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Monday, January 11th, 2010
Day 3 – Dec 27, 2009
[ Continued from Day 2... ]
Day 3 dawned with parched throats and hungry stomachs. But the sleep had definitely recharged our spirits, so after a group pic recording our survival status, we started off as early as 6.30am!
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By 8am, we reached a side valley where we ...
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Monday, January 11th, 2010
Day 2 – Dec 26, 2009
[ Continued from Day 1... ]
On day 2, we woke up with wet sleeping bags. Obviously we blamed it on the mist.
The remains of the campfire were used to boil the Channa which we had soaked the previous night. We were trying a new breakfast ...
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Monday, January 11th, 2010
Day 1 – Dec 25, 2009
It was a cold winter morning, 3am to be precise. Unlike our earlier jeep rides, this time no one dared to hangout and take the wind. Winds were freezing and we had covered every side of jeep with sheets (ofcourse except the windshield) and shivering ...
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
August 06, 2008
After the refreshing trek to the Valley of Flowers , our next destination was Hemkund . Situated at an altitude of 15,000ft, its going to be the toughest one of all our trekking routes. Even if the trail is only about 6km from Gangaria, the steeply inclining path ...
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
In the few hours around the Valley of Flowers, i had captured in camera around a couple of dozen flowers. And without any more words, lets get a visual treat of Alphine Flora...
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Eritrichium conum - Alphine forget-me-nots lining the track leading to Valley of Flowers
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Anaphalis triplinervis
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Geranium wallichianum - Ratijari, the ...
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
August 05, 2008
We are here in Gangaria for the next 2 days. Its our base from which we will trek each day to the Valley of Flowers and Hemkund.
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Today, again we were early birds and after the usual dose of Aloo Parathas, all are set to move by 7AM. There ...
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
August 04, 2008
Half-way through the trek from Govindghat to Gangaria, i made one of my long breaks in a road-side dhaba(shop).
My knowledge of Hindi was pathetic but i had hardly any need to use it as i was travelling in a group. Now being alone, didn't warrant any concern because one ...
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Thursday, August 21st, 2008
August 4, 2008
The much anticipated trekking started today...
In our dormitory, we were all ready by 5AM. Outside from the courtyard of Sankaracharya Math, the atmosphere was surreal. I didn't understand what the Head Priest explained us yesterday night with such enthusiasm, pointing into the dark misty regions but now i ...
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