Saturday 04th July 2015
Having recovered from a bad bout of viral fever, I wanted to test my levels of stamina and strength so Armaan and I planned an easy trek up to Karnala fort.
Rustic villages as we approach the site. Always heartwarming.
About an hour and a half out of bombay is the small outpost atop a nice bird sanctuary which leads up to it. Medium dense forest with water-trails down rocks have carved a path up to the first ridge.
We started up the trail at 0800 hrs with some rain clouds looming,
and with the sun coming up over the ridge.
I think I may have actually found the heart of the forest in this pic.
Throughout the climb these forest ferns had made
pretty skirts below the rocky outcrops and root paths.
A view of the Fort through the canopy of the forest below.
We wondered how we were going to complete the climb....
The light getting softened as it filters through the trees. Magical.
This was the first ridge, with a beautiful view of the valley below and the river in the distance.
No the image has NOT been stretched horizontally ! The tree has flattened out this way.
Wildflowers along the way that only a hinterland forest can produce !
A lot of interesting tree shapes as we went along.
Finally at the 3rd ridge, before the climb up the rocky face of the fort.
Armaan got really energized here, and was excited to get there.
Finally at the entrance to the Fort.
It took us 2 hours to make the climb all the way up
and another 2 hours back down.
As it turned out, we'd also finished the run-in period on the Skoda, and so decided to take it for a spin on the Pune Expressway, where we drove her up to 125 Kmph for the first time !
Back home, tired but happy and a nice hearty meal.
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