Never ending rains in Karnataka have filled up all the dams and rivers are overflowing. I had made a visit to Shivanasamudra a few weeks back and was amused to see the amount of water falling down. Now it is the turn of Jog Falls, with Sharavathi river overflowing. India’s tallest waterfall is back to its glory again, in its second consecutive year. There are many emails floating all around with glorious pictures of the fall. See some amazing photographs. Below is how the waterfall normally looks through the year!
Also – read my trip report to Jog
Before I entered the forest of Corbett, it was tiger that I had in mind. I was one of the truck loads of tourists who arrive in forest in search of the elusive big cat. But once I was in there, all my perceptions changed.
Corbett has landscapes that have few parallels anywhere in India. Dhikala’s vast grasslands, the wide riverbed of Ramaganga and the tall Sal trees fill the beholder’s eyes. It is Corbett where I want to spend every winter, I told myself and even figured that it would not be hard for me to find a naturalist’s job. Alas, other attachments pulled me back from there, but I know I am bound to get back there again and again.
Its misty golden sunrises and mysterious forests are something I keep dreaming even though it is more than a year since I was there.
Read more about my visit to Corbett, and photographs from the place.
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August 2007 desktop wallpaper calendar features Taj Mahal, which was in news recently. Get the calendar here
July has been mostly a month of casual posts with some interesting trivia on India Travel Blog. See all posts from July 2007 here.
Also see the photo essay to shivanasamudra waterfall here