03-Mankayam - Brimore - Ponmudi - Falls Trekking done on 5th October 2014.

Adventurous trekk "Mankayam - Brimore - Ponmudi" with Tree Club. We 18 people started at 9:00am from Mankayam Checkpost via Nedumangad - Palode route. Then to Brimore estate via car, reached there at 9:30am and started trekking at 10:00am from Brimore Estate. There were 2 guards accompanying us. Wow there was too much ups in the start and of course leeches. Damn! As a precaution we carried salt water and it helped a lot during the walk. There was 100's and 1000's of leeches on the way, if we stand still anywhere for at-least 1sec then the leech will enter our shoes. We saw footprints of an elephant throughout the way and we feared about its encounter. It was an adventurous walk through sun and slippery rocks, steep climbs etc. And I was just about to sit over a snake, later I came to know that it was a super poisonous snake thanks to Ameer Iqbal for the perfect alert timing. After traveling through grass lands, we reached the top of ‪#‎Ponmudi at 1:30 AM. Just checked my legs, wow full of leechs, blooding non-stop. Salt water helped us. Then we had lunch and started the return trip at 2:30 am. By that time it was total fog, and very poor visibility and suddenly rain started, just mild rain. The return trip had 2 options (1) Travel through normal route but time consuming and its raining (2) Traveling via shortcuts but through the kingdom of leeches but. We choose option 2 as the raining went a bit heavy and cloudy also an elephant is somewhere nearby. We went through bushes and steep ups and downs. The glucose in my hand was very effective than water. Walking through the bushes, as we walked forward the heights of the bushes is coming to raise, and finally we end up in the road. Travelled back to Mankayam falls, had a sighting of the 3 stage waterfalls and then we returned. It was a pleasure and adventurous trip. Total trek length was 14-16kms in around 7hrs. Hope every body enjoyed the journey

02-NEYYAR-KOMBA-MEENMUTTY WATER FALLS TREKKING_05.OCT.2014

Neyyar - Meenmutty trekking organized by Tree Club (Tree Club). It was an awesome trip with an experienced team of trekking lovers. Started at 7:30 AM from Neyyar reservoir - 10kms boating through the dam shows us the views of different hills including Agasthyamala. Reaching the shore, started the trekking through the forest - after 6kms we reached Meenmutty falls. After spending time in the falls, we routed back it was near 4kms trek through the forest and with mild rain. Then again to Neyyar reservoir entry via boat.

Meenmutty Falls is located 45 km from Trivandrum city in Thiruvananthapuram District in the state of Kerala, India. This waterfalls is located near the Neyyar reservoir area. No transportation is available to the falls. The visitor has to trek through the dense forests to reach the falls. The Kombaikani waterfalls is also near to Meenmutti. It is 2 km upstream the Meenmutti falls. This waterfalls is on the trek path to Agastyakoodam. There is a forest rest house near the falls. To visit the falls permission from the forest department is required. A guide is sent along with you to the falls.