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Day 1 pics from Soumya's H50
Entering the Sacntuary
The best pic from the trip
Entering the Sacntuary
The best pic from the trip
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Amazing place and some really good pics.Now you seriously have given me the itch to ride to this place. Cant wait to venture into this place. Thanks for sharing the beauty of the place which very few people actually know.Comment
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Thanks Swagat bhai...Do plan one soon else the season would be over.Originally posted by chicane1879 View Post
Kickstarting Day 2 pics with this...
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Wow man! Mouthwatering photos there. Can you please post some high resolution pics. I want to put them up as wallpaper for my laptop.Comment
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This is a stunning pics and it's more like aOriginally posted by diffuser911 View PostThanks Swagat bhai...Do plan one soon else the season would be over.
Kickstarting Day 2 pics with this...
considering it's shot from a Mobile Phone!!
Bring on the rest, FAAST!!Comment
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Sooper Sunil, 'm in love with the pics... Really a lovely place and worth visit...
liked the cloud shadows over the dense green mountains most...
We are seeing Orissa thru ur lens...
And Swagat, count me in too. do let me know if you will plan somthing after 3-4 months
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Thanks Moeed. I'll post the link to my Picasa albums where pics are uploaded at 1024x768 pixels.Originally posted by moeed View Post
Sorry but this one was by the H50Originally posted by chicane1879 View PostThis is a stunning pics and it's more like a considering it's shot from a Mobile Phone!!
Bring on the rest, FAAST!!
. The 2nd day log is coming in a few minutes.
Thanks Siku bhai. But plan sooner than 3-4 months coz the place is gonna be an oven in that time.Originally posted by archistar View PostSooper Sunil, 'm in love with the pics... Really a lovely place and worth visit...
liked the cloud shadows over the dense green mountains most...
We are seeing Orissa thru ur lens...
And Swagat, count me in too. do let me know if you will plan somthing after 3-4 monthsComment
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Day 2: Satkosia Gorge
Day 2
The first view
After a long and uneasy sleep (mind you, this is my first camping in the openJ
Who stole the sun!!
Yati da with the clouds above
We sat there in the diffused sunlight, waiting for our morning tea while deciding the course of action for the day. The tea came in and was booed immediately, compared to the one we had the last evening. I guess the change in shift of the camp employees made the difference. The camp fellows told us there was a trek nearby which we can take before going on the boat ride. We got dressed quickly and insisted that we use shoes to we have a firm footing on the trail. Going up to the parking lot, we moved ahead on the forest trail that had brought us here. The trek guide who came with us took his time to explain the trees that lay on the way and their practical value. I wish I had paid more attention to flaunt some of that gyan
The forest trail (shaky pics due to low light and poor man's CyberShot)
The agile guide was casually jumping across the rocks on his desi chappals, and so was the occasional villager we crossed, while we were finding it a challenge in our shoes branded for treks and hikes. The stream was mostly calm, but noisy at times too. At one place, we had to climb an almost-vertical rock face, of our own height, holding to a tree-branch, then crawl on the ledge to get to safety. Soumya climbed first and helped the rest of the pack. The next peril came in form of a water crossing, where the stream was flowing with some amount of force and splashing onto the rocks. My flat-soled shoes got a slip on the moss, plunging me into knee-deep cold water. Soumya pulled me across and advised to climb to a drier spot. A wee bit shocked, I complied and checked for any injury/sprain; thankfully, none. The uphill climb was almost over as we took to the other side of the stream and landed on (God be praised!) soft earth. Now all we had to do was fight off those wild bushes and trees and get back to the bottom. Not a task! We find some huge mounds on the path, which, the guide told us, was a sample of tusker poop! A wonder how they walk the path so narrow when we are having trouble avoiding the foliage. We descend down to the base where we had started the little trek and move back towards the campsite.
Some pics from the trek...hope for better ones soon
Our boat
magar and ghariyalmagar to reappear above water in the enclosure. We crossed a picnic spot on the way which was aptly crowded for a weekend, almost all of them cages (read closed modes of transportation, ala cars, buses and the likes). A long way ahead, after traversing the dusty road, I saw Arnab chatting with some people on the roadside and enquired what the matter was, sensing there might be a problem. My spidey-senses were wrong (darn!) and he was there asking if we had passed by. The adventurous fella had taken the stony off-road which we had avoided.
Last look from the river shore
Look closely for a couple of lazy ghariyals
And this is a magar
The ride back to the national highway was pretty uneventful, other than a couple of wrong maneuvers on the village lanes that could have been fatal. And yes, one photo-shoot on the road with all the bikes, taking care not to disturb the traffic. And that I almost hit a dog trying to come out of a house and cross the street on its own. Bad doggie! We crossed a spot where a group was perched on a broken bridge near a water crossing and waved at us. The roads were mostly empty and the few humans that we saw were near the bridges only. Others were already there when I reached the diversion that took us earlier towards the beautiful roads of Tikarpada. We carried on towards the NH and took a stop at the cold drinks shop we had halted at yesterday. Needless to say, the bikes were grabbing attention. We asked for a dhaba which Soumya knew of and found that it was just half a kilometer away, so we cut short the stoppage and moved towards the dhaba. The bikes were parked in front of the dhaba, which was pretty crowded. A table was grabbed and orders taken by the staff. The mobiles were back on duty, as each of us took his time away from the table to report back to worldly duties (sighLcharpai outside the dhaba and it felt so good after years of sleeping on wooden beds. The food was really good and recommended item is a mutton dish, partially burnt. When we started off after finishing the meal, it was already past noon. The bad roads began as soon as Angul town showed its face and my speedo cable came off due to the jerks. The jugaad
The Rajpoot
Would have gone on this trail if time permitted
J. While the rest ordered a round of gobi and paneer pakodas, the bottle came in and we enjoyed the supplement to our tummies. After paying a whopping hundred-and-fifty for two plates of pakodas
Information for booking a stay at Satkosia
Call the DFO office, Satkosia division, Angul at 0-6764-236218
More information can be availed from the brochure at http://angul.nic.in/satakosia.PDF. But trust us on this, the pics shown there are nowhere near to what our eyes feasted on.
Approx distance from Bhubaneswar: 200 km
Best months to visit: October to FebruaryLast edited by diffuser911; 12-10-2009, 04:29 PM.Comment
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When did u capture me on the banyan Sunil? hehehehe.....
I request all the tourers in Orissa to visit this place before summer kicks in at least once......its just awesome....although it was hot during afternoon but the entire experience you will get will be excellent....Sunil where are the 500d shots buddy?bring them on...Comment
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The Mist over the mountain pics are awesome and the log is as always "lovely"!!Comment
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Fantastic shots.Post moreComment
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awsme pics dude !!!!!Comment
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That was one shot I wanted to post in officeOriginally posted by yatishankar View Post
. Arnab is really busy now so can't give me the pics. Will get them soon.
Originally posted by moeed View Post
Thanks Swagat. OT: Archi is coming on XmasOriginally posted by chicane1879 View Post.
Thanks buddy, another set coming up from the H50.Originally posted by bprags View Post
Thanks speedy.Originally posted by speedyk View PostComment
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Day 2 on the DSC H50
Trekkers
A beautiful lineup
Ours were the last two
Time to go on water
The vessel...
...and the anchor
Jor laga ke...
Sailing down the Mahanadi
The boatswain
Deepu is a silhoutte
The man behind the D500
Dropping the line
Intruder
Ahh...the wind in the willows
Bird-watching
He's the one enjoying life
Deepu's find...Yammie
Can I pleasssse get a ride??
Our tents from afar
Father-son duo looking for a catch
The Entourage
As we arrive to get-off point
Damn those crocs
Just a stone...nothing else...keep lookin'
Sharp-shooters
And last but not the least Last edited by diffuser911; 12-11-2009, 02:16 PM.Comment
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