A nice weekend camping and trekking to Kamalgad in Wai region with family. See photo links below and a brief summary as well.
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One of the best outdoors I had with my family. Early morning drive to Tupewadi from Pune, enroute light breakfast and a small break by the Dhom lake.
We started the trek at 12 PM and after numerous breaks in the shade for snacks, juice, lassi we reached the Gorakshnath temple by 3:00 PM. Kudos to my mom and son for completing this uphill trek with smile on their faces.
After the Temple - the trek is in thick forest till the campsite clearing below Kamalgad where 1 shepherd hut is also there with some wheat farms. After filling water from the natural water spring nearby we reached the campsite and started pitching the tents and setting up the camp for the night. Mom was relaxing and enjoying the views and Yohaan was busy helping setting up the tent, sleeping bag, camp fire etc and Nova Manasi setting up the kitchen. Ever since we came at the campsite a black dog came to us and became immmediate friends. He was very sweet and playful, I am yet to find a more friendlier dog then him. We named him Blakie:)
Evening tea and biscuits followed by a walk by the campsite and then soup, dinner, camp fire and star gazing. What can be a better way to spend an amazing evening at the campsite.
Next morning after tea and breakfast of Poha and Maggie Noodles we went for a short trek to the Kamalgad fort. The climb up the final chimney was adventerous specially for my mom and kid and they really liked it. I and Yohaan also went in the 40 feet deep well on top - not sure of the exact reason for building it - maybe a prison or mine or well. The views of the surrounding forests from Kamalgad top, the clearing in the forest with our campsite, shepherd hut, wheat farms and the Koleshwar plateau was well worth the effort. After spending some time on the fort it was time to descend back to the village. It was a quick downhill trek to the car and back to Pune.
A weekend well spent in the outdoors with family.
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One of the best outdoors I had with my family. Early morning drive to Tupewadi from Pune, enroute light breakfast and a small break by the Dhom lake.
We started the trek at 12 PM and after numerous breaks in the shade for snacks, juice, lassi we reached the Gorakshnath temple by 3:00 PM. Kudos to my mom and son for completing this uphill trek with smile on their faces.
After the Temple - the trek is in thick forest till the campsite clearing below Kamalgad where 1 shepherd hut is also there with some wheat farms. After filling water from the natural water spring nearby we reached the campsite and started pitching the tents and setting up the camp for the night. Mom was relaxing and enjoying the views and Yohaan was busy helping setting up the tent, sleeping bag, camp fire etc and Nova Manasi setting up the kitchen. Ever since we came at the campsite a black dog came to us and became immmediate friends. He was very sweet and playful, I am yet to find a more friendlier dog then him. We named him Blakie:)
Evening tea and biscuits followed by a walk by the campsite and then soup, dinner, camp fire and star gazing. What can be a better way to spend an amazing evening at the campsite.
Next morning after tea and breakfast of Poha and Maggie Noodles we went for a short trek to the Kamalgad fort. The climb up the final chimney was adventerous specially for my mom and kid and they really liked it. I and Yohaan also went in the 40 feet deep well on top - not sure of the exact reason for building it - maybe a prison or mine or well. The views of the surrounding forests from Kamalgad top, the clearing in the forest with our campsite, shepherd hut, wheat farms and the Koleshwar plateau was well worth the effort. After spending some time on the fort it was time to descend back to the village. It was a quick downhill trek to the car and back to Pune.
A weekend well spent in the outdoors with family.
