03 March 2012

Towards Diyathalawa


I went thru' this forest, while travelling from Haputhale to Diyathalawa. Haputhale, Diyathalawa and Bandarawela known for cool and less humid climates, quite close to temperate zones in the world.

This stretch of forest is about 3-4 km. More pictures of this beautiful area is shown here.
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16 comments:

  1. George04 March, 2012 02:45

    This is a beautiful forest. The white bark on some of the trees is fascinating.

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  2. Janith04 March, 2012 23:08

    Beautiful stuff, as always, K. :)

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  3. rainfield6105 March, 2012 06:56

    And another day of hiking..

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  4. Kirigalpoththa05 March, 2012 10:38

    George/Rainfield/Janith,

    Thanks very much

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  5. betchai06 March, 2012 09:34

    love the lines in this picture, what a wonderful feeling must it be to be inside this forest.

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  6. Kirigalpoththa06 March, 2012 10:04

    Betchai,

    This is in fact a man-made forest (re-forested area) yet, the feeling is the same!

    Thanks a lot.

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  7. Harshi09 March, 2012 14:09

    A very refreshing sight. Is it a turpentine forest?

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  8. Kirigalpoththa10 March, 2012 13:02

    Hi Harshi,
    Yes it is.

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  9. eileeninmd11 March, 2012 16:34

    Lovely trees and look like a beautiful place for hiking. Gorgeous photo. Happy Sunday!

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  10. Kirigalpoththa11 March, 2012 17:27

    Thanks Eileen.

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  11. Tatjana Parkacheva20 March, 2012 02:11

    Very nice shot.

    Regards and best wishes

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  12. Kirigalpoththa20 March, 2012 09:59

    Tatjana,

    Thanks very much.

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  13. Amaris in Wonderland24 March, 2012 06:06

    Great capture!!

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  14. sbarrkum07 July, 2013 19:01

    Commented on "Felling timber on tea estates - to help bridge the budget deficit?"

    One time going thru the Eucalyptus/Pinus forest on the Wattegama/Madolkelle Road, a large fire had broken out and it was really scary and risky to drive thru.

    We stopped and watched the fire some distance away. The fire spread with all the leaves and bark on the forest floor and then the pieces of bark hanging off the tree catch fire and thats the end of the tree.

    These trees are not suited for SL and the quicker they are got rid of the better.

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  15. Kirigalpoththa09 July, 2013 00:43

    Sbarrkum,
    Agree to a certain extent. these should be grown only on mountain slopes which are prone to landslides. One advantage is that they grow faster. Disadvantage is that they won't let any other tree to grow around. As you can see there is no undergrowth in these forests.

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  16. Kirigalpoththa09 July, 2013 00:43

    Sbarrkum, ...And thanks for the link back :)

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