A short Trip to: Kolar

    Kolar, an unexpected yet one of the best short trips I've ever had in my life. It's popularly known as Kolar gold mine, and as the name suggests, its a gold mine. The Geological Survey of India(GSI) has declared  Kolar Gold Fields as a part of the National Geological Monuments of India. The Kolar gold mine was nationalized in 1956 and provided us with over 900 tonnes of gold (in total) but was later closed due to bad management (read more by clicking here) and unforeseen losses. There have been talks about reopening the gold mine, later on, but professionals suggest that it is impossible to do so due to the amount of water that has been allowed to accumulate over the mines. It is completely another debate whether or not KGF could have survived with proper management, but I believe it wouldn't have helped India in any way as the demand is far far greater than what these mines can produce. But keeping all that aside, I would like to point out that on this trip, we did not go all the way to the gold mine, we stopped at a Cafe Coffee Day on the way to the gold mine(this one).

     We were four 18 Year old kids, on three two wheelers set out to enjoy the roads, and the roads only. Right as we crossed the toll, we stopped on the side for some coffee and were astonished by the number of super-bikes that were laid out in front of us. Never in my life have I seen this many super-bikes on the road on a casual Sunday morning. It was definitely a sight to be seen for motor heads and this made everything a lot more exciting and interesting. So we finally set out to reach our destination on one stretch, and decided not to stop anymore. But little did we know, Bangalore weather screwed us up. After a short  "re-heat" stop on the way, we had finally reached Cafe Coffee Day(We didn't go in due to high prices and we're college students on a budget). So our eyes set out to see a South Indian Cafe right next to us(this one). Parked our scooters there and went in for some super hot and crispy Masala Dosa and Coffee. After the usual chitchat and clicking pictures around, we saw this open empty space of land right opposite to us. To most people, it would just seem like a beautiful empty landscape. But to us, it was a source of adventure, with the right minds and the right thinking, we set out to explore what was in front of us.

   There were no roads there, just a trail. We knew that other people had been there before because of foot marks, but we never saw a single person. We took our scooters deep inside and we came across many obstacles that were challenging, but step by step, we got through it. Finally, we reached this place where there was an obstacle that our vehicles could not go through, so we parked them there and set ahead, on foot. Gladly, we had a speaker with us, which made exploring the place, one of the most euphoric moments of my life. There was no reception, no way we could know what was happening on the internet, we were so close to Civilization, yet so far. We were all unable to even believe the fact that such a beautiful place exists, so close to Bangalore. Even now, when I think about that day and that ride, I smile. Now that I'm actually stuck at home due to the virus outbreak, I'm thankful that I have many memories like this to look back to.