Can you imagine reaching the world’s end on a spherical planet with no end? However, I had an experience like none other at the Horton Plains in Sri Lanka. The Horton Plains a 9 km loop with changing sceneries at every bend of trek displayed the variety in the highlands itself. As we began the trail we witnessed a breathtaking sunrise after which we headed to our first stop which was the World’s End. On the way, we went over various rocky hills and then headed through a canopy created by the forest that also protected us from the sun as the day progressed. After about 4 km we reached the World’s End to witness the views of the several mountains all around. Going to the edge of the cliff with nothing visible below except clouds would make you wonder if there was any land below. There was just sky with clouds floating and nothing else between the world’s end spot and the next mountain ahead of us. The World’s End was a place I had been waiting to visit and being a couple of hours away in the Nuwara Eliya town we decided we could not go back without doing Horton Plains (LO3 and LO4). Before we went to Horton Plains I had read about the strong effort being made in the park to avoid plastics on the trail, therefore I ensured that we only carried a reusable water bottle and we had no single-use plastic on us (LO7).

As we progressed on the trail after World’s End we were headed towards the Baker’s Fall. It was a comparatively shorter trail to the waterfall but as we headed further the shade reduced and it became hotter and harder to walk through the highland. After the waterfall, the trail was completely open therefore it was challenging (LO2) but we stopped at some small water bodies around that cooled us off. As we came towards the end there were steep climbs I  the end but after reaching back to the start it felt like a fulfilling trip as I not only got to witness a variety of sceneries but also the transformation in the weather from a misty and cloudy morning to a sunny and clear day.