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Trip Reports Archive » Trips Filed Under Seetha Gangula Ambalma II

Today's Most Viewed

  1. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 72 views
  2. Dreams Do Come True, Maragala-kanda (1111m) The Paradise Of Monaragala 50 views
  3. Narangala the second peak of Uva (1500m)! 31 views
  4. Camping at Kelebokka 360 view point…. 26 views
  5. Camping on Hanthana mountain range (1300m) 24 views
  6. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 22 views
  7. Worship “Sri pada” from Hapugasthenna-Dehenakanda way 22 views
  8. Beyond Chariot path…… 21 views
  9. Uda Diyaluma Fall Hike 21 views
  10. The Pilgrimage to Sri Pada via Kuruwita-Erathna route 18 views

This Week's

  1. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 358 views
  2. Narangala the second peak of Uva (1500m)! 109 views
  3. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 105 views
  4. Camping on Hanthana mountain range (1300m) 98 views
  5. The Pilgrimage to Sri Pada via Kuruwita-Erathna route 92 views
  6. Dreams Do Come True, Maragala-kanda (1111m) The Paradise Of Monaragala 87 views
  7. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 85 views
  8. Camping at Kelebokka 360 view point…. 83 views
  9. Sri Pada via Sandagalathenna( The Holly Moon Rock Plain ) 81 views
  10. Chariot Path of Ravana & Sitha on top of Piduruthalagala range and James Taylor’s Loolecondera! 80 views

This Month's

  1. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 1,808 views
  2. Camping on Hanthana mountain range (1300m) 444 views
  3. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 418 views
  4. Narangala the second peak of Uva (1500m)! 368 views
  5. A difficult hike-Hawarimana /හවරිමාන (1120m) 357 views
  6. Chariot Path of Ravana & Sitha on top of Piduruthalagala range and James Taylor’s Loolecondera! 299 views
  7. Bathalegala (Bible’s Rock) 798m 248 views
  8. One day hike to Chariot path, Perattasi Mountain and Gerandi Ella falling point. 230 views
  9. ගැරඬි ඇල්ල (Gerandi falls) the extreme hike 218 views
  10. Scenic Hike to Wangedigala 216 views

All-Time

  1. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 36,067 views
  2. Camping trip to Meemure – One of the best trips ever!!! 29,686 views
  3. Bathalegala (Bible’s Rock) 798m 25,141 views
  4. Waterfalls of Colombo District 22,959 views
  5. Chariot Path of Ravana & Sitha on top of Piduruthalagala range and James Taylor’s Loolecondera! 22,917 views
  6. සබරගමුවේ ආදරවන්තයන්ගේ කන්ද (Paraviyangala) 17,610 views
  7. ගලේ බණ්ඩාර දෙවියන්ගේ අඩවියේ පිහිටි රාවණා රජු මල දවස රජුට ජනතාව ගරු බුහුමන් දැක් වූ ස්තානය (යහන්ගල/Yahangala 1220m)... 16,986 views
  8. Scenic Hike to Wangedigala 16,780 views
  9. Great Western (6th highest mountain in Sri Lanka- 2212m) Once in a life time HIKE! 16,261 views
  10. Rarely visited places in Trincomalee 15,795 views

Off Season Pilgrimage to the Mountain of Triple Gems – Sri Pada (Via Erathna Trail)

Finally I managed to convince myself and the crew that 5 and 6 of Sep are the best option remaining for us. I simply couldn’t afford to keep it postponing any further and decided to take our chances with the constantly changing weather conditions. I kept looking up the AccuWeather, Weather Channel and FallingRain for weather updates. Unfortunately our own Met Department is a symbolic white elephant and not as reliable or dependable as we would like it to be so we’ve no choice but to rely on alternatives such as the above. The rain patterns have shot to hell especially during the last couple of years probably due to the global warming and our irresponsible actions towards the earth. This has made it extremely difficult for farmers, fishermen and those who depend on the regular patterns of the climate.

Even the seasoned farmers, villagers or fishermen find it difficult to predict the weather conditions as a result. Usually you can trust those villagers’ expertise better than the state of the art equipment of the US Met Department but not anymore so we resorted to these web-based weather forecasts. It didn’t look good, not at all as it kept forecasting thunderstorms and heavy rains throughout. I was hoping against the hope for a clear window to make it safely to the summit. Anyhow, we were fully committed and there was no turning back. In the back of my mind there was this feeling of security that if your intentions are good and your behavior is acceptable, you’re going to be ok, especially at the Sri Pada. It’s said in the Buddhism that those who live by the Dhamma will be protected by the Dhamma itself. So we had faith we’d face no problems and if there was any, those powers that protect the area will take care of us.

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