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Excellent teasers and summery of the trip Dhiraj. Bring on the rest.

Cool pics Juris, Hyderabadi Biryani slurrp :P . Keep it rolling in as and when time allows. Ride safe

Thanks Ravi anna

Thanks

Day 1- Hyderabad--Warangal--Eturnagaram--Manuguru--Badrachalam
355Kms , NH202(A bliss to ride) till Eturnagaram, Manuguru to Badrachalam route has a evenly balanced mixture of best and worst roads... Beware of the road that crosses
Paper factory.
PS:Covered Forests, ghat and temple. Recommended accommodation at Badrachalam- Punnami Bhadrachalam, which has covered parking and reasonable rates.

Our first pit stop close to Warrangal






























As we approached Eturnagaram, we found a stream that reached the same level of road. Funny thing was every guy that approached that stream,
slowed down and went for a free car/bike wash. Behti ganga mein apni gaadi dho lo

bro, the teaser is really good. and best thing in your day one ride is this: "behti ganga mei gaadi dhona" , a very rare pic.
i think this is the best time to ride thru this route. especially the araku valley and coastal AP, waiting eagerly to see the pics.

Day 1 Continued.....

At our next pit stop we saw a school by our side. It was Independence Day and the students and teachers were busy in Independence Day celebrations. Requested them to take a few pictures of flag and celebrations and recollected our school days celebrations. Soon we were mobbed by curious kids and we had fun time with them.








My salute





And we saw bunch of curious kids... Spot our bikes



As we approached Eturnagaram Forest, we saw many water bodies crossing road. One of that...







The next pit stop was really interesting.... It was a tri color bridge. It was Independence Day and as we approached the bridge,
it appeared we are approaching and infinitely long flag. The illusion was pleasing to the eyes.

Awesome ride on a lovely route and great pictures ! Way to go guys !!

Ride On & Ride Safe

Yep we had the best and worst of route that day... But it was all fun

Yep it was situational and no wonders we Indians are such opportunist

Nice Pics "Juris" The Disc (front) of R15 looks sweet. Nice, keep posting bro. Next part awaited Ride safe

Ride on NH202 via dense forest till Eturnagaram was fun. Thoroughly enjoyed the ride through Medaram Tadavi Forest range.



Moi..


Gorrilla pod for video- Very handy












Towards the end of Manuguru, we came across a closed Colliery. Few pics


By afternoon we reached Bhadrachalam, the holy town. This town is situated on the banks of Godavari and it was in full bloom (monsoons). We freshened up quickly, had a quick lunch and went on to explore Godavari. We had a good photography session. Later we went to the main attraction- Ram Temple(Bhadrachalam was where Ram and Sita spent their time in exile).





























We had an eventful ride on Day 1. Had loads of fun and rode through decent stretch except for Manuguru. Next day was a tough ride through Alluri forest range and we were very much looking forward for that... BRB with second day pics

Day 2- Badrachalam-- Sileru-- Chintapalle-- Paderu--Araku 323Kms.
Toughest ride of the trip. Major chunk of the journey was on dilapidated road going in the middle of Alluri Sitaramaraju Forest Area. Not to mention that this was
most scenic and undisturbed section of Andhra that we came across. From Badrachalam to Sileru the road is a rider's paradise and we encountered best twists and
curves(roads). Post Sileru, the road is pathetic and goes all the way to Paderu. Post Paderu the route is decent till Araku. We had to ride this entire stretch in rain.
PS: Covered forests,waterfalls, misty mountains, stretches of hills, coffee plantations and most scenic places of the trip. Since, Sileru to Paderu is a hot area(read
naxal zone), it is recommended to cross that route before dark. Networks won't work in most of the stretch and at times the nearest hospitals would be 20-30 kms away.
Recommended accommodation at Araku- APTDC Hills View,APTDC Mayuri,APTDC Anathagiri and APTDC Tyda Jungle Bells(another experience staying in the middle of
jungle). They have proper parking within compound.
Route Map"


Since we were not sure about visibility and surrounding, we skipped starting for Araku in wee hours of morning. We started around 7 and the immediate stretch was an
heavenly route. We rode through a jungle with little bit of habitation. We stopped at a small temple, paid homage for safe journey ahead and moved on.











Soon we were NH221. It was a bliss to ride on till we entered Alluri Forest range. We stopped post an unfortunate event.
I ran over a piglet and stopped to ponder over it













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Soon we entered Alluri forest range. We were aware of bad roads or no roads. More than that we were aware of the awesomeness ahead. Truly the best part of Andhra we explored till date. We stopped for "walk the talk pics" at a narrow bridge entering a village.






In the Alluri forest range, we came across a Canal and roads by it's side. We had a mixed ride till the canal. Initially we had decent tarmac and the best of the twisties, I ever encountered. Later, road turned into off road stretch. It was a good break at canal.
Just men, machines and raw nature.

Beautiful pictures Dhiraj. Monsoons the best time around to check out these places. The photos and the places just refreshing my last year's trip.

good pics mate.. guess you had an awsome ride...