The bhataktiatma : Travelogue of a wandering soul

As promised we were back for Hemant Ogale's monsson camp in Whistling Woods Amboli , we have seen the beautiful side of monsson , the mountains , the waterfalls and the green cover but this time we were here to explore Amboli's wilderness in monsoon. Amboli is the northern most point of Malabar region , off late amboli has been shining as one of the best biodiversity hotspots in maharashtra and india. Amboli is wettest place in Maharashtra infact its monthly rainfall in June ( around 3500mm) is more than that in cherapunjee, such climate is extremely conducive for rapid reproduction of frogs there are many frog species , some of them endemic to Amboli. One from species amongst them hogs the major limelight "Malabar Gliding Frog", green colored frogs resembling cartoon characters are one of the most photographed infact they have become a trademark of amboli. These frogs breed throughout the monsoon and as soon as monsoon ends , they vanish into the thin air , never ...

After the disappointment of Ranthambore I was eagerly looking for second chance and was fortunate to have it soon enough.One of my trek friends forwarded the email about Tadoba jungle camp by Atul Dhamankar. It was a golden opportunity not just tadoba but to spend time with one of the top tiger researches in the world Atul Dhamankar. Tadoba -Andhari tiger reserve has highest density of tigers in Asia and lies in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra near chandrapur . The temperature in this region often sores upto 45 degrees , the deciduous nature of the forest makes these summer season best for tiger sighting. Atul Dhamankar Some 10-12 years back I came across a book written in marathi by a 18-19 year old tiger researcher , "Ranwata" ( The jungle routes) is one of the best jungle adventure book i have came across till date was written by then teenager Atul. The book was account of countless number of days and nights spend on the Machan , the name Atul Dhamankar has been ...