On Feb 11th and 12th ,2012 , YHAI , Bangalore had organised a trek in Uttara Kannada district. The first day was a trek for 10 kms near a place called "Sirsi". From here we went to the Unchalli Water Falls which is 5 kms from the nearest bus place called "Heggarini". The water falls is majestic and a climb down of 2 kms in rough moutain terrain brought us to the river.
On Feb 12th , from Sunrise to Sunset , the trek took us from Bada beach to Gokarna beach, On the way , we passed through many beaches. We took a boat ride from Agnyashini to Thadadi. Near Thadadi is the Belekana beach which was our starting point for the 14 kms beach trek.
The order of the beaches we passed enroute our trek programme are :
- Belekana beach- Start of trek
- Paradise Beach
- Half moon beach : We stopped over for lunch at this place
- Om beach
- Kudla beach
- Gokarna beach- End of trek
From Gokarna beach , we took a bus to Ankola from where we boarded our bus back to Bangalore.
The experince was wonderful. Two days in the midst of nature. First day , encountering the challenges of the forest trek , Second day was more exhaustive as the sun was hot on the beaches and was a rocky climb across the beaches. The experience was thrilling and awesome. The places were very scenic and the terrain was rocky near the beaches.Adding to that , a simply wonderful group of people made the trek program really interesting and memorable.
Am listing below some of the benefits of trekking. Of course this is a partial list and more to be experienced :
- Recreational - both for body and mind.
- See new places
- Great stress buster
- Meet like minded people
- Face unknown challenges en-route and overcome them- gives a mental high !
- Good exercise - burns fat
- Increases energy levels ( and also hunger levels )
- Fights insomnia - you fall asleep in seconds after a days trek
- Learn to love Nature and be with nature
- If trekking is near a water-hole , you can enjoy a dip or swim
- Feels great to walk/climb on mother earth in natural surroundings
- Scope for developing hobbies - Great for photography , bird watching , travelling , etc
And the list goes on ....
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| Sun rise near Kumta |
Experience trekking to Enjoy life !
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