“And into the forest I go, to loose my mind and find my soul” – Charles Baudelaire As the new year was approaching I wanted to head out of the city for some tranquil time and what better way to drive out into the forests and see some winged beauties. It was a long solo drive :Bangalore-Dandeli-Goa-Shimoga-Bangalore . With good music I hit the highway.. Here are some pictures from one more road trip. Ganeshgudi Goa More pics here: Ganeshgudi Goa
" Into the Wild . By Jon Krakauer " - This is one of those book's that has had an everlasting impression on me. It was probably about a decade back when I first read it when my mum lent it out from the library. I had never heard or read about Christopher McCandless till then. It was really difficult to get a copy of the book those days, but my mum did surprise me with a copy of the book in the coming days,something I treasure till this day. Chris, was an intelligent young man ( He graduated in June 1990 from Emory University in Atlanta, where he distinguished himself as a history/anthropology major and was also offered membership in Phi Beta Kappa, but declined it, insisting that titles and honors were of no importance) . He was also an accomplished athlete, and a veteran of several solo excursions into wild, inhospitable terrain. After graduating he donated the entire amount of $20,000 in his account , to Oxford Famine Relief Fund. Then, without notifying any friends ...
There are 238 species of woodpeckers in the world and India has 12 species. I have been lucky enough to see 11 of them . Black-rumped Flameback Greater Flameback Common Flameback Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Heart-spotted Woodpecker Lesser Yellownape Rufous Woodpecker Speckled Piculet Streak-throated Woodpecker White-bellied Woodpecker White-naped Woodpecker Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Picidae). Black-rumped Flameback Greater Flameback Streak-throated Woodpecker White-bellied Woodpecker White-naped Woodpecker Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Lesser Yellow Nape Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Heart-spotted Woodpecker Rufous Woodpecker More pictures here
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Subhadip:Yup these cars were awesome, wish car these days were more like the older ones.