Bike ride to Muthodi
It was an unplanned journey. Chose Muthodi Tiger Reserve as the destination. Started from Bangalore at 6AM on two TB350 with my nephew. Reached Muthodi Tiger Reserve by 11AM. This is my 5th visit to this place so far, first on bike. Remembered 2007 when I visited this place in car with my birdwatcher friends - Mohan and Sandeep. Then, we had driven up to Kemmannugundi through the forest route. While the initial plan was to return in the same route, remembering 2007, decided to ride up to Kemmannugundi and loop back to Bangalore. The decision was really rewarding. The route went through some of the core areas guarded by the forest guards at check posts. (TB350 parked on a view point, with the hill ranges in the back ground) It was quite an uphill task to maneuver the bikes through the forest roads. We kept riding praying that the tires would not go flat. A stretch of 13 kms between Attigundi and Kemmannugundi check posts were really a challenge. The
