During the afternoon we visited Eravikulam National Park, located on the border with Tamil Nadu. The highest peak (2,695 m – 8,842 ft) south of the Himalayas is located here. This park was established during the 1970’s with the aim of conserving the endangered Nilgiri tahr, a rare bre
ed of mountain goat. In fact, the park harbors the largest surviving population of this agile goat.Walking along the paved path, we spotted quite a number of the tahrs, some quite close. With dense clouds obscuring the view, it was sometimes difficult to spot the wildlife. In areas with lighter fog, one could see the dense shoals – tropical montane forests unique to the Western Ghats. Small waterfalls and streams could be spotted along the path. Recalling the photos we saw of the blue kurunji flowers that transform this landscape into a sea of blue, I tried to imagine how even more stunning the view would be. Sadly, the kurunji flowers bloom only once every twelve years, the last time in 2006.
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Well, thanks for this outstanding information about Eravikulam National Park. I visited last year there with friends and enjoyed very much.
On a similar note, I visited Shenandoah National Park which is located in Luray, VA, USA. This tour was awesome like a dream comes true. The place was superb and I really enjoyed there boating/sailing, fishing, hiking, climbing and biking as well.
Nice blog and so beautiful images thank you for sharing us.
Glad you liked my post. Munnar is very beautiful.
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