Trekking the kurinji
hills A
group of environmental activists and enthusiasts led by G.
Rajkumar (Save Kurinji Campaign Council) and a few photographers
undertook a
journey through the forests near Koviloor on August 12, 13 and 14 in
search of
kurinji.
Besides seeing kurinji in its undisturbed natural habit, the trek was also intended to document the gregarious flowering. However, the trekkers found few undisturbed locations.
Danielle M’Garvey
from Scotland, who was until recently a
support worker with the Queens Cross Volunteer Service in the United
Kingdom was among
the trekkers. “It’s beautiful. I would have missed it (if I had not
joined the
group),” she said.
The Kerala unit of the Youth Hostels
Association of India organised a trek cum tent camp on the Kurinji
hills from September 8 to 17. Besides visit to the kurinji hills,
camping at Cliff Valley peak and treks to a tea garden and tribal
settlement were part of the programme.
Cliff valley is the highest camping site in South India.