The roads through the Western Ghats in Kerala are hilly and serpentine. These photos were taken along those winding routes heading to the neighboring state of  Tamil Nadu. The route across the border goes through Kumily, Lower Camp, Gudalur and Cumbum, with Kumily being the border town in Kerala and the rest located in Tamil Nadu.

The distance from Kumily down into the valley is only 6km. The huge pen stock pipes that bring water from Mullai Periyar Dam to the power house in Lower Camp can be seen on this drive; a view that shows a part of the unique relationship between the two states.