Trek to Tikona
THE EXPERIENCE My fascination for treks stemmed from the fact that my father was a trekking enthusiast in his childhood and teenage years. It took almost 20 years of my life before I developed a passion for it! Over the past 2 years, I met many people in college who shared this same interest with me. Mahuli, Sudhagad and Karnala were three treks I undertook with my college friends. Come October 2016, I was eager to plan a trek for December once our exams were done. To add to it, I wished to take along a huge group this time, and that meant adhering to a few limitations - trek duration of one day, distance from Mumbai not over 100 km, and a difficulty level of easy to moderate. Along with my co-planner Mihir, I chose Tikona fort as our destination for the trek. In hindsight, I now firmly feel that getting participants on board, planning each detail of the trip, and making people pay up promptly was the tougher part! Moreover, we ended up having a diverse group - 5 students ...