nature

2011-05-14T04:49:00.000-07:00

India Waterfalls are amongst the most unsung attractions of subcontinental Asia. For when one thinks of this dynamic country, all sorts of adjectives and place names come into play like the Taj Mahal, spices, Kashmir, tigers, Bollywood, confronting poverty, chaos, out-of-control population explosion, deeply religious, outsourced IT, etc.

But one thing we've come to realize when asked to summarize our experiences in this country is that it's really hard to associate India with any one word or phrase for it'd be selling so many things about the country short. Indeed, the subcontinent is never as you'd expect it regardless of how many Indian friends you've got, how much you've read or learned about India, or how many pictures you've already seen. It's just a place that you have to come and experience for yourself, and become transformed in the process.
And this confounding property about the country is also the case with the waterfalls of India. For as unsung as the natural attractions are, waterfalling here will definitely put you off the beaten path (see map), out of your comfort zone, and right into the heart of some of the best as well as some of the most worrisome aspects about the country's Nature and how the people deal with survival as well as land management.
Our experiences put us directly in front of the country's

Niagara Falls - More Than Just A Pretty Waterfall: Whether or not you've seen Niagara Falls, chances are your life has been affected in some way shape or form because of it. Indeed, the granddaddy of the waterfalls in North America has played a pretty critical role in the electricity industry from its production to its delivery to the various ways it has been regulated and controlled. It has also set an example of how scenic assets could be shared between countries as well as provide an example for conservationists arguing why some places should be set aside to allow Nature to thrive. After reading this article you'll come to see that this waterfall is more than just a pretty scenic attraction...

The mountain forests in India are an integral part of the country`s natural vegetation. These forests are mainly located at a high altitude in the mountains and usually vary to a great extent along the slopes of mountain. The Himalayas are the main place where these mountain forests can be found in India. The forests can be found unto a height of 1500 meters, on the foothills of the Himalayas. At this altitude, the evergreen trees like Sal, Teak, Bamboo and Cane grow abundantly and dominate the natural vegetation in mountain forests. The temperate conifer trees like Pine, Fir, Oak, Maple, Deodar, Laurel Spruce, Ceder, etc. grow in plenty on higher slope between 1,500 meters to 3,500 meters and dominate the mountain forests. The plant species like Rhododendrons and Junipers are found at the higher altitude of the Himalayas. The alpine grasslands appear up to snowfield, beyond all these vegetation belts.

Common birdwing

A widespread butterfly found in forests from sea level to the highest hills,more common in the wet zone.it is partial to shade and lives in well-wooded habitats.unlike most other butterflies,the commonbirdwing takes to the air early in the morning and may evenBe seen in the vicinity of feeding flocks of birds that usually feaston Butterflies.However,it is avoided by birds and remains un harmed the secret lies in the ability of the larva to feed on a poisonous plant and to incorporate some of the plant’s toxic substance Into its own body tissues and then pass them along to the adult butterfly through the pupa

rainbows were first described by ren descortes in1637 and are formed when sun light , water droplest (such asvain drops), mathemetics and over eyes all come together in just the right way.
sunlight is madeup of light of different wavelengths ,including red, orange,yellow,green,blue,indigo,violet---all the colors of the rainbowand these different wavelenths of visible light reflect at different angles that is why geometry plays animportant role in making a rainbow.for example, the blue light of rainbow is reflected back at an angle of 40 degrees betweenyour eye and the raindrop,and redlight is reflected back at 42 degress
many people are also truck by the beauty of a rainbow that they don't notice that
the sun is always behind them , and the rainbow is always infront.each raindrop reflectes single color towards your eye.a rainbow is created by thousand of raindrops, each at a slightly different color into our eyes.even without a pot of gold at the end,weallfeel lucky when we see a rainbow

Hakgala flower garden: The rock of hakgala rise 450 meters above the gardens and believed to be one of the two places where king Rawana held sita , consort of lord Rawana of great Indian epic Ramayana.thesoil of the area around sitaeliya temple close to the gardens in darker than else where in the island according to the legend , it was in this area lord hanuman, in his rage, wreaked havoc the villages & the forests. his tail was set on fire by king the rawana.

The gardens (27ha)were established in 1860 as anexperimental cin chona plantation fromwhich the anti-malatrial drug quinnieis derived.subsequently the gardens were used forexperiments

In a acclimatizing temperate today hakgala’s garden of roses, shrub,

Ferns & monate wood land are delightfully located in salubrious

Environment,with small streams runing across & wooden bridges built

Over then with birds flying all over.the charm of gardens, cold&shady

Atmosphere &enchanting sceneries soothes your mind relieving you

Of your anxieties.the gardens sprawl up the steep hill side, ranging

From a today ornamental areas around the entrance to the far

Wider & more interest.

a beach is a dynamic environment located where land, sea, and airmeet.it may be define as zone of unconsolidated sediment deposited by water,wind, or glaciers along the coast,between the law tide line and the next important landuard change in topography or composition.this change in topography or composition .this change can be a natural feature such as dunes or a cliff, or humabmade structure such as a sea wall.
although most beaches are composed of quartz sand ,the fragements may be as largeas boulders,or composed of some othermaterial such as a carbonate skeletal or shell fragment.source of beach material include sediment carried by rivers or eroded from clifts or the sea floor , or biological meterial such as coral.