Rant 12: the Second hike!

So, i guess it may come as no surprise that I absolutely love taking a hike!
this latest one takes us to Kemmangundi (i hope i got that right), which is a very scenic hill station about 7 hours from Manipal. located amidst the lush greenery of the Western Ghats, it is a very pleasant one day trek that everyone in need of a getaway should consider.
i myself was waiting for a getaway like this for quite a while now. I think maybe i was a bit too desperate, and obv any chance i get to go shutter crazy is reason enough. i went mad on this trek. my final tally after taking out the really crappy shots...was 312! this is by far the most number of pics Ive taken till date in a single session...in a day for that matter.
this was a trek organised by the adventure club at MIT manipal, thats RED-X. Even though i normally would have preferred going alone, the fact that we ended up with 2 filled up inter-state buses (if u ever saw one, u'd know what i was talking about), was actually helpful in me getting more and better shots.

so without boring ya'll with too much text...

Land formation at Sunrise point, first stop of the trek

full HD colour


a Macro touch







Rock formations


wow! check out those curves on that...rock!


mini waterfall...always a welcome break on a route like...


...this. En route to Z point...no that's the name, really!


see? the route...hence the name

Ze Z point (what I can't imitate french guys now?)


the one we didn't bathe in...Kattahi falls


7 kms to Hebbe falls...simply beautiful


crossing streams


en guard at Hebbe falls


my dream...is to fly...over the rainbow...well..waterfall!


halfway top


picture perfect end...


...however, there's always something more to think about