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Special Feature — The Devil’s Staircase: Travels on the Kalupahana-Ohiya Road

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To call the route connecting Kalupahana to Ohiya a road is quite generous. What it is, is an adventure. Whether you are tough enough to walk its length or mad enough to drive it, this is a journey every adventurer should take.”

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Sometimes the Devil’s Staircase feels like the edge of Heaven.
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The Falls

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Bambarakanda Falls, Sri Lanka #4 by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com
Bambarakanda (Bumblebee Hill) Falls is Sri Lanka’s tallest waterfall at 263m; it is fed by the Kuda Oya which originates in the heights of the Horton Plains. Shot on assignment for Serendib magazine. My photo story, Discovering Belihuloya, runs in the November 2017 issue.

Views from the Devil’s Staircase

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Kuda Oya Valley, Central Highlands, Sri Lanka #2 by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com
The steep-sided Kuda Oya Valley is the base of the Devil’s Staircase, the disused Old Udaweriya Road that climbs 1,200m to the top of the Haputale Ridge. Shot on assignment for Serendib magazine, as part of my story, ‘The Devil’s Staircase‘, which ran in the March 2017 issue.
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Life on the Stairs

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Life on the Staircase by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com
A small, fortress-like settlement clings to the steep side of the Kuda Oya Valley, in the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka. Shot on assignment for Serendib magazine, as part of my story, ‘The Devil’s Staircase‘, which appeared in the March 2017 issue.