My Weekend Odysseys

" Mountains are not stadiums where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, they are cathedrals where I practise my religion.... I go to them as Humans go to worship. From their lofty summits I view my past, dream of my future and with unusual acuity, am allowed to experience the present moment.... my vision cleared...my strength renewed. In the mountains I celebrate creation. On each journey I am reborn !!!!!" So very true ............. In this post I am going to take you to my journey at Kothaligad - Peth fort trek . Few words to describe the trek  is Its " SIMPLE YET ENCHANTING".  Kothaligad - Peth fort :- A relatively smaller cousin of forts (1500 fts) as compared to others forts in Sahyadri range. Base village is called Peth village and hence the name Peth fort. Its not a fort but sort of watch tower built by Marathas to keep an eye on the Mawal regions and surrounding areas. There is small temple and large cave at the base of the funnel shaped fort. It has a water st...

After my last trip to Matheran, I was bitten with trekking bug and had planned next couple of Sundays exclusively for trekking to different places, In monsoons the Sahyadri mountain range becomes trekkers paradise and each place is like a heaven in clouds, lush green and some amazingly beautiful waterfalls and I really didn't want to miss any opportunity. One such place worth a visit in Monsoons is Naneghat - Also known as Naneghat caves. So as soon as our group BACKPACK decided to go to Naneghat. I was first one to enroll. Naneghat : As the name suggest it means "Coin for Nane" and "Pass or road for Ghat".Its one the oldest know "Toll Road" used right from Satavahana (200 BCE - 190 CE). The route was extensively used as trade route connecting Junnar in Pune district to Kalyan. Once you climb through the forest, one will reach the base of pinnacle which is called " Nanacha Angatha" meaning "Nana's thumb" as the pinnacle looks li...