Though still confused as to where to go for our weekend getaway, we finally head towards Billikal Betta, which is a not-so-popular trekker's paradise not far from Bangalore. It is also a locally famed place of pilgrimage, as we discovered later. A smooth 50 km ride from bangalore took us to kanakpura, the only big town in the vicinity. From there to Harohalli and past a few villages, the road winding through lush green paddy fields and shrub forest with the Billikal Betta hill in the foreground, we finally reached the base of the hill from where it was a steep ascent. The destination still seemed to elude us with nothing but bushy forest around and no habitation in sight. Yet we carried on taking a few breaks here and there for our photo sessions along the way, giving us some fabulous views of the valley below and the blue mountains beyond.
