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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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A Distant Glimpse of the Udawalawe

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A View of the Udawalawe from the Devil's Staircase by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com
The Udawalawe Basin, as seen from the Devil’s Staircase, one of Sri Lanka’s great hiking trails. Shot on assignment for Serendib, the inflight magazine of Sri Lankan Airlines. My photo story, “The Devil’s Staircase”, ran in the March 2017 issue.
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Nature’s Gallery

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Nature's Art Gallery #1 by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com
The Ohiya Gap, on the southern edge of the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, as seen from the World’s End Lodge. Shot as part of my photo-story, “Discover Belihuloya“, which ran in the November 2017 issue of Serendib magazine.

Through the V-Cut

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Through the V-Cut by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com
Our 4X4 truck negotiates the pass from the Kuda Oya Valley into the Ohiya Gap. The old Kalupahana-Ohiya Road, aka the Devil’s Staircase, should be on every hiker’s or offroader’s bucket list. Shot on assignment for Serendib magazine, as part of my piece, ‘The Devil’s Staircase‘, which ran in the March 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.

Children of the Stairs #88

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Face #88 by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com
In Udaweriya, perhaps the highest permanently occupied settlement in Sri Lanka. Shot on assignment for Serendib, the inflight magazine of Sri Lankan Airlines. My story, ‘The Devil’s Staircase‘, appeared in the March 2017 issue.

The Ohiya Gap, Central Highlands, Sri Lanka #3

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The Ohiya Gap, Central Highlands, Sri Lanka #3 by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com
Shot from the Devil’s Staircase, the jeep track that was once the Kalupahana-Udaweriya Road, on assignment for Serendib, the inflight magazine of Sri Lankan Airlines. My story, ‘The Devil’s Staircase’, runs in the March 2017 issue.
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Hiking the Devil’s Staircase

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Hiking the Devil's Staircase by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com
Shot for my story, ‘The Devil’s Staircase’, which ran in the March 2017 issue of Serendib, the inflight magazine of Sri Lankan Airlines.
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Children of the Stairs #87

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Face #87 by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com
Udaweriya, on the Devil’s Staircase, Sri Lanka. Shot on assignment for Serendib, the inflight magazine of Sri Lankan Airlines, as part of my story, ‘The Devil’s Staircase’, which runs in the March 2017 issue.