The Himalayan Trail
Valley of the Flowers
The most scenic trek you will ever do in this earth. Situated right under our back-yard and nestled within great mother herself - Nanda Devi ranges! Every Step is breathtaking. The splendour of mother nature's garden of alpine flora makes your knees go weak both while trekking and through its beauty. Once in a lifetime - must visit.
location_on Uttarakhand, India
Triund
This is a one day trek but boy it is steep. Drop-dead gorgeous deodar forests while dying quads asking "why do you do this to me?". But the majestic Dhauladhar range slapping you in the face at the destination? Night's absolute kiss? Moon-Light brilliance? The Over-night camp there is a must do.
location_on Himachal Pradesh, India
Chandrashila
The Trek that starts at 2:00 AM. Ridiculous right? But the Sun-rise at Chandrashila is beyond sense, it is sensory. As we move past the highest Shiva temple to a time-stopping 360-degree panorama of giant peaks; The moment humbles you and makes you marvel at the gigantic might of the himalayas.
location_on Uttarakhand, India
Kheerganga
My hypothesis was that as you proceeded ahead into the distant valleys of the Himalayas, you would be presented with lush greenery and evergreen water-sources unaffected by the population. The glacial interaction with these high-lying regions was something that I observed and noted down very closely. The hot-water spring has been modified into something like a pipe-fed shower - a Poka-Yoke for absurd human behaviour. Nevertheless, a very humbling and ecstatic experience, with a high Karthick Temple. Need to hit BuniBuni pass the next time around.
location_on Himachal Pradesh, India
