RECCE RIDE TO PAVANA
Early morning did a kick ass recce ride to Pavana Dam. . Started home 06: 20 hrs.
Departed Chandani Chowk 06:35 hrs. Reset trip meter to zero. I was late in starting by 20 minutes. Ripped the bike taking curves at 70, checked breakes, headlights, practiced countersteering …all fine with Street Fighter. Morning air was chilly, the setting awesome. Traffic thin, could rip bike on a few stretches.
Got a great view of the early morning civil twilight at Piranghut ghat turn off. The scenery of the hills was awesome…but pic got screwed up.
Rode down to Paud and could not locate the turn to Pavana. Asked a few people, no one knew. My last ride there was a few months ago …saw a conical hill feature and remembered that. Ripped the bike down Mulish road, past Paud, took a chance right turn, keeping the hill cone to my left. Navigation was bang on…I was on Pavana road. Found a beautiful river, took a few pics. Was surrounded on all sides by mountains, lush green agricultural farms, the rural setting was perfect. My type of country roads. Wanted to catch the sunrise, ripped up the rural roads….Oh la la found a beautiful lake…took a few pics of the lake with the rising sun. Distance from CC was on trip odo meter 34 kms, time 0715 hrs. Ripped the bike up a ghat and reached apex of the mountain, with Pavana Lake to the west and the rising sun to the east. Absolutely awesome setting. Got a few hurried shots.
I figured Pavana Lake further down some 15 kms. Turned back for CC. Reached CC at 09:00 hrs.
My observations for Saturday shoot:
1. Meet CC at 06:00 hrs. Start at 06:15 hrs sharp. NO DELAYS.
2. First stop Pirangut hill turn off, for few shots of Morning Civil Twilight.
3. Second halt at the bridge, for shots of the river.
4. Third halt at the lake to catch the sunrise.
5. Fourth halt at the apex of the mountaintop to take shots of Pavana back waters.
6. Last halt at Pavana dam.
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