The Cloud Forest

Its been a long time sice I visited horton plains national park,one of the most beautiful places on earth. The forest always looks prehistoric, reminds me of the times when dinosaurs roamed the world.Maybe because of the prehistoric palm trees & dense fog. The whole plain is covered with less than 2 feet's of dark soils rich with minerals formed by continuous bush fires for thousands of years. Its truely amazing. It could have been more amazing if there were elephants . They were poached to extiction 100 years ago but you could still be lucky to see Leopard and Sambhur & wild boar.Endemic Bear Monkey, Rusty- Spotted and Fishing cats, Otter, Black napped hare and Giant Squirrel are among other mammals. Many species of endemic & threatened plants and animals are found in the park. The trees in the forests are continuously in war with each other just to get some light. Its a unique and fragile ecosystem ,some of the plants survive absorbing water only from the misty air. The plain ends suddenly forming a vista called Worlds End,its a place where you can stand above the clouds and let go of yourself. Remember one thing, its not a place that you can visit in a hurry, take your time and enjoy the true nature of a truly unique tropical forest.