16 April 2009

Muthukirana Gala


I climbed this rather small hill in Kukulnape village near Pallewela in the Western Province. I reached here by turning towards Meerigama at Pasyala Junction on the Kandy Road.

The climb is less than 200 feet and took only about 30-45 minutes but the view was very rewarding. I saw the entire Gampaha district from here and perhaps even more. The Gampaha town can be seen faraway in the centre of the scenery.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

that is a magnificant view especially from top of a small hill.

Kirigalpoththa said...

Yes, it was a superb view!
Lot of people think that you have to travel a long way to enjoy hiking and nature. I took just over 1 hour drive from Colombo.
The climb took just a little more than 30 minutes.
But the view was superb. We found two little caves on the way and that was our shelter during a small shower..Great experience!! Especially for the two kids who accompanied us !!!

magiceye said...

wow such a rewarding experience and capture!

Jim said...

beautiful view
Sydney - City and Suburbs

Sylvia K said...

what a marvelous capture! so much beauty! thanks for sharing it!

enjoy your weekend!

sylvia

Kirigalpoththa said...

Magiceye / J Bar / Sylvia K,

Thanks all for your wonderful comments!

vincibene said...

Wonderful view!

Kirigalpoththa said...

Vincibene,
Thanks for dropping by and for your comments!

Unknown said...

lovely view...

eileeninmd said...

Wonderful scenery and a pretty sky. Thanks for sharing your skywatch.

Kirigalpoththa said...

Luna / Eileeninmd,
Thanks a lot for your comments!

Amaris in Wonderland said...

Great view! I saw that you found a few caves - are there many there in your area? Have you photographed any? I'd love to see them, if so. In my home state, we have many caves - some immense. I love exploring caves - safely. ;)

Kirigalpoththa said...

Amaris,

Great to hear that, there are caves in your home state too.
My hometown area also quite popular for caves. Most are smaller or medium size caves. There are folklore and legends related to those caves, that makes visiting them even more interesting.. Some are mentioned as hiding places of ancient kings who were in exile.

I have shown the full set of pictures in the hike to Muthukiranagala in here. Caves are also shown there. They are infact quite small in size.

Thanks for your comments!