During my previous visit to Sasseruwa the rainy weather conditions halted my uphill hike to a mid point so after a long pause it was time for completion.
Sesserukanda / Res vehera kanda 350M | |
During my previous visit to Sasseruwa the rainy weather conditions halted my uphill hike to a mid point so after a long pause it was time for completion. |
කටුපොත්කන්ද – රජරට දැවැන්තයෙක් | |
Chamara and myself we wanted to extend our range out of NW province and our target was “Rajarata”. So as Chamara was very interested in hiking the adjoining giant of Mihinthale I too agreed upon that. |
පුංචි සීගිරිය(Punchi Sigiriya) /කුඩා ගල – Dehiaththakandiya | |
After climbing Henannegala in the morning we headed towards Dehiaththakandiya to conquer another iconic mountain. The name of it signifies its importance and its a prominent landmark of eastern Sri lanka. |
අලි පිරුණු හෙනන්නේගල (Henannegala) | |
In 2013 for the first time I visited Maduru oya park I was lucky to visit Henannegala cave temple and I was fascinated with its appearance. I wondered if I could climb it but there were few restrictions like the archeology site been a part of the temple and the national park. |
Maaragala / මාරගල (Alawwa) | |
Recently while I visited Potuhera to see a waterfall with Eshan we decided to climb an iconic rock at Alawwa. This Peculiar rock could be easily seen from Walakumbura of A6 highway. The first time I saw it was 3 years back while I was on Yogamuwakanda of Polgahawela. |
Nikawatawana(නිකවටවන) 420m scenic peak.. | |
Last year when we were at Wewala wewa we noted this lovely twin peak mountain which was also seen from the banks of Kandalama tank. |
Angamedilla A Lesser Know National Park | |
This July (post COVID19 era) we went to Girithale and on our Girithale visit we got a chance to explore Angammedilla park which is not a popular tourist destination. |
First hike after the CORONA break – Talpattekanda 375M | |
Talapattekanda is another monadnock situated close to Madagalla of Kurunegala. Since it had been few months from our last hike we decided to give this 300m mountain a go. |
Challenging hike to Beragala rock(1385m) – Ilumbekanda | |
In 2017 we hiked Handapan ella plains and we noted that there is a range of peaks on the other side of the plain. Later we got to know that this was called Beragala(the highest point of Handapan ella reserve) and locals from Ilumbekanda climbed it regularly. |
Thorny Pudukulama 420m | |
Few days back to be specific on 21st of April 2019 disaster struck and the whole country was in distress, so to get away from all the hate, anger and grievance we decided to hike a small mountain. |
The onlooker of Yapahuwa kingdom – Diyabete kanda 256m | |
When ever I have climbed up Yapahuwa I have noted an interesting rocky monadnock which was like a soldier keeping an eye on Yapahuwa fortress. Later I got to know that it was called Diyabete kanda. |
Searching for the elusive summit of Dothalugala range | |
Dothalugala is an known nature trail designated by Forest department but unfortunately it doesn’t extend up to the summit. We decided to give it a try to reach the summit and for that we decided to use the Dothalugala nature trail. |