Posted: 04 Sep 2015 06:00 PM PDT

Camera, Rains and Camping in misty hills with BNHS
A power packed camp to Mahuli Hills
Tucked away in the foothills of the Mahuli range, on the border of Thane and Palghar districts, the location of this nature camp is ideal to enjoy the lush green forest in monsoon. This camp organized by BNHS aims at giving an exquisite camping experience in the rains. With naturalist experts to guide, one will enjoy their encounters with butterflies, birds, frogs and wild flowers. To add to the experience, the participants will be trained on how best to capture nature's beauty in the camera.
The day will include trails through the forest to explore nature's wonders. As a part of these trails there will be training sessions in macro photography. To capture the monsoon colors of the Mahuli hills, sessions in landscape photography will also be conducted, along with a special session on photo post processing. Besides the day's outings, there will be short night trails to peep in to the fascinating world of the creatures of the night like the fire flies, crickets, moths, frogs, lizards, snakes and bats.
The highlight of this programme though is camping. The experience of outdoor camping is indeed an enjoyable one, but one needs to be 'camp-ready' for it. To make it a wholesome experience, participants will be provided a basic training in tent pitching and camping. Additionally, they will be briefed about the essentials in trekking and adventure activities too.
Accommodation: on sharing basis in tents
Reporting: Bus will leave from Dadar T.T. (near Chandu Halwai) at 06:30 a.m. and Thane (Cadbury Jn.) at 07:10 a.m.
Cost: Rs.5,900/- for members of BNHS and Rs.6,500/- for others
Registration: Call Hornbill House at 22871202/22821811, Mon–Fri 09:30 a.m. to 05:30 p.m. or e-mail at bnhs.programmes@gmail.com
http://www.bnhs.org
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Posted: 04 Sep 2015 06:30 PM PDT

DGS Riders 1 day BIKE Ride+Trek to Ghangad & Telbaila on Saturday 5 sep 15.
About Ghangad / Telbaila:-
Height: ~ 3000 feet / 3322 feet
Grade: Easy/Easy
Location: Lonavala Region.
Ghangad is situated on western side of Mulshi river, which is called as Korbarse Maval. This fort is surrounded by Korigad, Telbaila and Sudhagad, but still lonely and separated. There is not much documentation explored about history of the fort. Earlier it was with Koli Samant, then with Adilshah and later with Marathas.
Telbaila is basically a watch tower built to guard over the Sahwashni ghat near Pali. It consists of two rock walls , the left and the right clearly differentiated by the col in between. There is a temple of local goddess at the base of the twin wall. There are lot of ancient man made water tank & caves at the base as well as on the climbing routes. Though not of much historic importance – the rock walls of Telbaila offer great rock climbing opportunities of technical grade.
Itinerary-
06:45 am : Assemble @ Macdonald, Kalamboli – Intros & Instructions
08:15 am: Breakfast @ Khandala
08:55 am: Move
10:10 am: Ekole village
11:00 am: Fort ATop
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Explore fort, Rest and enjoy the view of the surrounding region
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12:00 am: Descend
12:30 pm: Depart for Bhamburde – Tail-baila Base
13:00 pm: @ Bhamburde
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LUNCH Time
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14:00 pm: @ Ascend
15:00 pm: @ cave – Col between the two walls (Climbing wall is not involved)
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Rest & exploration
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16:00 pm: Descend
17:00 pm: @ Base
Depart for Mumbai
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Time permits a 15 min break @ Lions point
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Evening Tea on the way
We will be in mumbai around 21:00 hrs ( thats – subjective)
Cost Rs. 200 /- per head
This includes Morning & evening refreshments and Club charges.
Bikers have to bear their bike's fuel expenses by themselves & pillion rider. (In case, of a single rider, the petrol and maintenance charges have to be paid by him alone.) … In case of a single rider, we will let u know about pillion's availability .
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VIMP NOTE:
1) Max. Bikes will be 15 only … Max. participant wud be 30
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***Some Important Instructions those who Registered ***
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1. All bikers would have to follow the rules and regulations.
2. All person need to carry Identity proof (Must), Bike's Legal Papers, Helmet (Must), (Valid Driver's License, RC Book, Insurance papers and PUC is must)
3. We would check for the license and papers at the start of the ride for every biker, and if any paper is not found in place, the members would not be allowed to ride with us. Note: As there is now regular checking happens near Khandala Exit.
4. Over-speeding will not be tolerated as usual, because mishaps cost yours as well as whole group's time.
*For Registration and transfer Rs. 200.00 per person, Contacts-
Yogesh : Call 9768257183 (only whatsapp 9702525435 )
Mahesh : 9004262229
Sameer : 9664150068
Regards,
Team Durgdarshan.
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