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Along the Green Aisle

July 24, 2012 Prashanth M Cycling, Karnataka

It’s been a couple of days since I came back from a weekend ride in Coorg region, arranged by Cycling and More. An awesome ride up the Mandalapatti peak on day one covering around 45KMs and another 35 on day…

Trek to Kanoor Kote

March 14, 2012 Prashanth M Karnataka

While searching for an old file on my hard disk landed me in to a folder which I had thought lost it completely. It was of the photos taken during my trek in Sharavathi valley back in Feb 2008, which…

On a rainy day in Gudavi Bird Sanctuary

January 18, 2012 Prashanth M Karnataka

Mid-August and five days with us to spare for three of us. After countless number of lengthy discussions on places to visit and itinerary, we were still clueless on where to go. Finally, we decided to reach Goa, spend a…

Photos from Mandharagiri

April 4, 2011 Prashanth M Photo Essay, Karnataka, Tumkur

Last time I was at Mandharagiri (popularly known as Basadi betta or Basti Betta), it was an overcast day. It looked as if the sky was ready to open up any time. But this time it was a clear blue…

Small Wonders: Channakeshava Temple of Tandaga

March 29, 2011 Prashanth M Karnataka

There are so many things in life we see on a day-to-day basis and completely ignore it or goes unnoticed. You pass by them as if it doesn’t exist and notice only when someone points that out. That happened to…

Escape to the Mountains – An Adventure near Kodanadu

March 5, 2011 Prashanth M Tamil Nadu

An old post (drafted in Jun 2006) long-lost in drafts. Read here the first day’s story. When we woke on day two, we were already behind 2 hours as per our plan. Breakfast was at Kotagiri and also we got…