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| Year and Month | October, 2010 |
| Number of Days | One Day |
| Crew | One |
| Accommodation | N/A |
| Transport | Motor Bicycle |
| Activities | Photography, Visiting Places, Off-road Riding |
| Weather | Excellent |
| Route | Colombo- Badulla Road,156Kms, take the left turn according to the sign boards then 21 km s to Non pareil estate |
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| Author | Parakum |
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Started from Rathnapura (My Home) around 5.45 am , took 15 minutes to reach Rathnapura town . From there, straight to Balangoda (46km), early in the morning no traffic at all, Reached Balangoda By 6.50 am . Pumped Fuel and had a cup of coffee from a small “appa kade” It’s too early for me to have breakfast .Next stop will be at “ SUN HILL – HOLIDAY RESORT” owned by Udaya Abeysekara a friend of mine for breakfast .By 7.30 I was there “Sudu Bath and Pol Sambola” for my Breakfast. Spend about 45 minutes at Sun Hill. Done 71 km from my home another 21 km to go ,to my Target “Nagarak”. This road ends from there. The bungalow is in the Horton plains Border.
Ready to go – its 8.15am – lets enjoy – with pictures and briefings………………….
ENTRANCE (Click Image to enlarge)
 BREAK FAST @ SUN HILL |
 Peak Wilderness |
 FIRST VIEW |
 IN TO THE WOODS |
 MAN MADE JUNGLE |
 ROCKS |
 Rocks |
 MORE ROCKS |
 MORE ROCKS |
 SCENARIES |
 SCENARIES |
 MORE SCENERIES |
 MORE SCENERIES |
 WATER |
 WATER ………. |
 MORE WATER….. |
 AGAIN WATER |
 HIRIKATU OYA ELLA |
 HIRIKATU OYA ELLA – CLOSER LOOK |
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 SCENIC AND INTERESTING |
 LIFE AT ITS OWN PACE |
 SAMANALA WEWA RESERVOIR |
 GRAVES AT THE EDGE OF THE ROAD |
 CAN THEY REST IN PEACE AT A EDGE OF A ROAD ???? |
 INTERESTING |
 ROAD SIDE WATERFALL |
 NO NAME BUT IT FALLS ! |
 SERENE |
 OOOOOOOOPS THAT’S ME.... AND MY MACHINE……… |
 BAD SITU……. MIST BLOWING |
 MISTY |
 THE BALCONY – REACHING 5000 FT – BEKAR’S BEND |
 BEKAR’S BEND |
 VIEW FROM BEKAR’S BEND |
 VIEW FROM BEKAR’S BEND |
 VIEW FROM BEKAR’S BEND |
 TOWARDS NAGRAK – FINAL DESTINATION |
 DIFFICULT ROAD CONDITIONS |
 DIFFICULT ROAD CONDITIONS |
 NAGRAK |
 NAGRAK DIVISION |
 ALMOST 7000 FT |
 THE BUNGALOW |
 MORE OF NAGARAK - WILD FLOWERS |
 MORE WILD FLOWERS |
 MORE WILD FLOWERS |
 PATHWAY TO HORTON PLAINS ( 1 Hr WALK TO WORLDS END) |
 BUT PROHIBITED TO PUBLIC |
 AN UNOTHERIZED CONSTRUCTION BY A BUSINESSMAN FROM COLOMBO WHO HAD A FORGED DEED FOR A PORTION OF LAND AT HORTON PLAINS , FINALLY DEMOLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF WILD LIFE. |
 FINALLY...... |
 SOME MORE………………… |
 SOME MORE………………… |
 IF YOU JUMP FROM TOP OF THE WORLDS END - YOU WILL BE HERE…………………….. |
 UPPER DIVISION OF NON PAREIL ESTATE |
 MANAGER’S BUNGALOW |
 HIRIKATU OYA EDUCATION AND INFORMATION CENTRE |
 HIRIKATU OYA EDUCATION AND INFORMATION CENTRE |
 HIRIKATU OYA EDUCATION AND INFORMATION CENTRE |
 PATH LEADING TO HIRIKATU OYA CENTER |
 PATH LEADING TO HIRIKATU OYA CENTER |
 MISC…………… |
 MULTI RELIGIOUS |
 WOODEN BRIDGE |
 TREE ON A ROCK |
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THE END