Kodachadri trip

My friend had started Amruthavana resort near Nagara and had been inviting. We planned to visit and started off from Mysore. Weather was mix of rainy-sunny type and was perfect to travel.

Amruthavana Resort

Amruthavana resort is about 20kms from Nagara, near KattinahoLe village. It is a perfect gateway to Kodachadri or Hidlumane falls.

Checked in, had lunch and rested for a while. Soon we planned for evening trek to Hidlumane falls.

Hidlumane - Upper step

Hidlumane - Middle step

Had a wonderful trek with good greenery and water. Enjoyed capturing photos & videos till satisfaction.

Hidlumane - Lower step

Camp fire

Early morning view

Booked jeep for next day trip, enjoyed night camp fire, relished dinner and had a nice rest.

Early morning misty view was beautiful.

Kodachadri forest gate opens at 6:30am. Started off in jeep and soon we were in the bumpy jeep track to Kodachadri.

Jeep stopped at one photo point. I took a walking trail to near by mountain to get good view of scenery.

To my surprise, I spotted Indian Gaur gazing in the peak.

My Nikon P900 camera helped to get very close up shots of these gigantic animals.

Gaur gazing 

Moved on the jeep track and soon we reached the dead end / parking lot. From here one has to walk to see Shankara peeta or near by Ganesha temple.

Shankara peeta - seen left side

After walking about 1 hour, reached Shankara peeta. Clouds were playing and disappointing us by covering the entire region.

Tried to manage few snaps in the gap.

By 11:30am, we were back to Amruthavana. Had tasty lunch, bid adieu to my friend and manage safe drive back to Mysore.