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A Grand Old Tree

Posted on February 17, 2010

A Grand Old Tree near Bhimtal

As soon as I looked at the pictures after I came back, it was the usual feeling, I could not manage a single good shot, apart from this one. I liked it from the beginning.

I took this picture while coming down from a small 8km trek. I had done the trek with Sanjay (in picture here) from the Fisherman’s Lodge. I have to say he is a very patient person.

I took this picture while coming down. I would stop every 10 feet and try to click a bird. Most people would get fed up quite soon of my slow pace but never failed to point out a bird when he spotted it so that I could take a picture!


While going up I just had it. It was 4KM uphill. I may have not gained too much weight but my fitness seems to have gone for a toss. When we had reached up, Sanjay said, “aap kafi himmat se aa gaye.” And he was absolutely right, I did it on sheer will power. If this continues (my lack of any fitness regime) I can soon say goodbye to trekking.


But now that I have managed to notice my mild fever I am having second thoughts. I get a very peculiar headache when I usually run fever and I for sure felt it even at Bhimtal but then I ignored it, I just could not place it as I was not too uncomfortable otherwise. After coming back, even on Monday I felt the hammering but took the classes as usual. Only yesterday I linked the headache to fever and checked my temperature. Today I feel better, there is only mild headache instead of the hammering and I gladly have not taken my temperature.

So, I am just hoping that I am not that badly out of shape, there is a small probability that I had a mild fever when I did the trek (and I am glad I didn’t know then or I would have missed on that beautiful trek and all those birds) and that is why I felt completely and seriously knocked out. The small ray of hope is because I had walked 10km when I was at Jim Corbett (though not much uphill) and felt my usual cheerful self.

But then it will take just another uphill walk to prove it my theory is correct or not.

9 thoughts on “A Grand Old Tree”

  1. Tarun Mitra says:
    February 17, 2010 at 6:52 pm

    That could have being a wonderful picture may be your fever was showing in it…Now Lady do take care of yourself, these things exacerbate..working on fitness can wait,.

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  2. Doli says:
    February 17, 2010 at 10:15 pm

    hmm thank God that you are better now! you know that tree looks like a huge cactus to me 🙂

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  3. sandeep says:
    February 18, 2010 at 6:19 am

    i get the same doubt whenever i do treks these days 🙁 and most of the time i manage it just coz i cant give up!nice to know that u r recovering. and i wish u prove the out-of-fit theory wrong in ur next trek 🙂

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  4. R. Ramesh says:
    February 18, 2010 at 12:11 pm

    wow..wonderful to c u keep yrself so active..walking 10k is not a joke buddy…hey M..about fida..i will be very proud to adopt her as my sister..jokes apart…she is such a gem yar..

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  5. chitra says:
    February 18, 2010 at 2:07 pm

    I liked the tree, all branched out and appreciate your courage to go on trekking when not well.

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  6. beuls says:
    February 18, 2010 at 5:01 pm

    What are those things in the middle of the tree? it looks like a giant bird's nest to me..Hope you are feeling alright today…

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  7. Mridula says:
    February 18, 2010 at 5:45 pm

    Tarun, thank you, I am much better today.Doli it does, I asked its name and then promptly forgot the name too!Sandeep I too sincerely hope so, that I am not that out of shape.Ramesh, good to hear about Fida, our same Fida? Of course she is a gem.Chitra I didn't know then that I was probably unwell!Beuls it was some kind of dried stalk that villagers had kept on the tree. I am much better today, thank you.

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  8. joseph says:
    February 19, 2010 at 1:54 pm

    wow mind blowing article nice stuff i like this article i need some more information about this.good work keep it up nice blog

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  9. Sid says:
    February 27, 2010 at 5:01 am

    I'm the worst when it comes to flora but this looks quite similar to one that I had shot in Kashmir.It looks quite like the whomping willow from the Harry Potter movies 🙂

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