On the way to Panorama Point from Dasturi Naka, Matheran.
An insect. (On the way to Panorama Point from Dasturi Naka, Matheran.)
Another insect. (On the way to Panorama Point from Dasturi Naka, Matheran.)
A leaf with thorns. (On the way to Panorama Point from Dasturi Naka, Matheran.)
Water droplets on a blade of grass. (On the way to Panorama Point from Dasturi Naka, Matheran.)
Mists roll in from the valley. (We were walking to Panorama Point from Dasturi Naka, Matheran.)
Soon the mists reduce visibility. (We were walking to Panorama Point from Dasturi Naka, Matheran.)
A few minutes later, visibility is only a few feet. (We were walking to Panorama Point from Dasturi Naka, Matheran.)
One of us silhouetted in the mist. (We were walking to Panorama Point from Dasturi Naka, Matheran.)
A tree silhouetted against the mist. (Close to Panorama Point, Matheran.)
The mists eventually drift through the thick rain forest. (Close to Panorama Point, Matheran.)
The mists roll through Matheran's rain forest. (Close to Panorama Point, Matheran.)
Rain drops on the grass, Matheran.
A Ganapati painted on a cliff face. "Darshan" from Panorama Point, Matheran.
An old archway at Panorama Point, Matheran.
The view from Panorama Point, Matheran.
One of the Views from Panorama Point, Matheran.
An iron fountain sculpture at Panorama Point, Matheran.
Du-Tondi Snake, Du - Two, Tondi - Faced. 2-faced snake so named because its tail also looks like its head.
Mists drift and obscure the toy train tracks parallel to Matheran's Bazarpeth (market).
Mists drift and obscure Matheran's Bazarpeth (market). Soon it started raining.
The Homestead -- a convalescent home, now abandoned for about 15 years. This is a property of the Tata Group. We were naturally interested, as we work for a Tata Company. The sprawling Homestead property is close to One-Tree Hill, Matheran.
The One-Tree Hill. The old tree no longer exists.
The catchment area of a dam. Viewed from One-Tree Hill, Matheran.
One of the domesticated strays at Charlotte Lake, Matheran.
Ferns, Matheran. We were walking along the Matheran train tracks on our way back to Dasturi Naka.
Some of the monsoon vegetation. We were walking along the Matheran train tracks on our way back to Dasturi Naka.
Rain drops on Grass. We were walking along the Matheran train tracks on our way back to Dasturi Naka.
Wild flowers, Matheran.
Wild flower, Matheran.
Clouds rise from the valley. Along the Matheran toy train tracks.
The Aman Lodge Station, Matheran. This is close to Dasturi Naka.
A view of the rail tracks at Aman Lodge Station, Matheran
The forest bordering Aman Lodge Station, Matheran.
Horses tethered at Dasturi Naka.