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Trekking & Hiking in Coorg - Tadiandamol, Kabbe Hills and Chelvara Falls First time we did this trek around Sept'16. We were truly mesmerised by the beauty of this trek and the surrounding areas. We again did a monsoon trek in July 2017. One can do a winter trek here as well from Oct to Feb. Throughout the year this place has something new to offer in terms of thrill, adventure and beauty. Tadiandamol loosely means Broad Mountain or Large Mountain in Local Kodava Language. It is 4th highest peak (1,748 Meters) in Karnataka after Mulayyanagiri (1,925 Meters), Baba Budangiri (1,895 Meters) and Kudremukh (1,894 Meters). It is around 285 Kms away from Bangalore and around 30 kms from Virajpet. We started the trek on Saturday morning and returned by Sunday night. In these 2 days, we visited Chelvara Falls, trekked to Tadiandamol peak and visited Nalaknad Palace. Restaurants and eating joints between Bangalore and Mysore offers authentic Karnataka breakfast. This visi...

Exploring the Lesser Known Trails of Uttarakhand! Dronagiri, 3,658m (12,000ft) – is one of those little and ancient villages with a mere population of 70-80 people and just one satellite phone. Far away from the digital world and its advances, this village is very close to mother nature. Dronagiri is the only peak which has lent its name to a village in the vicinity or in India for a matter of fact. Dronagiri also happens to be the same mountain that Lord Hanuman lifted to save Lord Laxman in the Indian mythology, Ramayana. Interesting facts about the mountain, do not end here.  A popular belief among the locals in Dronagiri is that Lord Hanuman, while taking the Sanjeevani mountain with him, accidentally broke the arm of the local deity there. This is the reason why Lord Hanuman is not worshipped in Dronagiri village.  This village and the mountain range was also in news last year as Uttrakhand Government initiated a project to research possibilities of finding th...