Tea at 3:00 in the morning - at a small dhaba near Ambenali at base of Pratapgad. We left Pune at midnight in Heramb's Scorpio
Morning in Dhavale village. We - Anand, Sagar, Heramb and I ready to leave for Chandragad. (You can see Scorpio parked in the rear)
Just as we left Dhavale gaav
Chandragad as seen from outskirts of Dhavale village
On our way up to Chandragad
A cool tree we came across on our way up
We reached this spot on our way up. From this point on the trail to the top was very slippery and pretty steep with a few rock patches on the way.
Anand climbing his way up.
photo by anand
Dhavali valley as seen from about halfway to the top
A view on the other side (Mahabaleshwar side) of Chandragad. Chandragad lies to north-west of Arthur's Seat point (M'baleshwar)
View of M'baleshwar plains from top
Shivlinga and Nandi idol on Chandragad
(L to R) Anand, Heramb and Sagar
Climbing the rocky patch to get to the topmost region
View of the valley as seen from top
Where was I looking ? Toward's Arthur's Seat point I guess
A view of the valley to east of Chandragad
Heramb hitting a pose
Gada varil Panya che taake (of course dringking water)
(L to R) Me, Heramb, Anand and Sagar (this obviously is a timer set photo)
Me, heramb, anand, sagar - in a little close-up
Gadavaril ajun kahi avashesh. You can see 'Pratapgad' far away (seen in the bottom right region of the photograph)
Climbing down the rock patch from the topmost point
Heramb turned around for a photo. You can see Sagar far away
Another rock patch - on our way down
A short rest as we neared Dhavale on our way back. It was 1:30 in the afternoon and really really hot :)
We had to have good food after a lovely trek. We stopped at a classic old-style dhaba - 'durga mata dhaba' near Poladpur on Mumbai-Goa highway. You can see anand dancing with joy.
We ordered 'healthy' stuff like Chana masala, bhendi fry, Chicken masala, mixed vegetable fry :D. khatevar basun madhye phalkute takun dabun jevlo.
I did not eat all that alone.
Siesta after a heavy and late lunch.
A view from Ambenali ghat on our way back.
