Touring the Western Ghat Mountains in India
Thursday found our group touring the Western Ghat Mountains, elevation about 3500 feet and reminiscent of Vermont’s mountains. We stayed at Wyanad Gate and received a warm welcome from the sari-clad hostesses. All around us were tea plantations and mist-shrouded peaks. When I asked our guide if we could climb one of the mountains, he told me we’d have to start early, around 6:00 a.m. in order to finish the 12-hour hike in one day. Both sides of the road
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