Dhoni waterfalls has its own mesmersing aura that one gets
to experience when we pay it a visit. I visited the Dhoni hills in the January of
2020 along with my colleague Dr Vinu ,physician at Paalana Hospital at Palakkad
where i was working at that time.
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| ALONG WITH SCHOOL CHILDREN AT THE DHONI FOREST OFFICE |
The inspiration for trekking expeditions has been a long
abiding passion for me since my childhood days .It is a deep sense of appeasement and satisfaction
away from the fast paced hustle and bustle of the civilization that we get to
feel when we spent time with the serene and splendor beauty of the nature.
Trekking to the Dhoni waterfalls was such a venture which
was planned at the whim of the moment after the busy schedules of the daily
routines of the hospital
Me and Vinu took to the wheels and drove to the Dhoni
hills, a mere 12 kms from Palakkad town where we were working. To reach the waterfalls at the
summit is a 4km trek from the foothills of Dhoni which could nearly take 3
hours to complete. There is a forest office the entrance where we have to register
ourselves with a meager fees of Rs 250
following which we will be assigned an experienced tour guide who will be there
with our team of tourists the whole time till we reach back at the forest
office again.
But when we reached at the entrance at 12pm it was closed
for lunch. There are two timings for the batch of tourists to trek to the Dhoni
hills,at 10 30 am and at 1 30 pm. The first team had already gone and we had to
wait for the next team to get collected up for the next trek.
We waited patiently in our car. When the time arrived we
registered ourselves .Our team comprised of me ,Vinu and another young couple and
their two young relatives. Mr Ramesh was our tour guide assigned for the day. After
a short pep talk about the aspects of the trek, the things you should do and
not do during such a tour, we commenced our onward journey to the waterfalls at
the summit.
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THE JOURNEY ONWARDS
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| VINU AND GUIDE RAMESH LEADING ON THE WAY |
Since i was a vlogger too ,i took my One plus 7T pro onto
a Joby Gorillapod stand and started recording the scenery on both side
traversing besides us. The dry leaves and foliage crushed under our foot with
the rumble of the stone laded path ,the walking trail beneath the shades of the
towering trees on both sides with the cool breeze whistling among the thicket of the jungle ,we treaded forward with
much enthusiasm in our hearts experiencing the scenic beauty rolling beside us. Mr Ramesh was
explaining his previous experiences being a guide to the trekking teams at Dhoni
hills since for the last 2 years .He was rather an energetic man with the spring
of a young athlete on his feet.
During the way we get to see the different flora and
fauna of the Dhoni hills especially the deer ,monkeys and elephants if we are
lucky.
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TREKKING ON....
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The trek was a 3 hour foray after which we ultimately started
hearing the sounds of flowing waters of the river ahead of us. After reaching the summit
,we entered the waters and commenced our trek through the rocks and boulders of
the river. That part of the journey would not have been possible if we had come
after the monsoons (June to October) when the waters was very thick and we could
only watch the waterfalls from a distance.
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| TREKKING THROUGH THE RIVER |
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| HAVING A LITTLE PLAYTIME |
We trekked deep into the forest through the cascading
river and took many gorgeous pictures of the mesmerising
nature .When we had enough, we came back
downstream to the site of the actual waterfalls where it was barricaded from
entering the waters .There too we had a good time enjoying the coolness
of the serenading falls and had the time of
our lives .
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| REACHED THE DHONI WATERFALLS |
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| ME IN FRONT OF THE FALLS.... |
After absorbing the scary aura surrounding the bungalow enveloped by the forest we decided to return back to the base of the trek-to
the forest station.
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| THE RETURN JOURNEY.... |
All teams had to finish and reach back to the station within 5 30 pm each day.When we returned back ,the gratification of the amusing trip
reflected on our faces .After bidding farewell to the co-trekking young couple
and thanking Ramesh for the information
and guidance he provide during the entire trek ,we returned to our places with
the video clips waiting in my mobile
longing to be edited and made into a
superb vlog to be uploaded to my Youtube channel.
My vlog of the trip can be watched at
CONTACT INFORMATION
FOREST RANGE OFFICER
OLAVAKKODE
PH-+91 491 2555815
GETTING THERE
BY ROAD- 11 KMS FROM PALAKKAD TOWN
BY RAIL- 12KM FROM PALAKKAD JUNCTION RAILWAY STATION
BY AIR- 101 KMS FROM CALICUT INTERNATIOANL AIR PORT AND 78KMS FROM COIMBATORE INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT ,TAMIL NADU
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