{"id":745,"date":"2014-09-19T00:07:24","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T18:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salmaniac.com\/?p=745"},"modified":"2020-08-20T03:47:56","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T10:47:56","slug":"ride-through-wilderness-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salmaniac.com\/ride-through-wilderness-day-1\/","title":{"rendered":"A Ride Through Wilderness – Day 1 – BLR to Periyanaickenpalayam"},"content":{"rendered":"
This post covers Day 1 of the 4-day ride. Day 2<\/a>, Day 3<\/a> and Day 4<\/a> are posted separately.<\/em><\/p>\n Some rides are planned months in advance, some weeks, and some happen just like that, out of nowhere. This ride through wilderness was one of those out-of-the-blue rides for me, and it was an exciting one indeed.<\/p>\n Thankfully, the 4-day ride was planned meticulously by my fellow riders. I just had to follow their lead, twist my throttle, and enjoy the ride.<\/p>\n The ride turned out to be much better than I expected. Hills, valleys, forests, rivers, dams, flat landscapes, remote villages, bustling towns and some boring highways; we covered them all, plus more.<\/p>\n Number of Days<\/strong>: 4<\/p>\n Date<\/strong>: 26th<\/sup> to 29th<\/sup>, July 2014<\/p>\n Main Areas Covered<\/strong>: Gopalaswamy Betta, Ooty, Munnar, Vattavada, Athirapalli, Valparai, Anthiyur.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Number of Riders<\/strong>: 5<\/p>\n Riders and Motorcycles<\/strong>:<\/p>\n My friend Balakrishna had told me about the ride he\u2019s going with his colleagues a few weeks before the start. It wasn\u2019t until two days before the ride that he asked me whether I\u2019d join him too. I asked him to forward me the ride itinerary.<\/p>\n There was a long weekend coming up (in working professional terms), and avoiding Ramadan at home is always a pleasure. Plus, I\u2019d be coming back home to eat Biryani. It took me a day to make up my mind. That was it. That\u2019s how I went on to participate in this memorable ride.<\/p>\n One funny detail was that I and Arun were already friends on Facebook (we\u2019d met online in groups related to atheism, rationality and freethinking).<\/p>\n Martin, aka The Forest Rider<\/em>, was the brains behind this entire operation; kudos to him for arranging such a wonderful ride and taking care of all the intricacies.<\/p>\n The theme of this ride was Forests & Wilderness<\/em>.<\/p>\n Route<\/strong>: Bangalore \u2013 Kanakapura \u2013 Malavalli \u2013 Kollegal \u2013 Yelandur \u2013 Chamrajnagar – Gundlupet – Gopalaswamy Betta – Bandipur Tiger Reserve – Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary \u2013 Masinagudi – Moyar Falls \/ River \u2013 Masinagudi – Kalhatty Falls \u2013 Ooty \u2013 Doddabetta \u2013 Kotagiri \u2013 Mettupalayam \u2013 Karamadai \u2013 Periyanaickenpalayam<\/p>\n Total Distance Covered<\/strong>: ~420km<\/p>\n<\/div>\nRiders Intro <\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Background<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Day 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n