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Harihar from Nirgudpada I remember it very clearly, two years ago, that is, in April 2016 where all this trekking thing began all over again in my life, Harihar was the trek which we were planning to complete as a kick start to our trekking life. But eventually, we ended up doing Lohagad; and the rest is history. So basically, Harihar was a 2 year long awaited dream trek for all of us! Harihar is situated in Nasik district and is one of the main attraction in Sahyadri's! We can go up there via 2 routes. First is Harshewadi , and other is Nirgudpada . We chose the Nirgudpada route. To reach there, there are following modes of transport available: 1) Private : Nirgudpada is 113 km away from Mumbai. So you can drive there and park your vehicle anywhere in the village. 2) Local : First take the train to Kasara, and from there local vehicles are available to get to Nirgudpada. The vehicle can accommodate 10 people easily. One vehicle costs Rs.3000/- for a return journey. I ...

Mahuli from Asangaon So after semester 2 exam, and a lot of medical emergencies in my family, Mahuli was officially the first trek of the season for me, and eventually the very first trek as an organizer. Being an organizer, I learnt many new things about commercial trekking, which I never thought I'll do in my life. Till now, I've been on treks with my friends, where we don't really give a shit about who's leading and who's behind. But this time, everything had to be planned. Before going for the actual trek, I read some blogs by other people. And among 2/3 blogs I read about mahuli, all were negative. Each and every blog I read said that "I couldn't complete Mahuli because of some reason." I was really tensed because this time I had a responsibility of 25 people. But climate played its role perfectly. Mahuli is the highest peak in Thane district. Asangaon is the nearest railway station to the fort. One can reach there by following modes of ...

Gate and Watch Tower So after one full month of frustration and exams, I'm here with a whole new blog with a location that hardly few people know about. Me and my friends came to know about this place through google. We were bored to go to usual places where most of the "cool" crowd hangs out, like 1) Marine lines, Mumbai 2) Bandra Reclamation 3) Gaimukh (More like cheap thrills of marine lines)  4) Hiranandani (Any of it! Except the fact that we only visited Powai) So this time , we came up with something new. We searched google and found out this, "Ghodbunder Fort" . West side of fort Ghodbunder fort is located in Ghodbunder village, near Mira-Bhayandar express highway. It is approximately 23 km from Thane railway station. It was built by Portuguese, which was later occupied by Maratha Empire and then it became the East India Company's district headquarters. The place is called Ghodbunder because Portuguese used to trade Horses...

So after almost 4 months of busy schedule, I finally decided to gift myself with a short holiday trip. College was over and exams are coming, so this was the best time for me to take a short break from routine. This time, I went to Lavasa with my parents. LAVASA CITY FROM NATURE TRAILS BY "EKAANT" Lavasa is a planned city which is still under construction near Pune. It is stylistically based on the Italian town Portofino.  In 2010, The Indian Environment and Forests Ministry ordered a cease on construction, as this project violated environmental laws; but in late 2011, the cease was cancelled. The area that is marked as Lavasa City is the 'Mulshy Valley' of the Western Ghats.  (Source: Wikipedia) So, the journey started. We boarded the "Thane-Pune-Thane Shivneri Bus" of MSRTC. To be honest, I was happy, not because I was visiting Lavasa for the first time, but because I was travelling to Pune. There are only 2 locations which suit the phrase "...

Alang fort from Madan So after a lot of planning, discussions, & research we decided to go for the toughest trek of Maharashtra; the Alang-Madan-Kulang trek! Alang_Madan-Kulang are 3 different forts which are joined by small routes and all three forts are difficult to hike. If you're hiking somewhere else in Sahyadri's and see the route is no longer leading anywhere, I would say you should turn back and look for another route. But here, at AMK, if you see the road is blocked due to some landslide or huge chunks of rocks and see the route is no longer leading anywhere; it won't be a great suggestion to turn back and look for another route. At AMK, you have to cross those chunks somehow and go ahead. The route is very much exposed to deep valleys and the width of route is very short; i.e only 1 person can walk at a time. View from Alang These forts are not historically significant. What makes them special is they are very difficult to climb. During the reig...

I've been at this place twice before. And I somehow felt like I should write about this as this is can be a best place to find solitude. Sunrise from East. 'Gaimukh' is nothing but an endpoint of "Thane city", and a part of 'Vasai Creek' flows from here. I visited this place 2 years ago for the first time in my life, and to be honest; it was nothing but a pile of junk. Sadly, I don't have any pictures of the creek from 2 years ago; but now, it has been developed so that citizens can come and spend their time here. Gaimukh Temple (Downloaded from Google) The 'Gaimukh creek' is about 13 km from Thane Railway station near Ghodbunder road. There's Gaimukh temple on the way, hence this area is known as Gaimukh. Gaimukh creek is truly a great place to witness sunrise and sunset. If you go there early in the morning, the cool breeze will please you with a great sight of sunrise. If you stand in such a way that you're facing the ...

I know it's pretty late to write about this experience but I've been very busy with other stuff which I really don't know why I was engaged in it (LOL). This blog is about Harishchandra Gad which is in Ahemadnagar District, Maharashtra. There are 3 routes by which you go up there. 1) Nalichi Vaat - Most difficult and dangerous as well 2) Khireshwar - A level easier than nalichi vat. 3) Pachnai - Easiest of all but yet entertaining. just another fog covered view We (a group of 7 people) went there with a professional trekking group called "Treks and Hikes" on 9th of July,2017. Basic itinerary of the trek was to catch the Kasara local train from your nearest railway station which reaches Kasara in midnight. From there, there will be private vehicles which take you to the base village, Pachnai. We took the train and it was a very pleasing travel time as we all friends were just enjoying ourselves playing cards and shouting and making chaos....