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Ballarayana Durga - Rani Jhari

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'The clearest way into the Universe is through forest wilderness' - John Muir My earnest desire to explore the Ballarayana durga along with Ranijari view point took form on a rainy Wednesday.  Ballarayana durga fort is situated at the top of a hill near Durgadahalli. It also has a viewpoint by name  Ranijhari and a waterfalls - Bandaaje Arbi in its vicinity. It is in Mudigere taluk, Chikmagalur District  and the route we planned to take was Karkala - Kudremukha Road (also known as SK Border) - Kalasa - Samse - Durgadahalli - Ballarayana Durga. We were three adventurous souls and we chose to ride, despite it raining cats and dogs. We left Karkala about 6 am and were well equipped with our jackets, rain wear and protective covers for our backpacks. The vast expanses of greenery, the cool breeze, the misty weather, flying water droplets coupled with our adrenaline rush made it all the more thrilling and memorable. After our breakfast at Bajagoli, we entered the Kudremukha ...
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Magan-kondh-maharayan-betta!

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Weird title, isn't it?! Yeah, this is a beautiful place (a hill) in the state of Karnataka. The natives believe that once upon a time, a father took his son's life by pushing him from the top of the hill and thereafter this name stuck on! It is situated about 3kms from the NH75 connecting Sakleshpur and Hassan. It can be seen from the highway and this was how we decided to explore it. It was a pleasant morning of the 1st day of October. We (me and my friend Kashyap) left Mangalore around 5 am, and two of my friends (Ananth and Shruthi) joined us near Uppinangady. Our actual plan was a trek to the beautiful Ettina bhuja peak. The route to Sakleshpur (Shiradi ghats) was hopeless but the scenic beauty was worth all the pain we endured in the journey. After having our breakfast in the outskirts of Uppinangady, we realised that we could have gone via Charmadi ghats which would have saved us a lot of time and exhaustion. After missing our route to Ettina bhuja, we continued our j...
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