[benbsb29]

Lalu, you really have worked on your pics, and it shows!
Nice writeup and pics. Makes me want to really head out somewhere.

[jacs]

Lalu,

The only difference with your earlier ones is its very short but ofcourse beautiful like always! Never knew of this place, it looks inviting for a day break but the 90+ hair pins and 1025+ steps makes me faint . What was the approx temperature during noon?

BTW your Civic might be feeling offended, you are really avoiding her in all your recent funs .

[MX6]

Originally Posted by Ranjan Sharma

What the hell! Guys taking bath in Undies same as Hogganekkal, would be ridiculous to go with family or lady partner. Is there any water body around Bangalore where couples or families can enjoy without undymen?

Undy guys are ok. What's disgusting is the belly that bulges over the undy finally making it look like a thong stuck inbetween huge masses of flesh!

Originally Posted by khoj

20 trees
100 hairpin bends
1025 hand hewn steps
250000 enjoyable kilometers

would be feasible to take Dashy along on a day trip the next time around.

Khoj has become like tamil hero Vijayakanth. He's giving all the pulli vivaram (grossly translated to Point details).


And yes, Take Dashy with you. He might bite the big bellied undy uncles there.
Incidentally I believe it's banned in Courtallam (kutrallam) falls in TN to bathe in Undies. Irrespective of that certain habits are undying!

[laluks]

Originally Posted by benbsb29

Lalu, you really have worked on your pics, and it shows!
Nice writeup and pics. Makes me want to really head out somewhere.

Thanks Benny.

Originally Posted by jacs

Lalu,

The only difference with your earlier ones is its very short but ofcourse beautiful like always! Never knew of this place, it looks inviting for a day break but the 90+ hair pins and 1025+ steps makes me faint . What was the approx temperature during noon?

BTW your Civic might be feeling offended, you are really avoiding her in all your recent funs .

Thanks jacs.

One day trip, one day log Temperature was hot, may be around 32-34. But after the shower, basking in the sun was too good.

Civic is doing duty on long drives to my home town Trivandrum, which never gets translated to a travelogue. She had her share of fun in end of April, where she did a Bangalore - Kanyakumari in 7.5+hours, on the super NH7.

Originally Posted by MX6

Undy guys are ok. What's disgusting is the belly that bulges over the undy finally making it look like a thong stuck inbetween huge masses of flesh!

Khoj has become like tamil hero Vijayakanth. He's giving all the pulli vivaram (grossly translated to Point details).


And yes, Take Dashy with you. He might bite the big bellied undy uncles there.
Incidentally I believe it's banned in Courtallam (kutrallam) falls in TN to bathe in Undies. Irrespective of that certain habits are undying!

, Yes the overhangs are the ones which makes it too objectionable.

But you must see Thripparappu - horrible, Ladies wash clothes on the top, people bath in the same water that flows down over the cliff with soap, and the flowing water further is collected as a pool where people jump and swim. Yuck it is!

Khoj is khojing and detailing

[mjothi]

Originally Posted by benbsb29

Lalu, you really have worked on your pics, and it shows!
Nice writeup and pics. Makes me want to really head out somewhere.

+1. And I am sure this is just the beginning. More logs of kolli should be coming soon.

The pics with the borders have come out really well.

The falls looks nice. Should be ideal for monsoon I think.

And yes, you can't do anything for those people bathing like that in their inners.

Last weekend i was in Suruli falls. And saw people using the falls like their own bathroom. With soap, shampoo etc. When are they going to change?

[laluks]

Thanks Mahesh.
Only thing is that, you just avoid those guys and be at your space.
Here too we saw some people bathing with soap :(

[laluks]

As per the promise, here is the distance time logs.

Time --- KM ----- Place
05:10 -- 000.0 -- Home, Bangalore
05:30 -- 015.5 -- Elevated Flyover Start
05:35 -- 024.8 -- Elevated Flyover Toll Booth (Rs 45/- Two Ways)
05:45 -- 039.0 -- Toll Booth,Attibele, Bangalore Exit (Rs 25/- Two Ways)
06:45 -- 094.6 -- Krishnagiri Toll Booth (Rs 38/- Two Ways)
07:45 -- 160.9 -- Thopur Toll Booth (Rs 72/- Two Ways)
08:10 -- 198.7 -- Omalur Toll Booth (Rs 51/- Two Ways)
08:25 -- 212.2 -- Salem (Break for Breakfast)
--------------------------------------------------
09:05 -- 212.2 -- Salem
09:19 -- 232.5 -- Take Left Turn from NH7 to Rasipuram(4Km more)
09:25 -- 236.0 -- Rasipuram, Take Right Turn to SH79
09:32 -- 238.7 -- Take Right from SH79 Turn to SH95
09:55 -- 256.7 -- Take Left Turn from SH95 to Kolli Hills
10:00 -- 266.0 -- Entrance arch to Kolli Hills
10:01 -- 266.4 -- Check Post
11:15 -- 287.0 -- Sholakad, Check Post / Toll Booth (Rs 10/-)
11:25 -- 290.6 -- Petrol Pump, Turn Left
11:26 -- 290.9 -- Kolli Hills Resort
11:35 -- 291.2 -- Take left Turn
11:55 -- 301.0 -- Temple
12:00 -- 302.0 -- Parking Lot. (Rs 30/-)
-----------------------------------
15:30 -- 302.0 -- Parking Lot, Roamed around for 10KMs
16:20 -- 324.4 -- Petrol Pump
16:30 -- 327.2 -- Sholakad, Check Post / Toll Booth
17:25 -- 348.3 -- Checkpost
17:26 -- 348.7 -- Entrance arch to Kolli Hills
17:35 -- 358.0 -- Turn Right to SH95
18:05 -- 376.2 -- Turn Left from SH95 to SH79
18:10 -- 378.0 -- Rasipuram
18:11 -- 378.8 -- Take Left Turn
18:15 -- 382.4 -- Take Right Turn to NH7
18:30 -- 400.0 -- Take Left Turn to Salem, still on NH7
18:35 -- 402.4 -- Salem (Break for Tea)
----------------------------------------
19:00 -- 402.4 -- Salem
19:18 -- 415.9 -- Omalur Toll Booth
19:50 -- 453.7 -- Thopur Toll Booth
20:45 -- 520.1 -- Krishnagiri Toll Booth
21:35 -- 575.5 -- Toll Booth,Attibele, Bangalore Entry *
22:00 -- 590.1 -- Elevated Flyover Tool Booth
22:30 -- 615.3 -- Home, Bangalore


* There was water logging due to heavy rains after the Attibele Toll booth and before the first flyover. The entire area was jammed, and we had to squeeze through the lorries, and I risked running through the water.

If its raining heavily, people travelling to Marthahalli, Whitefield etc take the Sarjapur shortcut and avoid this puddle. Potholes are anyday better that Waterlogging.

[k149in]

Very nice photos of the hills. As always I enjoyed the log very much.

[laluks]

Originally Posted by k149in

Very nice photos of the hills. As always I enjoyed the log very much.

Thanks a ton K149in for letting us know about Kolli Hills

[hvkumar]

The waterfalls look gorgeous. The place must be fantastic during the rainy season. Thanks for the distance details.

[laluks]

Originally Posted by hvkumar

The waterfalls look gorgeous. The place must be fantastic during the rainy season. Thanks for the distance details.

The waterfalls will be very good after the rains. I guess then you cannot stand under it due to the force.
Infact it rained little the week before we went.

[Nutty Nair]

Lalu, nice one day trip you had it seems. That's a new destination for me. I'm looking at the distance & route from Trivandrum for future use. Thanks for sharing. And your photos are excellent.

[Ranjan Sharma]

Originally Posted by laluks

As per the promise, here is the distance time logs.

How do you keep such accurate information? Do you keep writing it down every milestone? Or one of the powerpuff girls does it for you

[mjothi]

Originally Posted by Ranjan Sharma

How do you keep such accurate information? Do you keep writing it down every milestone? Or one of the powerpuff girls does it for you

You should travel in a special scorpio driven by a special guy. You will never ask this question again

[jacs]

Originally Posted by mjothi

You should travel in a special scorpio driven by a special guy. You will never ask this question again

Thats a funny reply Jothi, Ranjan can join HVK for one of his trips. BTW Lalu sir depends on his mate (GPS) most of the time for logging the information on travel.