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Today's Most Viewed

  1. A Family Trip to Morningside 21 views
  2. Hike to Bathalegala and some attractions of Pilimathalawa 18 views
  3. Mysterious cave paintings at Ella, Kurulangala(කුරුලන’ගල) 13 views
  4. Chariot Path of Ravana & Sitha on top of Piduruthalagala range and James Taylor’s Loolecondera! 13 views
  5. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 11 views
  6. Dhanigala / Kandegama the Alien Mountain 10 views
  7. Camping at Kelebokka 360 view point…. 10 views
  8. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 10 views
  9. Trip to Wewathanna (Lake Plains) 10 views
  10. ගවරා විසූ ගවරවිල (Gawarawila plains) 10 views

This Week's

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 129 views
  2. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 93 views
  3. A Family Trip to Morningside 61 views
  4. Camping at Kelebokka 360 view point…. 61 views
  5. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 60 views
  6. First Ever Camping at “Haritha Kanda”, Bogawanthalawa 58 views
  7. Uda Lakshapana Gala / Saptha Kanya / Seven Virgins (1569m) hike 54 views
  8. Waterfalls of Colombo District 52 views
  9. Kondagala Mountain, the beauty of Loolcandura 50 views
  10. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 49 views

This Month's

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 487 views
  2. First Ever Camping at “Haritha Kanda”, Bogawanthalawa 321 views
  3. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 292 views
  4. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 287 views
  5. Camping at Kelebokka 360 view point…. 220 views
  6. ගවරා විසූ ගවරවිල (Gawarawila plains) 180 views
  7. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 174 views
  8. Uda Lakshapana Gala / Saptha Kanya / Seven Virgins (1569m) hike 171 views
  9. Trip to Wewathanna (Lake Plains) 160 views
  10. කුවේණි විජයට දෙස් තැබූ යක්දෙස්සා ගල (Yakdessagala 540m) 160 views

All-Time

  1. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 45,481 views
  2. Aliyawetunaela Hike – 1665m (අලියාවැටුණඇල) 32,018 views
  3. Camping trip to Meemure – One of the best trips ever!!! 30,057 views
  4. Bathalegala (Bible’s Rock) 798m 26,898 views
  5. Chariot Path of Ravana & Sitha on top of Piduruthalagala range and James Taylor’s Loolecondera! 25,692 views
  6. Waterfalls of Colombo District 24,738 views
  7. Scenic Hike to Wangedigala 18,993 views
  8. සබරගමුවේ ආදරවන්තයන්ගේ කන්ද (Paraviyangala) 18,981 views
  9. ගලේ බණ්ඩාර දෙවියන්ගේ අඩවියේ පිහිටි රාවණා රජු මල දවස රජුට ජනතාව ගරු බුහුමන් දැක් වූ ස්තානය (යහන්ගල/Yahangala 1220m)... 18,197 views
  10. Great Western (6th highest mountain in Sri Lanka- 2212m) Once in a life time HIKE! 17,429 views

Hit Hard by the Drought – Pic Journey 7…

We took a Welimada-Bogahakumbura bus (alternatively you can take a Welimada-Boralanda bus which will take you to the turn off towards Alawathugoda) and got off at Bogahakumbura town and hired a tuk-tuk to reach the destination which was about 3-4km away. Surprisingly enough most of the people knew about the waterfall even though it’s not a prominent one. The road is under construction and in a somewhat bad condition.

We reached the Alawathugoda village passing the Community Hall where we had to walk as the road had been concreted and left to rest. It was a good 600-800m walk which took its toll on Podi who kept panting all the way. Unfortunately there was very little water and it made us feel very down. Well, you can’t always be lucky and see them in full flow I guess.

Life …… in the not so fast lane

Taking time off to relax saw us heading deep down south a few weeks ago. Our destination was Sella Kataragama where SLAF has chalets for its officers. Travelling was easy as we took E1 to Matara. The drive was a breeze! A short stop at Devundra was all what we needed.

Mannar in brief

This was a long awaited trip for Wuminda and me. I could gather enough information about Mannar and places on the way to Mannar by reading Lakdasun reports. We started the journey from Colombo around 7.30am due to my job commitments. On the way we have visited some other places and reached Mannar around 8.30pm. (I will discuss it later by a separate report). We were warmly welcome by Mr.Rohan at Four Tees Inn.

සබරගමුවේ ආදරවන්තයන්ගේ කන්ද (Paraviyangala)

Every university has its favourite destination and this time I picked one of those places for a change. Been a Colombo Uni guy our favourite destination was the western coastal line other universities like Peradeniya has Hanthana range, Uva Wellassa has Namunukula & Sabaragamuwa has Adara kanda. As usual I searched for literature on the web but found nothing convincing about “adara kanda” though there were many images of Sabaragamuwa university students hiking in hundreds. So the best way to get more info is to explore it ourselves.

Soaked to the Marrow – Tour de Waterfalls 4…

Waterfalls have always been my great passion and will always be. It’s such pleasure to go see them flowing down in their pristine white veils looking like angels descended straight from heaven. However it’s so painful and depressing to witness the tragic situation enveloping these gorgeous virgins by the vicious, greedy and ignorant people in our country.

The future of them looks so uncertain and I wonder how many of them will still be standing in a few years. So my aim to go see as many of these beauties has to be intensified especially in the monsoon season. I was glad when Hasitha called asking what my plans were for Poson. Tony and I celebrated Vesak skirting around Deraniyagala and the prospects of doing something similar on Poson lifted my spirits tenfold. I suggested we visit Bambarella following Niroshana’s footsteps. Even though Hasi had been there before, he still wanted to do it once again as there had been very little water at the time due to the drought.

Misty point-Ambokka (1159m) and Selagama Mini world’s end

Ambokka which is an isolated mountain situated at the border of Kurunegala-Matale districts. (Border of Wayamba-Central provinces). It is also called Kondagala කොන්ඩගල (looks like a bunch of hair) and Salagama Kanda (සැලගම කන්ද). Special feature of this mountain is, most of the time peak is wrapped by the mist. No other peaks in this area are covered by the mist like this.

Ritigala the Dreadful Mountain (Ariṭṭha Pabbata) 766m

Ritigala the giant of ancient capital Anuradhapura stands tall with an altitude of 766m and is the best view point of north central Sri Lanka. Ritigala is an important asset to us in terms of history, folklore and bio diversity. It is the birth place of Malwatu oya and during the North – East monsoons it receives heavy showers more than any other place in the region. Most of the time there is a veil of mist covering its summit.

A Lull in Extreme Travelling – Pic Journey 6…

Just after Hari’s Doowili Eli Hike, I received a call asking if I’d like to join him for a leisure journey as he felt he deserved a break after the mighty hike. I too didn’t mind one so long as it met my expectations. Fortunately, Hari managed to convince Sanketha too to join and we decided to go to Elpitiya where one of the least heard and explored Andahelena Falls is located.

He’d come across Malaka’s Trip Report about this waterfall and the nearby Monastery, Diwankaralena and we thought it’d be a good opportunity for us to visit them at a snail’s speed. He set the date for 15 May and it turned out I will of course not have a break as Tony and I were to visit waterfalls in Ratnapura and Deraniyagala on 13 and 14 May.

We set off around 6.30am on the 15th May in Sanketha’s car and I was grateful for that coz 550+km on two consecutive days sitting on the back of Tony’s old bike had taken its toll on me.

Hypnotized by the Tumbling Down Pearls – Tour de Waterfalls 3…

After two very successful Waterfall Hunts, I decided to do a 3rd on 14 May (Vesak Full Moon Poya Day) immediately after the 2nd on 13 May. Vesak Poya brought back some very sweet memories of our Bathalegala Hike first-ever as a team.

Fortunately Tony too was on leave and after a exhausting but exhilarating journey around Kuruwita, Siripagama and Wewelwatte we decided to shift our focus to yet another waterfall mine, Deraniyagala. The foundation was laid thanks yet again to Ashan when he did a marathon of waterfall hunting a few months back which resulted in his record 100th post.

Irresistible Force of the Nature – Tour de Waterfalls 2…

After our Hunt on 01 May, I was yearning to do more of them as the season is ideal for it. However, there was this nagging feeling in the back of my mind about visiting Batadomba Lena as well for the past year or so. My visits to Beli Lena, Pahiyangala and Alawala Pre-Historic caves stimulated this idea more and more so decided to get two birds with one stone.

Tony managed to get permission from his Royal Highness and joined me for the 2nd leg of Tour de Waterfalls with his ever so trusted bike which is as old as him. We met around 4.30am and hit the High Level Road and were on our way merrily. However come Godagama and Tony suddenly braked hard to avoid a ghost Tuk-tuk which drove across with no lights whatsoever. The result was the headlamp of our bike came off and was hanging from the wires as a result of the brake. Just imagine how old is the bike and Tony himself. I was worried right throughout that Tony might fall apart just like the bike.

Beginning of the Waterfall Season in Rathnapura: The Most Breath-Taking of All – Tour de Waterfalls 1…

The 1 May that has a very dramatic history behind was about to be celebrated yet again by all the laborers and working people around the world. Unfortunately in SL, it’s nothing but political drama being played on vividly decorated stages by bringing hundreds and thousands of people to Colombo from all around the corner using our public transport buses depriving the needy to go anywhere on that day.

We decided to celebrate this historical day with the beloved Mother Nature by visiting the Best Creation of her, the majestic Waterfalls. While the Sri Pada season is about to wind down and the South-West monsoon rains are beginning to hit the parched and cracked earth bringing that freshly earth smell with it. Trees were beginning to dress nicely and Hasitha out of nowhere suggested we do a waterfall hunt on A4.

The dream which materialized in the Knuckles…

This time we select the second youngest Knuckles mountain range. The way Theldeniya, Rangala, Thangappuwa across Kandy is used as entrance for that. Thangappuwa is a small colony who lived in estate laborers. 50 families are lived in this village. Plucking tea leaves, growing vegetables, plucking cardamom and in addition to that guiding for tourists are the ways of living in the people who lived there.

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