During a meet at his place, my friend Shiva and I planned a trek in the western ghats. We decided to drive there and do two or three treks. Through a contact of Shiva, we booked Kengankonda homestay. The guide he had been with last time agreed to accompany us. I made the booking on the Kudremukh forest department website . Recently, the online booking has been mandated to limit the number of people trekking in this eco sensitive region.