{"id":482,"date":"2017-08-07T10:26:24","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T10:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.athma.co.in\/?p=482"},"modified":"2017-08-07T10:26:24","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T10:26:24","slug":"chinnar-calling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/athma.co.in\/?p=482","title":{"rendered":"Chinnar Calling"},"content":{"rendered":"

When my friend Kalpalatha offered the prospects \u00a0of a \u00a0weekend getaway to chinnar and a stay deep in the jungle I didn’t have to think twice before nodding a yes- Forever drawn to the wild. \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n

We started off \u00a0from Coimbatore at 5 am, picked up our \u00a0friend and naturalist Ranjith Ram \u00a0from pollachi \u00a0 and proceeded to our destination.\u00a0 As the morning broke,the trees lined up on either side of the road forming a green tunnel \u00a0as we approached Amravathi from Udumalpet offered a stunning \u00a0and soothing view.\u00a0 We stopped for breakfast enroute at a small hotel by the roadside at the outskirts of the sanctuary.The lady who doubles up as the cook and her daughter kausalya generously served \u00a0us piping hot idlis and vadas as we sat on the outdoor \u00a0swing that was hanging \u00a0from the nearby \u00a0tree \u00a0.The backdrop of \u00a0mountains looming \u00a0behind the mango orchard made \u00a0a spectacular scene jolting up our moods to a great start to the day. We reached Chinnar checkpost and from there started our trek into the wild accompanied by two forest guides. The \u00a0creaking vines, the chirping birds and the gurgling streams.. the sounds of the jungle made the experience one of \u00a0pure bliss.\u00a0 It was about losing and finding oneself in the wilderness.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>We spotted peacocks, kingfishers woodpeckers , minnivets ,deers, grizzled squirrels, \u00a0langurs \u00a0 to name a few and the elusive \u00a0spot bellied eagle owl.<\/span>Butterflies flitted around as we trudged our way across streams ,rocks and \u00a0giant gnarled roots .<\/span>The \u00a0sunshine filtering through the tall trees \u00a0lent \u00a0a surreal magical feel to the whole place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span>After resting for a while near the river side \u00a0we trekked back and had \u00a0lunch. And then we \u00a0resumed our trek \u00a0to the cabin tucked away deep in the jungle where \u00a0we were to stay for the night _ Pambaar log house.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Though we could hear thunder as we walked and was hoping for some cool shower that would have been a respite from the summer heat, the rain clouds \u00a0were soon blown away.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>We reached our log house \u00a0about an hour later .The accomodation was basic and minimal. The sky was a pallete of myriad hues as the sun set. The jungle hummed with the din of crickets . Time stood still here with just \u00a0us ,mountains and streams around. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Our log house was lit up with solar lights as it turned dark. <\/span>After having explored the nearby rocky terrain , we returned to sit back in the verandah \u00a0and munched on some juicy mangoes that tasted heavenly after all that trek and climb.<\/span>The forest guides who had accompanied us offered us black tea.<\/span>Therapy to the wearied soul .<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>We retired for the night after having an early dinner .<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>As the dawn broke we were up and \u00a0ready \u00a0for a birding trek. It was\u00a0<\/span>amazing how the jungle wore a different look each time !\u00a0<\/span>Having \u00a0exolored and taken a couple of pictures of the various sightings \u00a0we trekked back to the log house amidst tiny water falls and thickets.<\/span>It was time to return and we braced ourselves for \u00a0the 3.5 km return trek after having a fill of \u00a0instant cup noodles .<\/span>In a hour we were out of the jungle and \u00a0 back to civilization all recharged and healed.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Until next time ..it was adieu to the raw wild and untamed Chinnar !<\/span><\/p>\n

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When my friend Kalpalatha offered the prospects \u00a0of a \u00a0weekend getaway to chinnar and a stay deep in the jungle I didn’t have to think twice before nodding a yes- Forever drawn to the wild. \ud83d\ude42 We started off \u00a0from Coimbatore at 5 am, picked up our \u00a0friend and naturalist Ranjith Ram \u00a0from pollachi \u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-things-that-caught-my-eye"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/athma.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/athma.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/athma.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athma.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athma.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=482"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/athma.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":490,"href":"https:\/\/athma.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482\/revisions\/490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/athma.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athma.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athma.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}