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Thank you for the Approval PSR Sir A tiny write up is on the way Sir

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very creative name Mr phanikar ji. shall upload pics soon.

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The Inception:
A cup of coffee, couch surfing lazily on a cloudy Monday afternoon, got a message from Ananth asking what ride plans for March. It had been just 6 days or so since I returned from one. So with a nod, said Nothing as of now and some share of the recent blogs that we had gone through in the recent times and Thus ended the conversation and both of us were heading our own way. In the meantime few friends of riding circle from Coimbatore were planning a ride to Madikeri. So one or the other ride had to be done during the same time.

Few days later, got a message from Ananth regarding the confirmation of the dates and hence the planning started. Location is not that big a concern when you have a close knit of biking buddies are involved. The dates for both the rides were around the same time, had no other choice left than to opt for either one, being Ooty or Madikeri. Ooty Always holds a special place in my heart when it comes to rides. In the personal order of preference, The coast and the Mountains have something magical in them to rejuvenate a screwed up brain. But made sure that we catch up with the other group somewhere of the other enroute to exchange few words.


The Table looked something like this :


The Meet up at Mysore





As we were riding through bandipur we saw an Innova, whose left side was crushed as it went under a truck coming from the opposite side. Not sure whose fault it was exactly, but was definitely not a good sign, inside a reserve forest. As we crawled further, noticed some good signs towards Masinagudi. The road was getting broadened, which was required very badly.

Enroute Avalanche


Avalanche Ticket Counter



Time Pass


Somebody just found a friend for the evening




The roads to the guest House


The benches that we warmed for 3 hours


Finally, I repeat finally, after a long wait the Chennai gang show up much to our relief. All of us freshened up and head to the kitchen to satisfy our growling stomach. Considering the sort of luck we carry around, the cook was running short of supplies. So he told us to go to the closest town, Emerald and get supplies. Karthik and Myself volunteer for the task. It had already been dark and even the guy from where we bought supplies performed some pooja kind of stuff when we told we need to head back to Avalanche after dark. One guy even volunteered to accompany us till the guest house, as that route was infested with wild animals and just two days before they had spotted a leopard close by. Luckily without any problems we reached the guesthouse and crash for the day.

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As always an awesome ride and stunning pictures from you ! Kudos on such an imaginative title !

Ride + Buddies = Unlimited Fun

Cheers !!

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Wow! Good to see the thread. Wonderful pics Phanikar, let me also add from my side soon. That Arabian like pic is total damage!

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Wonderful starting there Phani. Couldn't forget freezing cold and late latif Chennai Gang. But end of the day, all things came together well and we had fun. Waiting for more.

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Lovely! Btw, those figures in the title are hairpins right?

Woohooo, tapatalk works on my phone!

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Wonderful pics and a eye-catching title . Seems you guys had a lot of fun!

Did you stay at the Avalanche guest house?
Can you please post details on booking accommodation there?
I find Ooty very crowded and commercialized, this looks like a serene place.

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Thank you Sir it's always nice to hear from you.

LOL

Yeah. Will try to finish it asap, hopefully :P

Yeah hair pins , infact couldn't fit in the 9 more on kotagiri route :P

Yeah stayed at avalanche guest house. The booking is a laborious process. You need to get a written permission from Nilgiris DFO, even if you book it, the first preference would be give to public servants. So practically you need to go there twice. Once to get permission, second to get possession of the guest house :P yeah this place was good enough. You have a lot of resorts/guest house outskirts of ooty of you prefer to stay away from the town.

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Day 2 :
Woke up at 6 o clock or so to see none of them to have woken up, So did the smartest thing of hitting the sack again. Few minutes later, a voice was heard, “If anybody wants tea Wake up and get ready” considering the options for a hot morning tea, everybody got up ready. Karthik went to the forest office to seek permission for Upper Bhavani, which was not so easy to get that morning. Without a choice, we had to satisfy ourselves for the minibus drive to Avalanche lake. Memories of travelling in School bus, a decade or two back were remembered

It was nice to meet fellow bangalore riders Mr.GS150 RR rider Manu and Snehith( And Co) that morning near the checkpost.

Few Pics from the drive towards Avalanche and Back.
P.S:Kindly ignore the quality of Pics, as I had a wrong setting on Camera and while editing
The Road/Trail looked something like this










Posers Posers posers ..........


One of my Fav clicks of the ride, by Mr. Wanderer.
























To be contd ..........

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Contd.......
Returned to the guest house to gear up and ride towards Emerald And Canada Dam. To satisfy the empty Stomach, we stopped by a small shack, which could hardly accommodate the ten of us inside. Later we left for Emerald lake and Canada Dam for some mokeying business
























Dramebaaz Pintu and Karthik











Atop Canada Dam




Over a conversation last night, Ananth had mentioned that they have relaid the roads the Manjoor and beyond. So wanted to give it a try very badly, as i knew that the route was very scenic. In the meantime Karthik left for Kotagiri(Citing some personal work) saying he would be back before dusk. As most of these guys were planning to take the same route the next day, most turned a frowny face and wated to get back to the Guest House. Till Ananth and myself came to terms with the plan of trying out a trail on the way. Had taken this particular trail the last year with Deepak and Siva, but wanted to try it further. And here is the result of the same :

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Awesomeness!!!

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Day 3:





















Racism doesnt exist in this world


At Kodanad View Point


After a photobreak we decided to start for our respective destinations after lunch at Mettupalayam. Upon reaching the restaurant, we discovered that Sudarshan who was in the RVM till the last Km or so had gone missing. Upon calling came to know that his front breaks had failed. Empty stomachs with temperatures soaring, this was the last thing we had expected. Thankfully it was a small air gap in the fluid line which was not even checked by the service guy before the ride. By the time we fixed this, had lunch and start, it was close to 5PM. Departing at that time meant we had to ride through the dark. Both Nishanth and Sudarshan were a bit skeptical as it was their first long ride though the night on a notorious Kanakapura Road. Tried to instill confidence in them to take them home safe and sound. After a quick dinner around Kanakapura, I rang the doorbell of my house at around 11.30 to have a peaceful sleep. Overall a good ride done with a group who would not stop yapping even a minute. Two new riding buddies who were absolutely fun to have company, Venky and Gopi. Thank you guys for the amazing experience J


The perfect Climax: A perfect Family Photo


Clockwise from left: Pintu, venky, Rajiv, Karthik, Nishanth, Ananth, Your Truly, Gopi, Sudarshan, Sriam.

Last but not the least, Photo credits to respective Photographers.