Monday, December 17, 2007

Thadiyendamol - The Highest Peak of Coorg District.



Google Earth Locator. - Thadiyendamol

Elevation - 5025 Ft above MSL
12degree 12' 58.89 N
75degree 36' 34.77 E


This trek was very much rejected by me right from the begining, and I should thank the Aahoyzz team( Balaj, Nirmal, and Karthik), for motivating and haunting me with pictures of Thadiyendamol. Its the pictures that they showed, made me change my mind, and join the Aahoyzz team for the trek.
It was on 20th Dec, I Left late from office and reached the railway station a few minutes before the train departed, to know that Balaj and Nirmal was not joining the trip. So it was Karthik who is known to me at that time, and all others who joined the trek were very new to me.

A jeep that took us to Honey Valley


A Honey Valley hut house


Chingara Falls ( A tiny Falls near Honey Valley )
minutes before sunset
tea estates of Honey Valley covered with Mist
A Honey Valley Cottage where we stayed
Folwers seen in the Honey valley Garden
Karthik and Pravin taking the Lead towards Thadiyendamol
On the Way to Thadiyendamol
After reaching the peak, we realised the luch pack was left behind in the Qualis
The Team that reached the Peak
Found these creatures near the lake where We fixed our tents.
Chandan lighting up the Camp fire.
Dudes enjoying the camp fire
Mist rising up the hills
( Photo taken at 8 pm in the night with 30 sec shuttter speed. You can even see some stars at the top left corner )
Sunrise at 5.15am, as seen from the the camp site.
The Wild Male buffalo that chased me when i went near for taking a photo

Hills surrounding Thadiyendamol covered with mist

Enjoying the warmth of the sun after a chill night

I clicked this one, while climbing down the small hill. The 2 white spots on the left corner of the pic is our 2 tents, and the Hill top on the right corner is the Thadiyendamol peak.

6 comments:

Srivatsan Gopinath said...

Awesome photos chap!!!
and you call me experienced??!!!

Avinash K J said...

Interesting panoramic Views.. Well captured !

tan said...

hey john.. lovely pics.. keep up the good work.. btw whr have u uploaded all the pics of our trek??

Somu said...

Excellent pics, john... wonderful panorama and a great eye on the wild flora&fauna...

John Immanual said...

@ Srivatsan

Thanks Vatsan.. I learned most of the functionalities of my new camera from you, What i meant was you are more experienced for a beginner like me.

@avinash k j
Thanks Avi.. All pics were taken to try the features of the camera, and thanks for it was digital.. So i could see the preview at the same instant. Most of my previous photos on flim, would not be to my espectation. and this is the first time i came back from the trip, satisfied with some good pics.

@tan
I would load most of my pics in the blog only, please wait some more time for me to load the remaining photos as well..

@somu

The 400D with the kit lens worked fine for the panorama, but had trouble when clicking wildlife with the 55mm lens. Thanks for the comments.

Anonymous said...

there goes r thadiyandamol story :) and pics!
especially liked the pics of hut house, water falls, the red flower and the eagle.