Hiking

So far the highlight of my trip has been the beautiful hikes through the mountainous Kodaikanal region. On our hikes, we have seen:
-gaurs (giant wild bison)
-troupes of monkeys
-terrace agriculture (a type of agriculture where they make little ledges on a slope where they grow the crops. It is used to reduce erosion.)
-women hand-washing their clothes in the stream
-women collecting firewood from the forest, which they then bundle and carry on their head. It is incredible how much firewood they can carry, they must be in fantastic shape!
-gorgeous fluorescent teal-coloured birds
-many many cows

Here are some pics:

Close-up of terracing

Little frog dessicated in a spider web

Cool looking lichen and fungi