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Climbing the “Leopards’ Rock” for seeking Leopards…

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Year and Month July, 2014 (13th)
Number of Days One Day Trip
Crew 3 (between 24-25 years of age) Gayan, Dilnuwan & Me
Accommodation N/A
Transport On Foot
Activities Hiking & Trekking,Photography
Weather Cool and misty
Route From my brothers’ home to trail head on foot, Came back same route
Tips, Notes and Special remark
  • Don’t put anything to this beautiful environment like polythene.
  • I think to get an assist of guide, because foot path were not cleared well some places.
  • Weather condition was vary sometime it was better to carry raincoats & also should pay your attention to protect your camera.
  • It’s better to extra battery to your camera, (battery discharge quickly because of cold weather)
  • No need to get permission.
  • It’s very essential to bring food & beverage.
  • Leave only your footprint & bring only sweet memories.
Author upul nandana
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I went my brothers’ home in Nuwara Eliya for spent my short two days holiday. First day was boring at home, :-) So younger brother (Bubby) proposed to go some journey. At once I agree with him. He promised me definitely go somewhere next day. According to that we decided to climb the “Leopard Rock”. If it was randomly gone travel but it was amazing journey on my hiking memory book. I would thankful very much to my dear Bubby to propose this.

Bubby said we should go early at about 8.00 am, but I know well he never gets up on that time. :-). However we left at about 9.30 am with taken the breakfast. The guide who was our companion came to the town and waiting for us by that. Then we joined with him and our journey was started.

We walked along the way near the Andrews’ hotel upward and entered to the forest from that. The first portion of the footpath was cleared. The way was slippery because of the rain of early day. So our walk was slow. It was a great solace to walk way without leeches’ attack.

The whole environment was felt wet. We felt that as we were in Greenland. We had no words to describe that beauty & fresh sceneries and feeling. I tried to bring that feeling for you by my camera corners. But I don’t know how long I was succeeded. It will decide by you…

Fresh commencement

Fresh commencement

Single tree

Single tree

Stagnation

Stagnation

The way of Kandy Nuwaraeliya

The way of Kandy Nuwaraeliya

Entering to the jungle

Entering to the jungle

Walkway

Walkway

Finding correct way

Finding correct way

Blue blossomed

Blue blossomed

Like rose apples

Like rose apples

Via the jungle

Via the jungle

Gigantic trees

Gigantic trees

Verdant plant

Verdant plant

Aloneness

Aloneness

Just click

Just click

Art of the nature

Art of the nature

Tiny plant

Tiny plant

Just click

Just click

The first visitor we met

The first visitor we met

Nice pattern

Nice pattern

Poisonous thorn

Poisonous thorn

Green world

Green world

Ascendance

Ascendance

Go forward

Go forward

Art of the nature.

Art of the nature.

Feel dismay…

Feel dismay…

Drip a drop

Drip a drop

Misty forest

Misty forest

Woow…

Woow…

Purple blossom

Purple blossom

Like a green doormat

Like a green doormat

The peak point

The peak point

We were lucky to see it (Bcz usually it covered by the mist)

We were lucky to see it (Bcz usually it covered by the mist)

Like a rope…

Like a rope…

Greenish art

Greenish art

Little bit adventure

Little bit adventure

Jungle boy

Jungle boy :)`

Instantly it covered by mist

Instantly it covered by mist

A nice gang

A nice gang

Tiny Plant

Tiny Plant

How feel if arise a leopard from here…

How feel if arise a leopard from here…

Just click

Just click

Along the heaven

Along the heaven

Greenish

Greenish

It’s feel like a heaven

It’s feel like a heaven

Just click

Just click

Straight

Straight

Lonely blossom

Lonely blossom

Nice brotherhood

Nice brotherhood

Green plant

Green plant

The magical nature

The magical nature

Good bye leopard rock…

Good bye leopard rock…

Although we walked whole the day, felt not any tired. Because inside of the forest had very cool weather. We could reach top of the rock at about 1.00pm. Mist was covered everywhere by that. While we climb to top we could scene the bottom sometime. We felt the mist as our wish at the top of leopard rock. After that we started to come back again with feel sad. We had hurried because early also had rain fall in the evening. We could reach bottom at about 4.00pm. Mist was completely swallowed the top of the leopard rock by that.

I would thank both of you very much to my loving brother Buby & his friend as our guide to success this journey well. And also thanking you very well for read my report.


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