Over a period, trekking has emerged as my most favourite hobby. I love spending time trying to communicate with nature. I started trekking from my college days and soon found that it is the best thing that can be done. I have done most of my trekking with my group, I mean with my friends. Rarely have I gone with any professional group. For me, planning for treks (planning anything for that matter) gives equal pleasure as that of actual trek.

Sahyadri, also known as Western Ghat, is like a friend, a guardian, God for us. Most of our treks are in some part of Sahyadri. Sahyadri is adorned by gad-kille (forts) at various places. These forts are temples for trekkers in Maharashtra. The forts tell us stories of great worriers of Maharasthtra. Most of our treks are centred around these forts.

While on trek, we try to be part of the ambience. We try to learn more and more about nature, geography, history and people there.

This page talks about my treks and tours since I joined NCST.

Here they are :-
Note:- Links marked with P have photographs.

Mahuli December 1996 Rajmachi January 1997 Bheemashankar June 1997 Matheran July 1997 Kalsubai October 1997 P Raygad December 1997 Harishchandragad February 1998 About Konkan tour April 1998 P Peth July 1998 Ratangad August 1998 Gorakhgad Septmber 1998 P Rajgad October 1998 P Harishchandragad November 1998 P Sagargad December 1998 Skiing January 1999 P Dhaak Bahiri March 1999 Bheemashankar April 1999 Raygad May 1999 Rajmachi July 1999 Gujrat August 1999 Siddhagad October 1999 P CMG January 2000 P Rayreshwar to Mahabaleshwar March 2000 P Dhaak Bahiri June 2000 P Ganpati Garad July 2000 P

Chanderi Sepmber 2000 P Dhaak Bahiri January 2001 Gorakhgad January 2001 Yatra to Arunachal Pradesh February 2001 P Rajgad April 2001 P Bheemashankar May 2001 P Dudhsagar falls June 2001 P Mahuli fort June 2001 P Nakhind July 2001 P Manimahesh-Ladakh July-August 2001 P Lohagad October 2001 P Rajgad to Raygad December 2001 P Peb to Matheran January 2002 Sarasgad - Sudhagad - Tailabaila -Ghanagad February 2002 P Jivdhan March 2002 P Gorakhgad April 2002 Dhaak Bahiri May 2002 Kohoj June 2002 Tikona July 2002 Vyaghreshwar August 2002 Sagargad August 2002 Siddhagad October 2002 Sankshi December 2002 Nane Ghat April 2003 Ratangad June 2003

Sudhagad July 2003 Rajmachi August 2003 Tandulvadi November 2003 Koyananagar December 2004 Ambenali ghat February 2004 Khanderi-Underi March 2004

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