Up The Ghat

Lower ghat road of the Palani Hills on an exquisitely clear pre-monsoon day.

Endemic Impatiens (jerdoniae, monroenii, violescens and hookeriam) all with restricted ranges in the Southern Western Ghats (with hookeriam also found in Sri Lanka). Photographed with gratitude at the Vattakanal Conservation Trust.

Mid-elevation (@1,200 meters) evergreen forest on the southern slopes of the Palani Hills.

Mountain lizard(Salea horsfieldii) in the upper Palani Hills

Looking east to a new dawn over the southern escarpment of the Palani Hills. The distinctive hat-shaped Perumal peak (@2,100 meters) is on the extreme left.
Outstanding to see the Palani Hill there Ian.
Suvendrini Christopher-Schuhmann
2009-08-09 at 12:25 pm