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It all started with the movie. We were watching a Malayalam movie: “Neelakasham, Pachakadal, Chuvanna Bhoomi” a story where the protagonist rides his Bullet motorcycle from Kerala to Nagaland to meet his lady love. He and his friend embark on this adventurous ride through many states to reach his goal.
As we watched the riders head out, the thump and growl of the bullets, the long winding highways passing through cities, and villages and the ever endearing mountain roads, the pure joy of heading into the wind, the exhilarating sense of freedom which only bikers can explain was enough to trigger our need to head on to a highway. There was a long weekend coming up and with the weather looking perfect for riding, we decided to head out to the hills.
I’ve been riding to the Nilagiris since my bachelor days and have continued to ride there even after marriage. In fact my first long ride with wifey was to Ooty in 1994. In spite of so many rides there, we still loved to ride to that place. At 300km it was a short ride and gave us a chance to ride through the forest and get a taste of the curves and the weather never disappointed
So on Independence Day, on a cool and cloudy morning we head out to celebrate our freedom
The Onward Route: Bangalore/Kanakapura/Malavalli/Kollegal/Chamarajnagar/Satyamangalam/Mettupallayam/Coonoor.
It being a long weekend, we know the regular route via Mandya and Mysore will be crowded with holiday makers heading out, so we decide to take the above route. It’s fairly crowded till about Kanakapura but after that it’s a pleasant ride through villages and fields of green
The recent rains have filled up the rivers and the fields and trees display the joyful green, a color we can never tire of, especially us city blokes choking among the concrete and smoke.
We pull over near Malavalli for breakfast at a small roadside eatery. Steaming hot idilies, chutney and tea, tastes so good on a morning ride! The fresh morning air and of course the ride can not only raise our appetites but also our spirits. Most people around seem to be in a relaxed holiday mood, looking forward to some celebrations and relaxation ahead. The long weekends are really piling up this year!
After breakfast we ride on and soon pass Kollegal. On our last ride on this route we had made a detour to B.R. Hills but this time we continue towards Chamarajnagar and turn towards Shivasamudra and the Gaganachukki falls.
As we near the falls we can hear the roar. The abundant rains have swelled the falls which is in full flow. Nature puts on a show we can only admire in awe. Shutterbugs can’t stop clicking and after a few clicks ourselves we head back on to the highway.
Into the Blue Hills.. next
Cheers All
As we watched the riders head out, the thump and growl of the bullets, the long winding highways passing through cities, and villages and the ever endearing mountain roads, the pure joy of heading into the wind, the exhilarating sense of freedom which only bikers can explain was enough to trigger our need to head on to a highway. There was a long weekend coming up and with the weather looking perfect for riding, we decided to head out to the hills.
I’ve been riding to the Nilagiris since my bachelor days and have continued to ride there even after marriage. In fact my first long ride with wifey was to Ooty in 1994. In spite of so many rides there, we still loved to ride to that place. At 300km it was a short ride and gave us a chance to ride through the forest and get a taste of the curves and the weather never disappointed
So on Independence Day, on a cool and cloudy morning we head out to celebrate our freedom
The Onward Route: Bangalore/Kanakapura/Malavalli/Kollegal/Chamarajnagar/Satyamangalam/Mettupallayam/Coonoor.
It being a long weekend, we know the regular route via Mandya and Mysore will be crowded with holiday makers heading out, so we decide to take the above route. It’s fairly crowded till about Kanakapura but after that it’s a pleasant ride through villages and fields of green
The recent rains have filled up the rivers and the fields and trees display the joyful green, a color we can never tire of, especially us city blokes choking among the concrete and smoke.
We pull over near Malavalli for breakfast at a small roadside eatery. Steaming hot idilies, chutney and tea, tastes so good on a morning ride! The fresh morning air and of course the ride can not only raise our appetites but also our spirits. Most people around seem to be in a relaxed holiday mood, looking forward to some celebrations and relaxation ahead. The long weekends are really piling up this year!
After breakfast we ride on and soon pass Kollegal. On our last ride on this route we had made a detour to B.R. Hills but this time we continue towards Chamarajnagar and turn towards Shivasamudra and the Gaganachukki falls.
As we near the falls we can hear the roar. The abundant rains have swelled the falls which is in full flow. Nature puts on a show we can only admire in awe. Shutterbugs can’t stop clicking and after a few clicks ourselves we head back on to the highway.
Into the Blue Hills.. next
Cheers All
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