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Weekend Ride to Yelagiri
Friday morning, I figured out my front tyre was leaking air for some weird reason which I still haven't figured out and the bike wasn't turning the way I wanted, so headed right to a local mec and fixed the issues temporarily hoping that I wouldn't face anything major in ride the next day.
Late Friday night, preparations for the Ride began first by borrowing a camera from my friend, headed to home to free the memory card to fill up photos of the upcoming ride. Luckily I had washed my jacket a week earlier so that right in my sight but my knee guards and the spares cables for my bike were missing. With not much to relax before the ride and it was already late in the night so wanted to Give a miss to search for them (made sure of myself that would keep all my riding gears in one place).
Saturday Early Morningere couple of kms before Vellore where we saw sunny waving from side of the road for halt - so that we aren't missing our breakfast point. Kiran was waiting for us there and once the initial intro is over we gobbled up some idlies and coffee, fag and a customary click before the hotel - and we were soon riding back in the highway. With a thought of grabbing briyani at ambur for lunch; but later we decided that it early for lunch so finalized to have lunch in yelagiri itself.
Our stop for coffee
Our Breakfast Stop
Meeting amit and starting the ride in ghat section
Sriram, Kiran(Electric Goat) , Zaphod
At Viewpoint near 10th hairpin
At YMCA Camp waiting for the room keys
Our Room
Lunch at Tandoori Hut
We rode out to the town and tried capturing the places in the best possible way, also enquire about swamimalai a possible trekking option with we later decided to give it a shot the next morning. After some shots we decided to go to the Ghats and try some photography. We reached a particular section where we were surrounded by tall trees and could see couple of hairpins between the trees below. When we were taking photos we saw Ananth coming up and he too stopped and some short discussion, couple of photos and we were back on our way to the room.
Photography at the camp
Roads between the trees
Tall Trees
Road which we took uphill
Ananth
Sunset shots
Me, Amit Woke up at 6am and left for the trek. We parked our bikes near the tea-shop at so called base of the swamimalai and started our trek. Initially we walked through the small lanes which gave to an empty barren land and at the end of which the real trek starts. With much excitement we started climbing the hill, here and there stopping for photographs. I had taken Ananth's cam to get a feel of handling SLR and it helped me to get some idea about taking pictures using them. Soon the trek started to take its toll on us as we weren't prepared a trek with no water and trekking this hill with the unruly terrain which was mostly on stones and the roots of the trees made it really tough for us. At one place I decided to stop and return back, but Amit encouraged to do the trek and in one place Amit was able to do me in turn encouraged him that somehow we will complete the trek. But in one place both of us were exhausted and decided to return back to keep this trek to achieve next time when we come here.
Photography and Trekkin attempt in the morning
Contrasting Nature
Look at the angle which we had to trek
Broadest place of the trek route
Narrowest place of the trek route
We somehow managed to reach the base and picked up our bike and rolled on to the lake for clicking some of the pictures. After getting some natures into our memory cards we returned back to the room and directly to the dining hall (as it was already half past 9 and they serve only till 9am, anyway since we were only souls there seems like they kept the hall open)to gobble some poori and chenna and we were soon joined by Ananth, Kiran and sunny for the breakfast. We all went back to the room where Sriram and Sudharsan we already set for the return ride. I took a quick bath and got ready n geared up. Soon others too geared up and zaphod went to settle the bills, meanwhile we lined up the bikes for a photo and soon zaphod joined us and we left the camp to our next stop near vaniyambadi junction where Praveen said would be waiting for as he is returning from krishnagiri.
Me relaxin after unsuccessful trek attempt
Forest on the either side of the route
Path taken
Walkway at Lake
Lake at Yelagiri
Boating Area on the Lake
A light moment
Ananth and Sriram sharing their Parotta's
. I missed it but feeling great seeing all the pics. Thanks for the pics and write up !
(Hosur in 1 hr 
)...what a ride that was !!!
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