Pune to Mahabaleshwar (Oct 31) 3rd try (I keep trying to post and then it gets deleted... so I am writing this in notepad and will post it when I have a stronger connection).
Today we travelled across parts of the Deccan Plateau to get a sense of the weathering and development of the landscape. We were treated to views across several valleys. For me, it is pretty incredible how the landscape has changed over time - I am still trying to wrap my head around rates and timescales. As the Indian Plate split off from Antarctica/Australia and moved toward the Eurasian Plate, monsoons would have become more important to weathering rates - but the products of weathering this type of bedrock is a bit tricky to see - so it seems like most of the story is based on erosion features, chemical weathering changes, and some scattered colluvium deposits...
We are spending the next two nights here and using Mahabaleshwar as our base.
To finish the day, we wandered around Panchgani- sort of an octopus-shaped plateau - with outlooks in all directions. It is a bit of a tourist spot too - there were a lot of people there offering horse rides across the landscape. And there were monkeys!!
Panchgani Plateau
Attempt at a selfie - there are a lot of people that want to take your picture... but not the same as a selfie!
Lovely to see your smile. I suppose the monkey and dog are just enjoying the view. xo
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