MADIKERI TO SAMPAJE ROAD & DEVARAKOLLI.

      Recently, I learnt about the waterfalls of Devarakolli near Jodupala on Mysooru- Mangalooru road, along with thodikana Devaragundi falls. It was Goutham pai's Photo which drove me to the place. I am not good at shooting waterfalls, nor am hell bent over it. The surrounding greenery,  which I saw in that photo grabbed my interest.
   So, on 12th September, I started to Devarakolli. I was  in dilemma as to whether go or not- since it was raining. Up to Madikeri, everything went well, with  heavy clouds indicating the possible rainfall!
       After Madikeri, as I was descending the Ghats, it started to rain.  I stopped at a Bus -shelter and waited  for the rain to stop. The road has been reconstructed now  and it is a pleasure to ride. This impressed me  and I took several photos  including the road, making it a part of my picture.

                                                                                Road seen from Made bus stop.

    Devarakolli is a place, at about 15 kms from Madikeri- towards Mangalooru, where one can spot a beautiful waterfalls at the roadside only. I am not  used to shooting flowing waters and I could only shoot a picture or two.
      I was searching for the place, a rubber plantation and a small stream running  in the middle. I had seen it in  Gautham's blogpost, as a beautiful photograph. Just 2 or 3 kms away I found the place. What a place it is?

                                   Rubber plantationstarts here.

                                      Water stream at Rubber plantation.

                                                              Rubber plantation. 

                                 Quarters building at Rubber plantation.

 Really a Photographer's delight!!!

I rode till sampaje & returned back because of my time constraints. while returning clicked somemore photographs.

                                    Road seen at Koyanadu, near Sampaje.

                                                    My bike.

                        
However, am planning to visit the same place in the near future, to fulfill my thirst.