Tamhini..The Start of Blogging

Hi guys!!! Finally i have decided to blog...all thanks to Shweta to coax me into this...So now i am in a dilemma about what to pen down (or i should say key down??) and then i remember what better I can write other than traveling!!! so here I start...

Konkan has always been one of my favourite destinations for traveling..the journey itself thrills me..from Pune to Konkan one travels through a huge variety...people, geography, nature, culture everything..what fascinates me most is the natural beauty..This time I travel to Diweagar..a place highly visited by tourists now-a-days for its scenic beach and various temples around.. so the day n time is decided..and I leave..

I start traveling from my hometown, Pune, on the Deccan plateau...and go towards Mulshi, a small village some 40 kms away from Pune, crossing many small outcrops of the Sahyadri Hill Ranges. This village is situated near a Dam known by the same name. Here the lofty Sahyadris stand ahead of me and the ghat road begins..as soon as I enter the ghat the cool air from the mountains refreshes my senses..The sight of the dam and the mountains surrounding it is astounding. In the rains the place is live with huge waterfalls gurgling down the cliffs into the adjoining valleys..people flock here to enjoy the beauty (though they seldom try to protect it!!!) One can see a wide variety of trees ans birds while passing through this area. Also if we take a closer look at the waterfalls, we can find potholes created due to the rapids and waterfalls. The jungle here is quite dense in some places. Last time I had visited the area I had been to a small lake inside the jungle..a very scenic place...very unknown to common people (it better be that way). The expanse of the jungle is a very small but its quite "JUNGLEE"!!

The Plus Valley in Tamhini ghat is a sight worth seeing..a spectacle of nature..four valleys come here together to form a Plus sign..its better seen than described. There is one more terrifying valley known as the Kundalika valley..the depth and the look give it a terrifying look..a beautiful gorge it is. (next time you think about the Grand Canyon's remember to visit this place or Varandha ghat..)

My stomach yells at me for food and I stop by a small roadside hotel to have a finger licking Misal.. Gradually I leave the top of the Sahyadri and start climbing down into Konkan. The change in the landscape is drastic. one moment before you are surrounded by huge cliffs and now what you can see is a sudden wide depression. The change can also be felt in the weather. The cool of the Sahyadri's suddenly subdues and the warmth of Konkan welcomes you.