GopalSwamy betta - Elephant Paradise

It was long since we had a ride together so me and Rahul planned for a small morning ride of 580kms to GS betta

Riders:
Rahul - ZMA R
Christopher - p200
Prabhu - TB

Date- 9Mar2008


I and Rahul had a small chat on that Friday and it was clear that we were frustrated by the city heats and work. so dedided to go for a quick ride on Sunday.

Around 3 am in morning I meet Rahul and Cristopher near the CMH coffee day.



Exchanged few leg pulls and started off. I was a good formation ride of around 70s. Whenever I accelarted a bit to 80s I found the guys dropping behind.. First break came in a bit quick and when I asked Rahul about it he said he is doing 90s Then I reallised how is the culpirt. Previously I used to do 80 and 3K rpm. but as days passed It required 3.3K for 80 and it was difficult to touch 120.. I thut its time to change the clutch plates(I ve a new chain/sprocket) So its the speedo error I had work on Saturday too. so couldnt fill in full tank. had around 4L so thut I can fuel up at mysore but I was not so lucky. After some 50 odd kms.. I found my bike struglling a bit when I cross 2.5K immaterial of the gear I am. So I thut there might be some blockage in the petrol pipe. Jus shook the bike so the petrol in the tank shakes. then pulled the fuel pipe and let some 250 ml to drain. I used the same to clean the airfilter. refitted eveything and kicked the lever. The bull sprung to life with full force Everything I did in 10 mins. and rode back and found Rahul waiting for me some 100 m away from where I stopped. Then we all rode to Mysore and reached there by 5:30. I topped up my fuel.


As we moved towards gundelpet it started to dawn.


U would observe the clouds in the shape of lions head. It was not a easy shot(atleast for me) but tried to get it..




Liked this house...



managed to take a pic with min shutter spead.


Then what I saw was very amazing. I saw a farmer ploughing his field in that early sun. It brought me all memories of my childhood. When I was in school I used to go to my grandpas palce for my summer vacation. As it was summer, the ploughing will start in early mornings and I used to sit with a blanket and watch men ploughing. sometimes I jus sleep there itself. It would be so quite with a few birds singing. hmmm No all I hear in the early mornig is men roaring there vehicled and milkwalas horns










Then by 8 we reached Gundelpet. had breakfast



and moved towards GS betta. The roads were worn out. I wondered how did they conduct those up hill rallys in these roads. then Rahul corrected me that it was Chamundi betta and not GS betta


To our dismay there was no mist/fog we ment around to see the temple then we heard ppl mummering about some elephants. we used the cam to check them (24x )


Yes this confirmed that there elephants. But the path was soo long to see them close and chrostopher was not that very confident in doing it. But what can stop us a mins later we found a path and started trekking...



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