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It was mid of may and local people say that it is agnivarsha nakshtram the hottest days in south. Chennai heat was bleeding us so we decide to go to tada falls for seeking refuge.
Tada falls is something like 100 kilometers on Chennai which is very much accessible by road and train from Chennai. Our wolf pack decided to go by bike as usual all the plans for starting early fell flat.
And we reached the tada Village at 12 P.M. The road is pretty much navigable and there were no traffic issues.
We bought water bottles at the village. This is the last stop where u can get water at reasonable rate.
Since it was hot and the trek was challenging we packed ourselves with sufficient water and snacks.
We reached the forest gate by 12 P.M. We got the tickets which were 25 INR each and for camera we had to again shell out 25INR.Liqour is not permitted inside the park.
We parked our bike at the parking and from there we can see a nice stream of water gushing down.
All the dreariness of the travel was gone the water
was cool and nice washed my face with the water and dipped my handkerchief in to water and wrapped it around my neck so that it provides me some relief from the scorching sun. This stream is the starting point. After trekking on dirt road for around 2 kilometers we came to another small water body which was like major attraction for lot of people.
There was a big crowd having fun in the small water pool they were jumping into the small pool from rock and tree which I think was not safe though I didn’t see anybody getting hurt. The place was littered with water bottle and plastic and was stinking as well. So instead taking a stop at that place we decided to trot on and soon we hit rocks. Big boulders were all around and trekking on them required some serious rock climbing skills. After trekking for some distance we spotted a pool with aqua blue pristine water there was no garbage around and it was surrounded a lush green tree. It was calm and quiet and we could clearly hear some buzzing sounds created by local insects. Some of us couldn’t help but jumped
in to the water to cool of as it was 1 and sun was at its full glory. We decided to take a break and had some snacks. Since the climb was steep it was important to have some water and some food to replenish our body with water and calories which was getting burnt at faster rate. The trek was getting tough so we got split into two groups one was moving at faster pace to skirt around and find route to the fall as the trek is not marked. Two of us went ahead and hit a straight rock wall after a steep climb and then came back and noticed a trail going right. Believing our instinct we took that trail and then we had to actually trek down before we heard the divine sound of the water hitting the rocks.
The trek was taxing and both of us felt fatigued. We decided to go under the fall no water was left so we decided to drink water from the fall and filled our water bottles as well. Though this was risky and eventually we had some throat infection although not very serious one.
After waiting
for some time and seeing that the other group hasn’t reached we got bit worried and went back to find them in a pool. They couldn’t move on as some of them started having the cramp.
On the flora and fauna front the tree as green and shady which I didn’t expect initially as the hills seemed to be barren and we spotted monkey’s which were quite friendly and waiting for leftover food from the trekkers.at 4: pm we started to trek back on the way back found a group where one of the guys had twisted his feet and there was severe bulge. My friend Muthu who is very good leg spinner , software programmer , a great cook turned out to be a doctor as well he used his physiotherapy skills and the guy got some relief from pain hope fully he was able to limp back. Proper trekking shoes and serious rock climbing skills are mandatory for this trek. While heading back to Chennai the transition from serene greenery, gushing streams and the mystic silence of forest to noise, pollution , traffic and lifeless concrete was irritating but alas ! We humans are self-proclaimed brainiest species
in the world ….whatever …………
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