Climb every mountain, search high and low
Follow every by way, every path you know
Climb every mountain, ford every stream
Follow every rainbow, till you find your dream
A dream that will need, all the love you can give
Everyday of your life, for as long as you live
From the Sound of Music
Spent the new year doing what my mom thinks I should stop doing now — climbing mountains! Went to the Bandaje Abbe falls and camped near the stream, a place I’d been earlier in March so it was nice to go back again.
The 31st was spent lazing around the stream, watching the clouds move across the blue blue sky, cooking (okay, that’s a lie, but I did boil some water once!), chatting, reading and generally chilling out ~ a nice note to end a nice year.
We had carried enough for meals for 2 days and though it was a bit of a ration for everyone, we managed quite well. Our assigned cook was feeling a little unwell so everyone took turns to prepare MTR meals, tea, coffee, pulliogre rice, upma and other such delights. Cooking on the fire is quite challenging and takes quite a bit of time, but of that we had plenty.
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Near the falls, is a nice sunset point and we enjoyed sitting out and watching the twilight colours paint the sky above us as the year came to a close.
Watching the sun go down. Taken on my last trip to Bandaje.
On the 1st we were back on the road, climbing upwards again. The hike to the falls is relatively easy as it’s mostly downhill. One way to get back is via the Mundaje Abbe village which is downhill through forest cover all the way from the falls.
But if you’re returning the same way (which we had to since we’d parked our vehicle at an estate at the start of the trek) it’s a little tougher. There are a few steep hills you need to climb, especially the one right after you emerge from the falls and there is no path as such so you pretty much carve your own.
I must add that this trek shouldn’t be attempted without one person who knows the route as people have been known to lose their way.
We started around 10 am and only reached the top at around noon. From there, it’s a relatively easy walk again through forest areas and another few kms walk to the estate.
A nice relaxed way to herald the new year.
I get tired just reading your posts on your travels and climbing moutains. *climb every mountain* (in a high pitched soprano female voice)
where do you get the energy from madyum??? pls to bottle it and sell it.
Posted by Aqua | January 8, 2008, 1:40 pm@ aqua: hehe. okay madam :) next time, i am going to a beach and will just sit there doing nothing for 4 whole days! enough of mountains, i say :)
Posted by Anita | January 8, 2008, 3:14 pmI envy you, Anita!
What lovely pictures, as usual. Have you ever considered compiling them into a book, maybe a coffee table book? It will sell like hot cakes!!!
Posted by Sukanya Bora | January 9, 2008, 12:22 amsukanya: thanks for the encouragement!! i hope you buy a copy when i come out with it? :)
Posted by Anita | January 9, 2008, 4:14 pmI most definitely will!will look forward to it!
Posted by Sukanya Bora | January 9, 2008, 7:09 pmi guess you believe in fairy tales and rainbows too.…..
Posted by Radman | January 9, 2008, 9:38 pmHm and you nevvvvvvver take ‚e to any of these places…
Lovely pics!
Posted by Usha | January 12, 2008, 4:23 pmhey mamon,
lovely pics. i agree with Sukanya Bora, i think you should compile all your travelogues and pics and publish a book. bangalore has done you so much good.
Posted by mohana | January 12, 2008, 5:26 pmha amazing blog…came here through mutiny.in.…..
the pics are breath taking and well you can never describe pics i guess :)
Posted by vishesh | January 13, 2008, 10:13 am@ sukanya: thank you!
@ radman: yeah, i believe in everything :)
@ usha: hey, you don’t even come to my place which is stone’s throw away, where you will come hundreds of kms away? ;)
@ mohana: thank you dearie!!
@ vishesh: thanks!
Posted by Anita | January 14, 2008, 3:56 pmNice pics there :)
keep up the good work
and happy travelling.
Regards,
Hari
Posted by Hari Kiran | January 22, 2008, 7:35 pmCool travelogue :)..
You have got a really nice blog out here …
Posted by pensativo | January 28, 2008, 5:17 pm