http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q0eQTIRtrA
Comment by Prashanth M — May 17, 2006 @ 5:44 am
Nice photos, Arun. Hope to trek with you one day..
BTW which camera you have ??
Comment by Arun — May 19, 2006 @ 3:47 am
Sure we can Prashanth, may be in the coming rainy season. Shoot me an email anytime.
I have a Canon EOS 350D
Comment by amol — July 15, 2006 @ 10:17 am
nice shots yar.
i m also planning for this trek but
dont know whether this track is open for trk or not.
do u hav any info @ that.
u can mail me at amolthakare@gmail.com
thanx
Comment by nandini — July 28, 2006 @ 12:42 pm
nic photos do you teams with u
Nandini
Comment by Nandini — July 28, 2006 @ 12:44 pm
excellent photos and info do u do this regularly and do you take outsiders with you
Comment by Arun — July 29, 2006 @ 4:57 pm
Well Nandini, I don’t conduct any organized trips etc but I don’t mind anyone joining me on my journeys either..
Comment by Ajit — September 15, 2006 @ 11:51 am
Hi Arun,
i am really interested to trek this place. Can you guide us for this. Plz us if their are any risk factor on the way and then camping at Yedukumari station? Do we have return back to Shakleshpur aur we can take some other way. One important question is, if the Track is stll abandoned? with no train service. Your help is needed. Plz mail me at akumar@kodiaknetworks.com
ajit
Comment by manju — October 8, 2006 @ 6:41 pm
Hi Arun,
Thanks a lot for your suggestion. I just undertook Edakumari trek and its a fantastic one.We stayed in Edukumari for the night in the railway station, which thankfully is not abandoned anymore.
Regards,
Manju
Comment by Arun — October 9, 2006 @ 11:26 am
Thanks Manju. I am looking for answers to some questions on this trek. Can you please help me with this?
1. Do we have any trains? goods/passenger running on the tracks that the trekker should be bothered about?
2. Not abandoned? So there are people/station and any place to camp in Yedakumeri?
3. Any idea if it is possible to cross KempuHole and reach the highway or does one have to return on the tracks itself?
Comment by manju — October 9, 2006 @ 6:11 pm
arun,
1) currently, only goods train is running ont this track and I believe passenger train would be operational by January or so.We enquired about the train timings before embarking at sakaleshpur.
2) a station master has been deputed in yedukumari and apart from this some railway workers also stay in this place.and we struck a deal with the station master and stayed for the night at an adjoining room.
3) As far as Kempuhole is concerned, we were told that kempuhole was overflowing because of incessent rains and hence the road to the highway was blocked.
we boarded the goods train to Kukke subramanya by paying some fees to the station master ( station master name is Mohan) and returned.
Regards,
Manju
Comment by Arun — October 9, 2006 @ 6:38 pm
Thanks Manju. This will be very useful.
Comment by Anonymous — December 5, 2006 @ 1:21 pm
Hi Arun,
Really nice pictures and a very nice description about the nature.
I would really like to join you people, when u r trecking next time. plz shoot me the mail and prashant.patil@reuters.com.
Regards,
Prashant
Comment by Manu — January 19, 2007 @ 12:26 pm
I haven’t had the time to read the writeup but what still urges me to write a comment is that you have been spending time walking on the tracks and in my eyes, that is, time well spent.
I too used to walk on the tracks in Delhi where I grew up. But those were the ring railway tracks, and there were filthy at places if you know what I mean. But let me tell you this my friend that once I was on the tracks I was into my dream world.. ..now as I’ve grown up I have had a chance to see some faroff places in India.. ..but the thought process had begun back then.. when I came on track.
Regards,
Raman
Comment by backpakker — July 22, 2007 @ 1:22 pm
Great pics..Ive wanted to trek but a weak knee has always dented my confidence ..the railway track crosses our ertswhile coffee estate in Saklespura and trains cross the estate as well …erstwhile as we have sold it …amd It was our childhood haunt
Comment by Mahesh — August 8, 2007 @ 5:09 am
hi arun,
this is mahesh here.i am new to forest. after visiting dharmastala and subramanya temples i am so excited to exp the nature of forest.
pls give me your cell no and mail id . i need some information about treking in this railway route. we are planning treking in this route next month.
pls send me mail to cvmahesh97@gmail.com
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Comment by bhargav — March 10, 2009 @ 7:14 am
hi arun i ve become a fan of urs ..can i have your email id??my id is bhargavshandilya@gmail.com… plz mial me your email address would love trekk wid you some time… plz mail… thank you
Comment by Chandru — March 17, 2009 @ 6:19 am
Hi Arun,
Yedakumeri was my life’s first trek way back in 2000. After that there are many treks in my basket but yeadkumeri will always be the best.
It was really a feast for me reading your blog now though it was writen in 2006. I have read many of your blogs and really all are good in themselves.
All the best for future endeavours.
Chandru
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Comment by RAJSHEKAR — August 21, 2009 @ 6:39 pm
HI.. ALL..
THE SAME KIND OF EXPERIENCE I HAD IN KODACHADRI. ITS ON THE WAY TO KOLLUR. BEFORE YOU REACH KODACHADRI YOU CAN SEE A FORT IN NAGARA ,ITS VERY NICE ,WITH A RIVER RUNNING BACKSIDE. TREKING TO KODACHADRI NEEDS COURAGE N SKILL.. IN BETWEEN YOU WILL BE FACING LEACHES.. SO BE CAREFUL .
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Here is a video of my trip there
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q0eQTIRtrA
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