feel much tired or fatigue, so
yeah good indication. So, keep up with here! :<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">i) <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Initial Stretch</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">ii) <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lost Paradise</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">iii) <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Layouts</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Once we parked our bikes near a bakery, requested the bakery guy to keep
an eye out for our bikes. Left the helmets with them and waking the goat’s
spirit within us, we were all set to conquer the hillock.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">i) Initial stretch:<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This stretch is the hardest part of the trek. Not surprising at all
right, if you want your enemies to die, let them die at the foot of the
mountain not at the top. This stretch is not that steep, but quite tiring and
you don’t find much of resting places in between. But pushing on through, we
made through this stretch in about 20min.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 11:15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">ii) Lost Paradise:<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Once we reached the first fort wall, we spotted the right pathway which
took us into the beautiful pond on the first tier of the hillock. From this
layout one can spot the entire fort and the spot the top most tier of the fort
as well. Here no matter how many times we visit this place, we just go on
exploring the place like it was the first time. We visited the temple and after
having a look inside, we went about the lake and begin our way up. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 11:45</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">iii) Layouts:<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Last time we visited this place, we had majorly goofed up at this place.
But this time, we made sure we take the right pathway and made to the “End of
the World” spot. We could see Madhugiri standing afar. Sometime soon I said to
myself and let it go. We spend quite some time here taking photographs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">There are two pathways to reach the top. One goes through the normal way
and the other you would have to crawl through shrubs and thorns. But the shrubs
path was completely thick this time, there was no space to even get in. If we
had tried to get in, consider us pretty much done for haha. We took the normal
path and reached the top of the hillock.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 12:00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As we reached the top, we settled down below some tree and began to
relax. I opened my chocolate pouch and began distributing. Munching on some
treats, we began talking about school and incidents which usually cracks us up
till date. After which, we decided to take a power nap for about 20-30mins.
Waking up, we let out a big yawn and decided to head back down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">It took us only about an hour to get back to base. But ah, I guess we
wasted a lot of time during our way down having fun. As we began our descent,
we explored the ruin buildings on the other side of the hillock. It was spooky
and exciting. As we made our way down, Momz and Deefu spotted a huge boulder
afar and decided to climb it. Dattu and me took a pass and sat down on the
inclined surface seeing the fun. We made it back to base, collected the helmets
and thanked the shopkeeper for looking after our bikes. As we were just about
leave, a flock of sheep came storming on the road and we had just sit and watch
them pass for the next 15-20mins. And oh yeah, in between some donkey was stuck
and it was moving along with the crowd not able to figure out where it was
heading to :D<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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– Chandu Dhaba – Bangalore)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Okay this was the 100kms ride back to Bangalore. As we left
Channarayanadurga, the cool breeze felt good on our face. As we proceeded, we
picked up speed post Kortagere and went full zoom towards the highway. After
reaching the highway went straight to Chandu Dhaba for some food & drinks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We spent a good 1hour or so at the dhaba munching & drinking after
which we rode back to reach our respective homes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">People usually say, we have been
to that place already, let’s try something new. But different seasons,
different people, and different mind-sets make the place seem new all the time.
Last time we visited this place it was the same crew, yet this trip felt so
different! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Until next time Ta-ta Cia \m/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">Place</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Kabbaladurga
trek</span></div>
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> Bidadi > Channpatna > Kabbaladurga > Kanakpura > Bangalore<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Visit</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2018/11/158-virajpete-acid-rain-345112018.html">Virajpete</a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Alright, I usually do this solo-trek
on my birthday to flush out my system and have a cleansing experience. But this
year couldn’t do it on my birthday and I was disappointed. But it had been 1
year since Alexi’s passing, so as I wanted to spend some time alone with my thoughts
about Alexi who represented two things in my life – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">unconditional love</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">purity</i>.
The trek as such was great and like always it forced me <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">not to think</i> – else I would slipped and fallen: P<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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PLAN:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">To be frank, I was little out of shape. And wanted to test my endurance
out, and what better way to test it than to climb a hill which can shatter you
apart. So with things planned out, an inch of sadness still there remembering
Alexi I had disturbed sleep as usual.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 02:00 (20/6/2018)</span></div>
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Yeah I was up at 04:30, did a few push
ups & situps, had a cup of coffee and sat back. Saying I would be back by
noon, I headed out with blank head and pumping heart and a picture of Alexi in
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">RIDE 1:
(Bangalore– Ramngara – Channpatna - Kabbaldurga)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This was a 100kms ride on the butter smooth SH-17. Yes, as I left
Bangalore, I had no worries and rode at a comfortable pace watching things
that had developed over the months, on this road. After riding about 30kms, I
pulled over at the regular hotel in Bidadi for some yummy breakfast. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 06:45<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After the breakfast, I continued further towards Ramnagar. From here
took a left turn and continued on the country roads and I started feeling a little
peaceful. But I’ll be a little frank, I was worried if I could climb the
hillock.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The first view of the hillock like always, sent chills down my spine. I
saw her, as she was and with a deep breath out, I decided it was time to ascend!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Well, I was not expecting this climb to be easy as I was little out of
shape. I did struggle this time, but pushed through to ascend the hillock in
about 60mins. Quarter of an hour more than usual, might not seem much, but
trust me, I was felt dead somewhere in between haha. As before, I have divided
the trek into the following sections:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">i) Initial
stretch<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">ii) 3 point
stretch<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Ready? Alright, like other solo treks to this place, had three
companions, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">the strange buzz</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">the wind’s howl</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">the sound of my own heart beat</i>! (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Last one went berserk sometimes</i> :P)</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The initial stretch as always proved to be the most confusing. I mean,
it made sense, you wouldn’t want your enemies to have an easy welcoming into
your fort right? Following the sense of directions and shooing away the thorns
that tried to prick me I easily made past this stretch with a few tears on my
hand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Ah, this stretch pretty much was the tester. My grip, my knack for
reading the cracks on the wall, my balance, my breathing, my endurance
everything. Just as I began breathing slow to get my body into the normal stance,
some weird thoughts started cropping up – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">what
if I slip? </i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I asked my mind to shut
up and began my ascent like a wild chameleon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As I began, I realised I had receded a little. But never the less needed
that jolt into my system to get the juices flowing. The spotting of the cracks
and balancing were kind of good (I can say this proudly cause I haven’t
slipped, else I wouldn’t be writing this :P)</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">But midway I was busted and had to pull over near some cacti nearby for
shelter. These kind of insane pit-stops are the ones that scare me. But pushing
myself not thinking much (I mean these kind of stretches forces you not to
think much) I made it over the fort wall. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">iii) Viper
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As I continued towards the Viper stretch, I began to feel shaky. The sun
was up and shining bright, but I was pretty much low on energy and burning out
fast. I sat down a few times listening to the wind and to get back my breathing
to normal. The viper stretch was smooth, but few weird sounds here & there
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><i>iv) Final stretch:</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The final stretch had a lot of railings and support. And pulling myself
up, and remembering the <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2011/04/28-kabbaladurga-trek-kabbalu-hill.html">first ascent of this hillock</a>, I was pushing myself
every step. Every bit of energy (hope atleast the dark ones) were being thrown
out of my system. Finally I reached the top.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The cool winds greeted me on the top. I began to heal and as I walked
towards the main temple to pay my respects, I tried searching for the monitor
lizard I had once spotted 5years back. But then I realised, when you expect
things from natural beings, they are seldom found. I made it to the temple,
paid my respects and headed towards the Shiva temple.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">I went around the Shiva temple to get a panoramic glimpse of the
mountains. After which I lit incense sticks at the top in the memory of my dear
friend and slept for about an hour. Once I got up, a strange buzz prevailed in
my head. The silence was simply over-whelming. Paying my respects to the place
and remembering Alexi, I decided to begin the climb back down feeling fortunate
to have met such a great creature.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The climb down was a smooth one. It took me about 30-45mins to reach
back down. The same as before. Guess I had got my edge back! Taking a long deep
breath, I said bye-bye to Kabblu temple and began my descent like a lizard again.
That jolt was necessary to get thing going, and it did get things moving. I was
feeling much better and in rhythm as I descended. Once I reached the 3-point
stretch, my stupid mind started cropping up again. Telling it shut up, I began
the descent down the three pointer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Few times, I just sat down hanging mid-way just to get used to it haha!
Finally I made it down in some 40mins or so and found a small bullock near my
bike. It was eating grass and as I approached the bike, it picked the grass and
started moving away from me. I tried explaining that I was not there for its
food, but it wouldn’t listen. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Taking my bike off, as I began to depart I turned back and had one last
look at the hillock. The hillock which helps me re-store myself. As I was about
to turn around and head back, I realized the bullock was still staring at me,
laughing at myself to get into a situation like this, I left the town.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">I decided to ride back via the Kanakpura road as the route back really
didn’t matter much. I cruised along at comfortable pace, negotiating the
beautiful curves of NH-209 to perfection. I did have thoughts about belting
some masala dose at Hotel Vaasu in Kanakpura and in the flow I asked my mind to
shut up again hahaha. This time I think it was not required, missed the dosa :(
Damn!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">Place</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Virajpete</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Distance</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: 300 x 2 =
600kms <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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> Kanakpura > Mallavali > Kollegala > Gundal Dam<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE-CH" style="line-height: 115%;">Krew</span></i></b><span lang="DE-CH" style="line-height: 115%;">: Dileep (Koof) > Ashok
(momz) > Chaithanya (Endu) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>> Karthik
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Bikes</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: SX4<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Visit</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: <a href="https://theloapers.blogspot.com/2018/04/157-gundal-dam-742018.html">Gundal Dam</a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Budget:</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Rs 5000/head
(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">let’s not get into the details :P</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">IN
LESS THAN 50 WORDS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This I must emphasize was one heck of
crazy TRIP. Yeah, you see the caps right?! This was one of those chapters,
where in practically we did nothing but yet, so much was achieved. We pretty
much never landed on ground throughout the trip. So, I will not get into too
many details and will try to keep it simple & short! But every aspect of
this trip had such a humorous side of it, simply crazy! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This write up would not be like most
of the others I have written, as it was more of a within journey rather than
physical one. So, people not interested SKIP & people interested, we shall
meet someday in an astral world!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">INTRO &
PLAN:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Once we realised Endu would be in town, it was time to meet at Laxmi! At
Laxmi we decided to head out of Bangalore for 3-4 days. Endu had spent the last
two months hitch-hiking in the North-Eastern states living in tents. So, yeah
major stories were in-stored. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">There was
this one time, where he started speaking to plants about their work – photosynthesis.
And other time, where a cow was his talking guide through the forest. Pure
Crazy guy!!</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 23:30 (2/6/2018)</span></div>
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Yeah I was up at 04:30, did a few
push ups and sit ups, had a sip of coffee and was all set to go. Phoned all and was happy to know all were up.
The meet up was scheduled at our good old bakery. Momz and I reached bakery at
08:30 and the <b>WAIT</b> began. Koof said
he would pick up Endu and reach us in 10mins, so we waited. 30mins, passed still
no signs of anybody. 60mins passed, we called Endu and realised he was still
waiting at the Metro station. We woke up Arvi (stays Koof home – 3-4kms) and
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When no car was there near
Koof’s home, we were worried. Then Momz and me caught and Auto and headed
towards Koof’s home. Asked Endu to come there as well. We tried banging he
door, calling his phone (46missed calls :P) Finally as were about to split and
search the route from his home to Metro trying hard not think about the worst
case, out came our boy… scratching his head with a BIG YAWN. “<i>machaa, had slept off ra! What are you guys
doing here, I would have picked u all up :P</i>” With few curses and lot of
laughs we finally left Bangalore at about 10:30AM (2hours delay)</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">RIDE 1:
(Bangalore – Mysore – Gonikoppal - Virajpete)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Alright, the first stretch of the drive was from Bangalore to Mysore,
about 150km. As the roads were pretty good, we were pretty much up in smoke by
the time we reached Mysore haha! Continuing further after Hunsur, we entered
the reserved forests. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 14:00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">During our journey towards Gonikppal, all off a sudden I saw a car in
the opposite direction travelling backwards on the forest highway. I laughed at
myself, but then realised it was actually real. Then as we looked around we
spotted a big elephant in the shrubs. Shaking our head off to get back to
senses we enjoyed the elephant without any distractions. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">At Gonikoppal, we just parked the car and started loafing around like locals.
Venturing into shops, buying random stuffs. Finally found a good local hotel
and started belting on some mouth-watering pork! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We did buy a scissors as we had to divide the square into 4 equal
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 16:30<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As we reached the homestay, we realised we had found the right place.
Killer isolated home amidst thick plantations with a stream running through it.
So with still some sunlight left, we explored the plantations pretty much
zombie mode and as the sun went down, we headed back towards the homestay
(still in zombie mode)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">NIGHT-1:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">With the night still young, we popped in few crackers in evening and
relaxed near the camp fire. The Coorg special (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pork, chicken and a lot of papad</i>) was served and it looked yummy.
But as we sat near the fire, we began realising the effect of the crackers and
new doors started opening up within our minds. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The night was a long one and with so much innocence and fun. We spoke
about turtles, horses, komodo dragons, albatross, one punch man, Pink Floyd,
The Doors and what not. The group was right and the mind set of all was perfect
- “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">get out there and let loose to have
fun</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Momz, Endu & Koof decided to go for a walk at about 02:30AM amidst
the plantations, I kind off refused and stayed back. They told me, the walk was
a very long one (or felt like it, I am not very sure, neither are they :P)</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">When I was waiting for them at the home, sitting outside near the
bonfire, the sounds around me felt crystal clear. The cracking of the wood, the
crickets chirping away in the dark, lights glowing with strange intensity, and
all off a sudden I could hear the rustling of the leaves and an animal came
with maddening speed out of the bushes towards me. I swear at that moment I
felt my heart explode and fear was so much amplified (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I don’t think I can become afraid never again :P</i>) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">But it was a dog, poor thing got so scared seeing me, that it ran back
into the shrubs.. Wait was it a dog?. By around 03:00AM they returned and we
began playing the crazy game of Mendicot using WWF cards, which I had collected
during 1990’s. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">But 04:00AM we finished out dinner and crashed not really exhausted, but
we decided to catch some sleep.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">And the early bird award goes to?! That’s right, I was up by 06:00AM,
not knowing what to do. Then I started having some of the left overs and began
reading some comics. The weather outside was foggy and very nice with little
drizzle. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">I went out for a walk and it felt damn good. But 08:00AM some super coorgi
coffee was served and we began waking each other up. All our throats had taken
a major toll, after having some ginger tea, we sat outside, with the fog
blanket all over the place and began to ascend quite early in the morning. We
requested the breakfast to be served a little late.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The breakfast arrived at about 11:00AM and we began eating it outside
the home simply enjoying the weather. After a kick ass round of breakfast we
began playing cards (Mendicot) until 13:00 and decided to rest a little as
nobody had slept well and we wanted another long night. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Waking up at about 16:00 we had some mind blowing lunch. One of the
yummiest lunch I have had till date. After which at about 17:00 we ventured
into the plantations and headed towards the stream that was in full flow. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">To be frank, the stream was not that deep. It was not even until out knees
but the force was so high that it was challenge, just to stand up. The small
pebbles and rocks were literally being swept away. And as we rested, the small
rocks began hitting out backs like a natural massager haha! Crazy force trust
me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">By the time we got out of the chilling water, the weather was cold too
and the shivers set in. We changed into dry clothes, and with the camp fire
goin by 18:00, we popped in some crackers and began drifting away into the hazy
night. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Once the dinner arrived, so did the
drizzle. Sitting around the bon fire, where the colour of the flames were so
vibrant, as if they were saying something to you. At the same time the winds
caressing your skin, as the small tiny droplets of rain kept kissing our head.
Yeah, that was our feeling, we were pretty much floating. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We all talked about Aghoras their way
of life (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">had read the trilogy off late so
yeah</i>), real life crazy encounters we had with them, Dragonball Z – as to
why Vegeta didn’t ascend to super sayen 2. As to whom to appreciate in Death
note – L or N. And the Pink Floyd song where a dog sings at the ancient Greece
ruins, Pompiee – creativity at its best!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Koof’s ghost story again cropped up,
and I had read a similar thing in this Haruki Murakami’s book – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Wind up Chronicle Bird</i>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And not to forget Momz golden rule “Go with
the Flow” :P <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">At about 00:30, we all decided to go
out for a walk. The CCTV camera that was installed, the red light glowing
simply freaked the living hell out of everybody. But we realised it was a
camera and went ahead found a tree house. Man oh man! This was simply an
emotional moment. We had to leave the next day and nobody wanted to land back
to ground. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We sat in inside the tree house,
which already had a wooden table in the centre and sit out all around. With
light drizzle, we felt like we were in hut amidst the clouds floating away. I
still remember koof who never judges any trip as good/bad opened up saying this
had to the be the best trip along with his crazy Leh bike trip.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">I too realised, and kind of reminded
myself as to why I started this “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">theloapers</i>”
– bike/trek club. It was never about the place or the so called motorcycle
club... it was more about meeting friends and keeping in touch with people who
matter. Keeping the circle small but tight. Not allowing the ups or the downs
to carry you away! Zzzzz..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We returned back in complete darkness
to the home and began eating our dinner at about 02:00AM. We spoke and played
cards for about an hour and crashed in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">I was up by 06:00 and strolled
outside. The weather was simply in synch with my mind. By 09:00, Momz and me
went out to check whether the Tree House actually existed. Ah, yeah there it
was and we went inside and sat there for some time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Once the Puttu and the egg curry
arrived, I got the bon fire going again in the misty morning and we ate our
breakfast in peace. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">By 11AM we thanked the owner and left
began driving back. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Drive
2: (Virajpete – Gonikoppal – Buyyondoddi- Bangalore)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">It was actually a bummer that it had come to an end. Yeah all things
might have to come to an end, but we kind of make sure another good thing
starts :P (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Laxmi always there</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">So., as were driving back, still afloat and singing... we spotted a huge
elephant right beside the road. This kind a jerked things up in our brain.
Proceeding ahead, we did see another 2 of them afar. I almost cried inside a
little for having to return back. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As we were thinking of having biryani at Mysore, the fish fry place of
Buyyondoddi cropped up in my mind. As we had taken the guy’s number, we called
and enquired if the place was open. Once the clearance was given, we asked him
to keep about 10-12fishes aside for us and headed in full flow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Since it was Momz & Endus first time at the place, they went on a
steak of having about 4 fishes each, simply enjoying it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The rain gods decided to end our TRIP with a good shower towards the end
of the trip as we approached Bangalore. Thanking each on for making for this
wonderful surreal meet we departed towards our respective homes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I know, I know, it was not about
the physical place at all this time. But with all of us heading us into the
mentally de-filed system of current world, sometimes it these kind of trip
which remind of purity and innocence that prevailed and still prevail within
us. I felt the RESET in terms of the mind set I had back in the days and began
appreciating the task of having fun in everything you do :) </i>“<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Until next time, F’Cia \m/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Karthik (Sp)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14368773435627414398noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456358343881873051.post-35445250837172400172018-04-12T05:23:00.000+05:302018-04-12T05:23:46.531+05:30157) Gundal Dam: (7/4/2018)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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> Kanakpura > Mallavali > Kollegala > Gundal Dam<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(Gundu) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>> Karthik (Sp)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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> Pulsar<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Visit</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: <a href="http://theloapers.blogspot.in/2018/04/156-doddagadavalli-1032018.html">Doddagaddavali</a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Awestruck is the right word to
describe our take on this chapter. Gundal is beautiful and serene reservoir
located amidst the thick forests of lower Western Ghats. Hardly 15kms from Kollegala
this reservoir proved to be a hidden jewel all these years. And to top things
off we had our session at the legendary Buyyanadoddi fish fry, WOW!<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Weekday, I was browsing for few new places, when I hit upon this place.
I was slightly confused and felt the google was fooling around. I mean it had
been 7-8years on the road and we had covered a lot of places in an around that
area. How the hell could we miss such an amazing place? So with my dear Laxmi
friends – Koof and Madho we were all set to ride. This was the only time we had
upto to PLAN E as we weren’t sure if the place would actually exist, if it does
we weren’t sure whether water would be there!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Yeah I was up at 04:30, did a few
push ups and sit ups, had a sip of coffee and was all set to go. Called up Koof and Modho and woke them up. Initially
the plan was to ride via Mysore road, but thanks to Koof’s last minute change
we rode via Kanakpura road for a given reason you shall soon find out. I left my home and while waiting for Modho
outside his home, found 100bucks on road.. aha breakfast money set! Picking up
Modho we met Koof at the NICE road junction at Kanakpura and left from Bangalore.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">RIDE 1:
(Bangalore – Kanakpura – Malavalli – Kollegala – Gundal Dam)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">It was quite some time since we had started off on NH-209. It felt good
and weird at the same time. Cruising through the snake way, we kept a decent
pace. As we approached Kanakpura we pulled over at one of the super hotel – “HOTEL
VAASU” the reason why we had chosen Kanakpura road over Mysore road. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Belting 3 rounds of breakfast, and tummy completely satisfied with the
awesome dosas and bath we left the hotel and resumed our journey. The ride was smooth
and straight forward. To be frank it took me back to the days of
<a href="http://theloapers.blogspot.in/2012/12/66-shivanasamudra-gaganchukki.html">Shivanasamudra</a>, <a href="http://theloapers.blogspot.in/2010/11/22-talakadu-221010.html">Talakdau</a>, <a href="http://theloapers.blogspot.in/2012/07/55-br-hills-biligirirangan-betta-smooth.html">BR Hills</a>, <a href="http://theloapers.blogspot.in/2011/08/38-mm-hills-br-hills-shivanasamudra.html">MM Hills</a> days during engineering time. Not
to forget the crossing the river on a coracle with our bikes on it hehe. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We cruised past Gaganachukki and Barachukki and entered the Kollegala
limits. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first canal of the
Shivanasamudra was running dry and it pretty much left us low. Asking the
locals for directions, we proceeded towards Gundal. Being harldy 12kms from
Kollegala, we reduced our speed and had a good look around. The final stretch
to Gundal had lots of solar panels kilometres together and on the other side of
the road were chicken farm. Finally we reached Gundal and a huge bund wall was
in front of us, not knowing what is on the other side was giving me butterflies
in my tummy. As the bike good go on top we raced away to the top of the bund to
get the look.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">My God! What a view we received. Whoo.. it was a huge relief that there
was water and the place looks awesome! We rode all the way to the end
mesmerized by the view the dam offered us. We went up to the IB which was being
constructed and got a clearer view of the entire place. We rode back down to
the bund and we decided to get into the water.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The waters were freaking cold and the sun was right on top of our
head. It was like fire and ice effect. The waters were crystal clear and being
in the waters koof and modho were picking on me as to why I didn’t search this
place before haha! Also, please note the waters turn deep in a short distance.
After an hour of swimming we decided to bask in the sun to dry up and shortly
we left the place still awestruck!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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dam – Kollegala – Mallavali – Buyyanadoddi – Kanakpura - Bangalore)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The ride back was a flat 150kms, but with an awesome stop at
Buyyanadoddi. As we began our ride, we knew it would be hard as we had taken a
dip in the waters. We rode pretty much non-stop until Mallavali picking up a
bottle of water we proceeded towards Kanakpura. At Halguru, we took a left turn
and headed towards the legendary fish fry stop at Buyyanadoddi. As we arrived
the fish were just being prepared on the tawa, so we decided to head out and
get ourselves some kottu so that we could crash for some time. Once the fish
arrived the session began and it went to a couple of hours. Whew! Awesome it
was, finally paying them a lot of courtesy and respect we left the place
afloat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Riding back towards Bangalore, we stopped one last time again for the
day at Hotel Vaasu to get a Masala Dosa into our system. Yummy! After which we
rode non-stop and pulled over at NICE road. Koof went ahead through the city
Modho and me took the NICE road. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">No not yet over, on the NICE road as we approached towards the Shanmukha
temple we were watching out for a place where we could get Modho off , this is
when another Pulsar at 90+kmph slammed into my hand (had held my hand on sides
of the handle). Right fist was numb, but dropped Modho back home and reached my
home with a numb right fist hehe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Whata great chapter this was!
Truly one of the top 15. Firstly we didn’t know whether the place would
actually exist. Second of all, even though it would exist, what were the
chances that water would be there considering the summer heat. Things paid off,
cheers to that! </i>“<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Until next time, Cia \m/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Karthik (Sp)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14368773435627414398noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456358343881873051.post-20896891471369872432018-04-08T15:31:00.000+05:302018-04-10T15:16:41.220+05:30156) Doddagaddavalli: (10/3/2018)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">Place</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: Doddagadavalli</span></div>
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> Nelamangala > Kunigal > CR Patna > Hassan > Doddagadavali<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE-CH" style="line-height: 115%;">Krew</span></i></b><span lang="DE-CH" style="line-height: 115%;">: Deepak (Deefu) >
Datta (Dattu) > Avinash (Avi) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>> Karthik
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Visit</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: <a href="http://theloapers.blogspot.in/2018/04/155-marikanive-dam-712018.html">Vanivilas Sagara Dam</a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Alright, this was ride to a new place
of historical importance. Doddagadavali situated on the Hassan-Belur road is
known for being one of the earliest discovered Hoysala temples. The temple
premises is just so pleasant.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">February had seen no chapters. Hence, early in march we planned this
jinxed trip. Yes, ride to Doddagadavalli after <a href="http://theloapers.blogspot.com/2017/03/136-mahe-kannur-8910102016.html">Mahe</a>, is one such trip that had
failed to execute 10+times. And finally everyone pumped to pull this one off.
Dattu & Deefu were on the confirmed list.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 22:00 (12/3/2017)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Yeah I was up at 04:30, did a few
push ups and sit ups, had a sip of coffee and was all set to go. Called Avi at 5:30, asked him what he was
doing :D. Once the obvious reply came through, I asked if was free for the day
and asked him to get ready in 15mins.
Went to Avi’s home picked him up and met the other two on the Outer Ring
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(Bangalore – Nelamangala – Kunigal – CR Patna – Hassan - Doddagadavalli)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This was 200kms straightforward ride. We knew the path was long one, but
we also knew the roads were in awesome condition. All we had to do was stick to
our lane and zoom ahead. We rode about 100kms and pulled over at our regular
hotel on Hassan road.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 08:30<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Post a pretty darn good breakfast, we decided we hit the road. With just
1 stop in between we entered the Hassan city limits and we took off the
Halebidu road by mistake. But the re-routing led us through beautiful field
sand peaceful atmosphere. Finally we joined back the Belur-Hassan road and
asking the locals for the direction we proceeded towards Doddagadavali. We were
able to see the shrines from far off. It was like this old bunch of temples had
been just placed in middle of modern homes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 11:45<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">DODDAGADAVALLI:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We were quite impressed by the tranquillity which shrouded this place.
All surrounding places were burning hot, but within the temple premises it was
cool and the air kept flowing to carry away our sweat. There are 4 shrines and
overall the temple looked pretty damn ancient. We took our time to have closer
looks at the art work, connected it with our friends and ended had a laughter
marathon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">We sat in peace for about an hour and then decided to leave the place.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 13:00</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">RIDE 2: (Doddagadavalli-
Hassan- CR Patna- Kunigal - Bangalore)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">As we left Doddagadavalli, we began searching for a dhaba to crash.
Unfortunately we didn’t find any good ones on the route to Hassan. So we ended
up in the Hassan-Bangalore highway, finding a nice place, we crashed in for a
good session.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">TIME: 14:00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After spending about 2.5 hours at the dhaba we left afloat. Hopped on
our bikes and began zooming towards Bangalore. We took couple of breaks as our
body had begun to wear down. Thanking Deefu and Dattu for making it for the
day, we split at the NICE road junction at Tumkur road. Avi and myself
continued and reached the PES exit, then rode to BTM to drop Avi and returned
back home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tiring yes, but ready for more? Hell
yeah! It was super duper ride, the get things back in shape. Yes we had revised
our plan for more or less 1 chapter a month. To get a chapter earlier on in the
month felt freaking great. </i>“<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Until next time, Cia \m/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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