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It was a pretty long discussion to fix the places for our 3
day trip, 1 thing in mind was to visit Kodachadri and we had in mind that our 2
days should go to Kodachadri and we had 1 day that needs to plan. After
considering many places in the malnaad region we finally fixed Jog falls for
the 1st day of the trip.
We started Bengaluru at 3 AM on the 1st day and reached jog falls at 2 PM after losing some time here and there during the journey due to Vehicle puncture and few stops in b/w for breakfast and smoking as the team loved to smoke in that weather, only few ;-)
Swargakke ide yeradu mettilugalu ;-)
We had to cross few small waterfalls that flow over the trek path and we
reached a primary waterfall called HIDLUMANE and we couldn’t enjoy much as the
light started shading.
View point:
Colours colours anta hudkaadthirthivi bangalore nalli !!!!
Ee haccha hasiranna nodtha iddhre eno feelu manasalli ;-) !!!!
After resting at bhattara mane having had a party at night, it’s time
for us climb the hill little up in the morning to reach the peak (view point). There
is a shankaracharya peeta on the peak of the hill (view point). Entire
environment was a show of fog and Drizzling rain. We couldn’t even see the sky
and waiting for a sight of sunrise in rainy season would be a great madness.
The overall trek was good. The main attraction in Kodachadri is sunrise
and sunset. As I said it was a rainy season, it’s very impossible to see those
2 natural beauties. “Though we couldn’t
see those 2, we enjoyed the breeze, fog, Leeches, Slippery paths and the Drizzling
rain. A pool of all these urged our Trek, An adventurous one”
2. Trekking/ walking in Jeep route
3. Hire a jeep to the Peak ( contact details given below)
For More photographs, https://picasaweb.google.com/110634726491818765488/KodachadriTripMeghaManjinaLeele
Hope this urged you to go for an adventurous one and Thanks ....,
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| Small Huts beside Bhattara Mane |
Beligge yeddhu suryanna nodona andre, yelokk aagalaa -
nam shift time ye bere !!!!
Ee thara jaagakk hogi sunrise na nodona andre, kaansodhe
illaa -
idhe Megha Manjina leele !!!!
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| Bhattara Mane gate!! |
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| Drops do love Spider Web |
We started Bengaluru at 3 AM on the 1st day and reached jog falls at 2 PM after losing some time here and there during the journey due to Vehicle puncture and few stops in b/w for breakfast and smoking as the team loved to smoke in that weather, only few ;-)
We spent our day1’s noon and evening in Jog. 2 things which
should be done here is
1. Go down till the rock which is just opposite to the fall (In front of Raja, around 25-30 yards of distance), sleep for a while on the rock and start looking up. You would feel the heaven.
1. Go down till the rock which is just opposite to the fall (In front of Raja, around 25-30 yards of distance), sleep for a while on the rock and start looking up. You would feel the heaven.
2. Go to the top of the falls (Mungaru male shooting spot),
put your heart in adventurous mode and look down for a while.
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| Down the Jogfalls |
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| On the top of the Jogfalls |
How to get to
Kodachadri
It was a rainy season and as soon as we started our trek we found that
leeches started sucking our blood. Every1 started dancing initially to unplug
the leeches but we had enough tools to combat the leeches, we did not suffer
much in dealing those tiny crawling animal.
Fungus Fun: Tumba time hudgirna nodi biddhidivi,1st time kaal jaari biddirodhu!!!
We started pretty late at sagara, it was around 11 and
reached Kodachadri at 1 30. Had meals there and every1 took Areca Nut Leaf Hats
and a cover which would cover us from rain and stared the trek at 3 Pm.
With the guides help we reached the bhattara mane (which is
1.5kms away from View point) at 7:30 Pm and stayed there that night.
Trek Masthi - Haago heego aadkondu, jaarkondu naadedha dhaari
Leech game: Haav nodidru hedruthidvo ilwo, iddak hedhridavre jaasthi!!!
Trek Masthi - Haago heego aadkondu, jaarkondu naadedha dhaari
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| The Fog show |
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| View Point |
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| Crossing a small waterflow |
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| Leech |
Fungus Fun: Tumba time hudgirna nodi biddhidivi,1st time kaal jaari biddirodhu!!!
Yellow green Fungus was spread all over the path even on the rocks. It
was a pretty good fun when people started falling down suddenly with a dhad!!!
dhad!!! sound due to the soft and slippery paths. Few got hurt, few got fun ;-)
Gorgeous green and dangerous too
It was just like a Jungle and full of watery green. We enjoyed the
freshness of breeze, fog and the Drizzling on this Greenland. During trek, our
driver was lucky to see a snake, a rat snake. But after reaching the top we got
to know that even king cobras exists here. Thank god we got to know it once we
are done with the trek.
Waterfall:
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| Hidlumane waterfalls |
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| Hidlumane waterfalls |
It’s party time:
bangalore nall kududre tumba begane kicku !!!!!
Ee jaagdhal kud dhu kud dhu koothru, kick yerdhe irodhe ondh magiku !!!
On top of the mountain, there are no options for food except for the “bhattara mane”. We rested for 30 mins once we reached bhattara mane, and started the party. Opened the bottles, then we started talking “hithavachana”. Swalpa kathegalu, swalpa neethigalu.
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| 5+ Brands |
bangalore nall kududre tumba begane kicku !!!!!
Ee jaagdhal kud dhu kud dhu koothru, kick yerdhe irodhe ondh magiku !!!
On top of the mountain, there are no options for food except for the “bhattara mane”. We rested for 30 mins once we reached bhattara mane, and started the party. Opened the bottles, then we started talking “hithavachana”. Swalpa kathegalu, swalpa neethigalu.
View point:
Colours colours anta hudkaadthirthivi bangalore nalli !!!!
Ee haccha hasiranna nodtha iddhre eno feelu manasalli ;-) !!!!
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| Way to the Peak |
Driving down the Jeep after visiting the peak and reached the foothill
at 11pm.
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| View point |
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| Shankaracharya peetha |
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| View point |
“Neeralli naav thelbahudhu, ee jagadalli Nam
manns na araamagi thellak bidbahudhu ”
The unknow story:
The Sanjeevini Parvatha that Lord
Hanuman carried to cure the wounded Lakshmana, a part of which is said to have
fallen here.
Best time to visit:
July to September: best time
to enjoy the rain (Difficult to trek as the paths are very slippery and leeches
will be more, but one can easily take this adventurous step.
October to January: Best
time to see the sunrise and sun set and trek paths will be will be good But NO
FOG, NO DRIZZLING RAIN.
Information:
Trip Dates: Day 1: 1-sep-2012,
Day 2: 2-sep-2012, Day 3: 3-sep-2012.
Trek:
2nd sep: started
trek at 3Pm – Reached Bhattara mane at 7:30 Pm – Had meals there and slept.
3rd sep: Started to the peak from Bhattara mane at 6:30am – Came
back to Bhattara mane at 9am - Started getting down by Jeep at 10am – reached foothill
at 11am.
And B2B – back to Bengaluru ;-)
Route:
Day 1: Bangalore-Tumkur-Kadur-Birur-Tarikere-Badravathi-Shimoga-Ainur-Kumshi-Ananthpur-Sagara-Jog-Sagara
Day 2 Sagara-Hosanagara-Nagara-Sampekatte-Kattinahole-Kodachadri
Trek route:
1.
Trekking in Hidlumane falls route2. Trekking/ walking in Jeep route
3. Hire a jeep to the Peak ( contact details given below)
Stay:
1: PWD guest house (on the hill, 1.5 kms down from the peak): 9242892299,
9449145540 (note: you need to get permission from Nittur PWD office)
2: Bhattara mane (on the hill, 1.5 kms down from the peak): Seetharam
Jogi 9632847302, 9480130939
3: Other
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Kodachadri Resort (Down the hill) 9242892299,
9449145540
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Hill view tourist: Shivakumar (guide)9483690555,
8861659646 ( for Guide, Jeep and Tent also)
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Kodachadri halli mane Homestay : (Down the hill)
Ravish Kumar 9632549169, 08185-290271/295811 , http://kodachadriisiri.blogspot.in/
Must carry Things( Rainy season): 3/4th with a slipper would
work good, Backpack containing water, first aid, Rain jacket, Few covers &
an umbrella if you’re taking a costliest camera(Dslr’s) and other electronic
gadgets.
Salt, Mentho plus or Zandu balm, Lime Powder as a weapons to combat the leeches.
For More photographs, https://picasaweb.google.com/110634726491818765488/KodachadriTripMeghaManjinaLeele
Hope this urged you to go for an adventurous one and Thanks ....,
Make Life adventurous + little cautious……!!!!!!
