travelogue approved.

p.s.: why there is such a big watermark on all your pictures? are you using any paid software to batch process your files?

you can try irfanview or faststone image viewer. both are free and capable. Will do 99% of your basic editing work, including batch processing, renaming, resizing.. etc. I am using FSstone personally.

This one looks promising... Nice pics buddy..

But those watermarks are killing the photos.,.
Try free softwares like as suggested by Sunilg..

Aha! Memories refreshed!

Seems the place has got all its water back!
(I went in the dry season... Even the waterfalls were dry)

Bring it on bro.... Use IrfanView/Photomatix Pro for batch processing...
For the rest you have Photoshop CS versions.

Happy riding.

Offtopic: Nothing beats Imagemagick for batch processing of photos. Its a commandline software but you can quickly cook up commands to do standard stuff like resize (and change quality) of all images following certain name patterns, etc.

Thank you for quick approving ...
I got a new software ,which does not create this watermark problem, but this is my old travelogue ,I have prepaired this long time ago.
But I could not post in this forum because I thought this small 500kms rides posting is appropriate or not..
So I am posting it late.. sorry..

Thank you...

Thank you..
No even I went in late winter,no water falls..


Ohh sure I will try the software ..

I can feel my CraZy-ness of motorcycle touring,. In vellore my road of life starts and continues in a exponential manner..
1.palamathi hills (23*2=46kms) 2.kavalur(55*2=110kms) [where I met accident]

3.pondichery (180*2=360kms) 4.yelagiri(102*2=204kms)

5.mahabalipuram (135*2=270kms) 6.bengaloru(230*2=460kms) 3times

7.hogenekkal (576kms total)

8.Ramanagara(650kms & 1 n8 stay)

9.yearcaud(492 total) 10.kalryan & yercaud hill (770kms total)

11.kollihills (350*2=700kms & 1 n8 stay)

12.trivandum (870*2=1740km & 2 n8 stay @ tvm )
In every ride my friend is my loved Bajaj Platina 125cc.
Now its about to clock 17,000kms mark & its 19 moths old...

From here only you can find that the travelogue is old..
But sure I am gonna post all the travelogues here......

Sunil, I too use FastStone, its simply outstanding. I got hold of all the commands and its a cakewalk processing the images.

HHSplendor, nice images, except for the sore watermark. Was expecting a cloudy and green photos, and just realized its an old ride.

This is just a teaser ,more photos and the travelogue are on the way
....

I traveled this place on 26th feb,2012..

A unplanned RIde."YERCAUD".A ride for sake of riding on platina

But now its time to visit "yercaud" one more but virtually ,as I promised ..

Preparation :
I did't prepare for this trip.I did't have any maps,any gps,my bike was not serviced,even engine oil was 1400km old..

Mainly I was not ready for this trip..

Story behind:
There is always a story behind the seen ...
In my university I stay outside not in hostel as they don't allow my Bike.So in the weekend my friend Sid comes to my place and we watch movies at night and enjoy .
But travelers heart don't want to stay in home ..

26th feb,2012.Friday night we watched movie and slept at late night.
At morning 5am(27th feb,2012)
Sid: chol ghure aasi(lets go somwhere)
me: aree ghumiye pord(aree sleep na)
sid : (opening my leaptop searching in google.)
aree get up and search some places..
Me : today 5pm I have a meeting.
Sid :we will come back.
Me : (full in form)
(after searching Tamilnadu govt site find out this place yercaud)


to break the monotony

Ride:
we were prepared in half an hour,and started the journey toward yercaud .
The total distance was nearly 230kms,out of them 90 kms is only NH,others 95kms was state highway,and rest was hill..

On the way we started speeding nearly 85kmph to cover up the NH distance because after that we dont have the info abt the road condition ..

On tha way we took breakfast with chai and bread and peanut butter,which we had in our bag..

Now its show time.. :arrow:


entering to pagoda view point


some unforgettable moment


views :arrow:






in and around


a closed temple








the rider with glory in heart






then started our journey










the roads we enjoyed




here also boating...




water ways..

Half of the trip is left, lot more we have to travel...

Nice ride and pictures guys !

Ride On & Ride Safe

Thank you sir..
Lots of photos are on the way..
Hope you all like it..

Its time to travel the rest of the places in yercaud..
As I promised



boating..


some more boating ..


deer park(clicked from the boat)




its time to start my journey again..


All the day we was rushing because of lack of time,I had a important meeting at 4pm.



going towards lady's chair (a view point)..


view from lady's chair..




the salt factory




some awesome clicks by my friend SID..




thanks to sid for capturing this moment .


Sid


return journey.

As we could not clicked much pics of climbing the hill,we decided to capture that at time of coming down..















GREEN a comfort for our eyes as we was riding from very hot place












the road of my life.....................











the deadly turns..


the road through woods..


ALL THE ROAD WAS RECITING THE POEM READ IN 9TH CLASS IN MY ENGLISH TEXT BOOK,AND I NEVER KNEW THAT THE POEM IS MY STORYLINE OF MY LIFE..
Sharing with you all ...


Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village, though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.



ROBERT FROST

seems like all the riders read the travelogue at the time of TEASER only :P