Most Scenic Drives during monsoons - Page 3 - Team-BHP

kphilip · 19th June 2008, 14:44

It'll be the allepy-changanassery road route in kerala...I'll try to get some snap of it soon...

rippergeo · 19th June 2008, 14:55

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Originally Posted by theMAG

Hassan-Charmadi Ghats via Belur.

Mangalore - Manipal via the Karkala route.

Mangalore- Moodbidri-Belthangady- Charmadi Ghats (Bangalore route)

Kollur - Kodchadri forest range - Shivmoga

these are the best scenic routes I've driven on.
roads in idukki come close 2nd.
Now have to try wayanad and re-do the above 3 routes again, now that i have a better car and a Digital camera.

ntomer · 19th June 2008, 14:55

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Originally Posted by tsk1979

Chamba-Mussourie, it goes through the clouds.

When I saw this thread, the drive which immediately came to my mind was this one. I always drive to Mussourie via Chamba-Dhanaulti to enjoy this scenic road.

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anupmathur · 19th June 2008, 19:07

Monsoon Trip to Ladakh, J&K. (July 2007) Part 2.

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joshuakeys · 20th June 2008, 09:50

wow looks good & encouraging...By the way iam planning....Planed to make a trip to mahabaleshwar..Can any 1 suggest me the Route from Hyderabad.....Road condtion....HotSpots...Etc...etc...

Awsome Pics....Its really aspiring...By the wasy iam planning...Planed to make a trip to mahabaleshwar....From Hyderabad...Any tips...Any suggestions...Road conditions?????Hot Spots??????

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hvkumar · 20th June 2008, 14:36

Please see my mail below:

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...hyderabad.html (Need Help for my trip to Mahabaleshwar from Hyderabad)

Road conditions will be good all the way to Solapur. Expect some bad roads (thanks to rains, now it is good) in Pandharpur-Sangli secttion.

iraghava · 20th June 2008, 14:45

Holy pictures Anupman! Good work there, Parvati Valley looks stunnin!

unni.ak · 20th June 2008, 22:39

The Allepey-Changanacherry road that jkdas & kphilip were talking abt.

joshuakeys · 21st June 2008, 11:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by hvkumar

Please see my mail below:

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...hyderabad.html (Need Help for my trip to Mahabaleshwar from Hyderabad)

Road conditions will be good all the way to Solapur. Expect some bad roads (thanks to rains, now it is good) in Pandharpur-Sangli secttion.

Thanks a lot Mr.Kumar.

anupmathur · 24th June 2008, 13:17

Monsoon Trip to Ladakh, J&K. (July 2007) Part 3 (Final).

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Ram · 24th June 2008, 14:03

Phenomenal pictures there, anupmathur and unni.ak. May I contribute this?:

Three years ago on Sunday, 24th July 2005, we motored by road from Pune to Ketkawale, Narayanpur, Purandar and Saswad.

Picturesque verdant hills topped by dense cumulous cloud and mist surrounded the 10 acres of flat land, on which stood, the Venkateshwara Temple at Ketkawale in the Sahyadris.

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From there we proceeded to Narayanpur where there is the ancient and famous Dattatreya temple.

From Narayanpur, we proceeded to Purandar fort. It was a winding road up the mountain. The Purandar valley looked prettier and prettier as we wound our way up the mountain road.

From Purandar we drove to Saswad, a taluka town 33 km south of Pune at the foothills of the Purandar fort, and 30 kms from the last stretch of the Dive Ghat. According to Babasaheb Purandare, the great narrator of the grand Maratha saga, “every inch of Saswad soil has a chapter of history written on it!”

The round trip was Pune -> Ketkawale -> Narayanpur -> Purandar fort -> Saswad -> Pune.

Do read my travelogues at:

Sunday trip to Ketkawale, Narayanpur, Purandar and Saswad
Shrikshetra Narayanpur
Purandar fort
Saswad

Will be very happy to have your feedback.

Ram

Postscript: Two days later, beginning 08:30 hours on Tuesday, 26th July 2005, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) off-loaded an unprecedented near one metre of rainfall over Mumbai. Heavy precipitation sustained over 10 hours caused the Santacruz meteorological stn to record 94.4 cm of rainfall, the highest ever in the history of Mumbai.

unni.ak · 24th June 2008, 14:45

Wonderful pictures Ram.

Thanks for the appreciation.

anupmathur · 24th June 2008, 16:12

Ram, those are impressive photos and a nicely written succinct travelogue.

Now I want more! Please oblige, if there is indeed more.

Jammy70 · 24th June 2008, 17:13

Awesome thread guys! Great photos, all of you - just makes one curse oneself for not having carried a cam on some great drives. Here are some of my fav's:

Shiradi ghat - done it a dozen times at least, and many a time in early monsoon (and when the roads were in good condition!)
Mysore - Wayanad -Calicut - drove through in Dec'06 but was lucky to get a good off-season shower on the day of our journey. Awesome!
Kodaikanal - Theni - Munnar - late Jul'01, when the monsoon was easing off. The tea plantations were at their greenest
Kottayam - Ponkunnam - Erumeli - Pamba - 2 weeks back, in a beaten-up Indica taxi (which I drove, thanks to the driver having no clue of the route or how to handle the vehicle on this stretch) en route to Sabarimala. The rubber plantations and the ghats were really beautiful.

Cheers,

Dolphin · 24th June 2008, 18:35

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Originally Posted by anupmathur

Great photos!

I shall also be inundating soon!!

Thanks for your inundation.

It has now inundated me to such an extent that I am just hoping that I get to visit Ladakh soon.
The pictures you have posted are mind blowing. Beautiful scenery! I love them all.

19th June 2008, 14:44	#31 (permalink)
kphilip BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cochin Posts: 206	It'll be the allepy-changanassery road route in kerala...I'll try to get some snap of it soon... __________________ They don’t repair road roads really, just change road pits location in order to confuse drivers and make them forget about pits.

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joshuakeys Newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 14	wow looks good & encouraging...By the way iam planning....Planed to make a trip to mahabaleshwar..Can any 1 suggest me the Route from Hyderabad.....Road condtion....HotSpots...Etc...etc... Awsome Pics....Its really aspiring...By the wasy iam planning...Planed to make a trip to mahabaleshwar....From Hyderabad...Any tips...Any suggestions...Road conditions?????Hot Spots?????? Note from the Team-BHP Support : Please take the time to use proper punctuation as per Team-BHP rules. Avoid...typing...like...this. Use the "edit" button if posting within 15 minutes of the first post, instead of creating another back-to-back post. We advise you to read the Announcements and Board Rules section before proceeding any further. Thanks. Last edited by Jaggu : 20th June 2008 at 10:38. Reason: Use edit option if posting within 15 mts

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hvkumar Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,247	Please see my mail below: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...hyderabad.html (Need Help for my trip to Mahabaleshwar from Hyderabad) Road conditions will be good all the way to Solapur. Expect some bad roads (thanks to rains, now it is good) in Pandharpur-Sangli secttion. __________________ Kumar 2005 Mahindra Scorpio 2.6 1999 Daewoo Matiz SE 1994 Mahindra Commander 1986 TVS Suzuki AX100

20th June 2008, 14:45	#37 (permalink)
iraghava Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 7,332 View My Garage	Holy pictures Anupman! Good work there, Parvati Valley looks stunnin! __________________ There is a very fine line between "Hobby" and "Mental Illness".

20th June 2008, 22:39	#38 (permalink)
unni.ak Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 36	The Allepey-Changanacherry road that jkdas & kphilip were talking abt. Attached Thumbnails __________________ 1995 - Zen - 119000kms 2005 - Pulsar 150 DTSi - 13670kms 2008 - Fiesta TDCi ZXI - 10135kms

19th June 2008, 19:07	#34 (permalink)
anupmathur Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,279	Monsoon Trip to Ladakh, J&K. (July 2007) Part 2.

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anupmathur Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,279	Monsoon Trip to Ladakh, J&K. (July 2007) Part 3 (Final).

24th June 2008, 14:03	#41 (permalink)
Ram Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mumbai, Pune, München Posts: 1,552 View My Garage	Phenomenal pictures there, anupmathur and unni.ak. May I contribute this?: Three years ago on Sunday, 24th July 2005, we motored by road from Pune to Ketkawale, Narayanpur, Purandar and Saswad. Picturesque verdant hills topped by dense cumulous cloud and mist surrounded the 10 acres of flat land, on which stood, the Venkateshwara Temple at Ketkawale in the Sahyadris. From there we proceeded to Narayanpur where there is the ancient and famous Dattatreya temple. From Narayanpur, we proceeded to Purandar fort. It was a winding road up the mountain. The Purandar valley looked prettier and prettier as we wound our way up the mountain road. From Purandar we drove to Saswad, a taluka town 33 km south of Pune at the foothills of the Purandar fort, and 30 kms from the last stretch of the Dive Ghat. According to Babasaheb Purandare, the great narrator of the grand Maratha saga, “every inch of Saswad soil has a chapter of history written on it!” The round trip was Pune -> Ketkawale -> Narayanpur -> Purandar fort -> Saswad -> Pune. Do read my travelogues at: Sunday trip to Ketkawale, Narayanpur, Purandar and Saswad Shrikshetra Narayanpur Purandar fort Saswad Will be very happy to have your feedback. Ram Postscript: Two days later, beginning 08:30 hours on Tuesday, 26th July 2005, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) off-loaded an unprecedented near one metre of rainfall over Mumbai. Heavy precipitation sustained over 10 hours caused the Santacruz meteorological stn to record 94.4 cm of rainfall, the highest ever in the history of Mumbai. __________________ When you struggle for something and fail, that’s when you get Experience!

24th June 2008, 14:45	#42 (permalink)
unni.ak Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 36	Wonderful pictures Ram. Thanks for the appreciation. __________________ 1995 - Zen - 119000kms 2005 - Pulsar 150 DTSi - 13670kms 2008 - Fiesta TDCi ZXI - 10135kms

24th June 2008, 16:12	#43 (permalink)
anupmathur Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,279	Ram, those are impressive photos and a nicely written succinct travelogue. Now I want more! Please oblige, if there is indeed more.

24th June 2008, 17:13	#44 (permalink)
Jammy70 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 32	Awesome thread guys! Great photos, all of you - just makes one curse oneself for not having carried a cam on some great drives. Here are some of my fav's: Shiradi ghat - done it a dozen times at least, and many a time in early monsoon (and when the roads were in good condition!) Mysore - Wayanad -Calicut - drove through in Dec'06 but was lucky to get a good off-season shower on the day of our journey. Awesome! Kodaikanal - Theni - Munnar - late Jul'01, when the monsoon was easing off. The tea plantations were at their greenest Kottayam - Ponkunnam - Erumeli - Pamba - 2 weeks back, in a beaten-up Indica taxi (which I drove, thanks to the driver having no clue of the route or how to handle the vehicle on this stretch) en route to Sabarimala. The rubber plantations and the ghats were really beautiful. Cheers,

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