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I was very anxious about this trek because it was raining heavily from the past 2-3 days not only in Bangalore but also all over Karnataka .At the same time I was also excited because it was my first trek with my hubby and cousins. We started off to kodachadri on October 1st at around 8:30 pm in one of the KSRTC buses and reached Nittur early morning next day .The locals there warned us about the heavy rains and mist at Kodachadri.Having breakfast in one of the hotels we were off to kodachadri. From when we started trekking it was drizzling. We protected ourselves from rains and leeches and started walking holding umbrellas .As we walked through the muddy path we could hear the sonorous sounds of the birds floating through the mercurial mist and morning fresh air .The rain washed trees with bright leaves covered our path .We could see orange colored mushrooms, hoping small frogs, rare insects and butterflies .The earthy smell calmed the mind and the heart was filled with some kind of