Went to a short trip to Kemmanagundi on Saturday 23rd June 2012
We were 4 guys, Vijay, Raghavendra, Satish and myself. Planned to frive down in my Ford Ikon.
Started on Saturday early morning by 3:00 AM and after picking up the rest, left Bangalore by 5:00 AM. Route taken was : Bangalore->Hassan->Belur->Chickmagalur->Kemmanagundi.
The excellent Bangalore-Mangalore expressway ensured we reached Chickmagalur by 10:00 AM. The toll road is a dream to drive on and I drove consistently at 100 km/hr, occasionally touching 120-130 km/hr. From Chickmagalur, we had 2 options to go to Kemmanagundi, either through Lingadahalli where the roads are good but it is a not so scenic route. The other route was to go through Baba-Budangiri->Bhadra wildlife sanctuary->Kemmanagundi where the roads were supposedly very bad but it had to offer some of the most breathtaking sceneries one can behold.
We chose to drive through the scenic route through Bhadra wildlife sanctuary. Weather was fine and rain was not playing the spoilsport. While driving to Kemmanagundi, found the road has been newly laid, and it was very enjoyable to drive on. There were not crater sized potholes which we had encountered when travelling by this road about 2 years back. Till Bhadra wildlife sanctuary it was a breeze.
On the way, we came across numerous viewpoints where I utilized my Nikon D60 to the fullest. Finally we reached Kemmanagundi at 1:00 PM.
I will let the photos do the talking now.
We were 4 guys, Vijay, Raghavendra, Satish and myself. Planned to frive down in my Ford Ikon.
Started on Saturday early morning by 3:00 AM and after picking up the rest, left Bangalore by 5:00 AM. Route taken was : Bangalore->Hassan->Belur->Chickmagalur->Kemmanagundi.
The excellent Bangalore-Mangalore expressway ensured we reached Chickmagalur by 10:00 AM. The toll road is a dream to drive on and I drove consistently at 100 km/hr, occasionally touching 120-130 km/hr. From Chickmagalur, we had 2 options to go to Kemmanagundi, either through Lingadahalli where the roads are good but it is a not so scenic route. The other route was to go through Baba-Budangiri->Bhadra wildlife sanctuary->Kemmanagundi where the roads were supposedly very bad but it had to offer some of the most breathtaking sceneries one can behold.
We chose to drive through the scenic route through Bhadra wildlife sanctuary. Weather was fine and rain was not playing the spoilsport. While driving to Kemmanagundi, found the road has been newly laid, and it was very enjoyable to drive on. There were not crater sized potholes which we had encountered when travelling by this road about 2 years back. Till Bhadra wildlife sanctuary it was a breeze.
On the way, we came across numerous viewpoints where I utilized my Nikon D60 to the fullest. Finally we reached Kemmanagundi at 1:00 PM.
I will let the photos do the talking now.
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| On the way to Kemmanagundi |
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| Vijay |
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| The beautiful backdrops are enchanting |
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| Vijay, Sharath and Raghavendra |
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| The road on the way to Kemmanagundi through BabaBudangiri hills |
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| The beautiful Baba Budangiri hills |
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| Sharath |
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| Vijay |
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| Sharath at the start of the journey |
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| Myself and Sharath |
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| Vijay, Sharath and Raghavendra |
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| Sharath at the base of Mullayanagiri |
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| Shot at a viewpoint enroute Kemmanagundi |
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| After conquering Mullayanagiri peak |
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| Photosession in progress |
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| Bathing at Hebbe Falls |
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| The misty Mullayanagiri hills |
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| Majestic Mullayanagiri range as seen from the base point, Chickmagalur |
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