"Nature has been for me, for as long as I remember, a source of solace, inspiration, adventure and delight; a home, a teacher, a companion." Lorraine Anderson
Yercaud, The Lake Forest a mist-clad, hill station refreshes, rejuvenates, heals and delights your very being and everything about it touches something deep inside your soul. As you go up, the breathtaking views enthrall you, with the hair pin bends and on some of them you can get a stunning view of the twists above and below too. As you climb up it is amazing to see the sun and mist play hide and seek; clouds playing mischief with a touch and go game; everything around you embrace to make a complete, beautiful painting in your heart and soul.
The morning chill breeze, mysterious mist, gorgeous hills, canopy of the forest, the rains and the sea of lights at night does make the place an enchanting - Jewel of the south. The chill breeze flows in through your nose and rejuvenates your heart, soul, mind and body. The damp, cool, crispy wind and rains hits you and awakens you to a fantastic, breathtaking view of your surroundings. The flowers and butterflies, take you through an enchanting journey of life, reminding you of the beauty of life, its meaning and mysteries. You see a butterfly kiss each flower, and the flowers dance in the gentle breeze that joins them.
The Lake Forest is such a place where you realize the meaning of the poem,
"Count your garden by the flowers,
Never the leaves that fall."
Even the fallen leaves and flowers make a tapestry of carpet with the fragrance of it still lingering in the air. Each flower and the butterflies hovering around is a sight to behold and one that is awe inspiring. The tall trees with silvery leaves, the peppers climbing the trees with its green and red corns, making the mystic chilly hilly panoramic view, breathtaking and beautiful.
The mist-laden hills and the valley below, is a magical landscape of unparalleled natural beauty and freshness. The undulating hills bathed in a bluish green hue, the clouds bending down to hug the hills, lush valley and forest drenched in the sunshine, veils of mist that roam aimlessly, the fresh air, many moods of the hills and a faint fragrance of the flowers is a panorama of immense scenic beauty. The hills caressed by a blanket of mist, the mysterious mist steals silently in, hides the landscape in its mysterious cloak, then clears suddenly to find yourself in an enchanted place, contradicting itself the way it conceals and reveals. The mist swathes and discloses the beauty of the hills.
An enchanting and picturesque misty soul station, with the scintillating lake surrounded with flowers and garden. The lovely placid lake that entices you to take a boat ride and drink in the beauty around it. The birds just glide through in the wind and the valleys from the hill top is amazing to watch. Even in the heavy rainfall, sun amazingly outshines the rains in its full splendorous, beauty leaving the beholder gaze in open mouthed admiration at the rare sight of rain and the setting sun. The cluster of rocks, the valley, forests from the different view points is breathtakingly beautiful, with the cool wind whistling in your ears. The panoramic view of the plains and the bends in the ghats seen through the top of the trees leave you in a state of pure bliss.
The bird's eye view of the lake, the valley and the forest is beautiful and at night the whole place looks like an enchanted place with a sea of lights and the night sky glittering with the winking twinkling stars. You get the most mesmerizing view as night falls and Salem lights up at the foot of the hill, like it is a sea of lights or a glittering sea of stars fallen from the sky. Sometimes the mist engulfs everything in its mysterious cloak, and the spooky breeze chills your spine.
The mountains get enveloped with clouds and you can see nothing but mist, and the mist hugging you, enhances the experience, especially when you love hills and mist. The Lake Forest refreshes and rejuvenates you, all you need to do is relax and inhale the fresh mountain misty air; you feel your heart and soul dancing to the music of the enchanting valley.
"The enchanting Lake Forest beckons me,
Where nature whispers sweet nothings,
Where the clouds touch your heart,
Where the sky tempts you to soar high,
Where the depths of the valley invite,
Where the lush greenery of canopy in forest lures,
Where the sea of lights glitter like gems,
Where stupendous sunsets outshine rains,
Where mist hides you in its magic cloak,
Where peacocks dance with all its significance,
Where the hills are bathed in twilight light,
Where the chill breeze whistles and caress you,
Where the scintillating lake allures you to drink in, its beauty,
Where rustle of leaves stir up your mind,
Where majestic silver oak trees standing tall evoke,
Where birds just glide in the wind,
Where butterflies flutter in magic of 'the moment,'
Where fragrance of the beautiful flowers enthrall,
Where rains drench to quench your soul."
