In July 2012 I trekked through the Valley of Flowers and Hemkunt Sahib. My base was Joshimath. I was carrying only one book to read, an Agatha Kristie. I finished it at one go! And then I tried to buy another book at Joshimath. I walked through the entire length of the market. There were four or…
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In the Larger Scheme of Things …
Whenever I have tried to look at the larger scheme of things … I have appeared as a dot somewhere … And often not even that … The first picture is me walking through the Valley of Flowers in Uttarakhand, India. The photo was clicked by my guide Sohan Singh Bisht.
Valley of Flowers and Hemkunt Sahib Trek, Uttarakhand, India
This is the first summer when I have trekked twice and I think I am going to make it a habit. In this post I am collating all my Valley of Flowers and Hemkunt Sahib Trek links and also sharing a few more pictures. Traveling to Rishikesh and Joshimath (Day 1 &2 of the trip)…
Ghangaria to Govindghat, Day 4, Valley of Flowers Hemkunt Sahib Trek
You would ask how difficult it could be to get back the same route you climbed up? The answer is not very difficult. But what happens with me is that I get fatigued when I go up and I get pain in my knees when I get down. I am better at handling fatigue than…
Ghangaria to Hemkunt Sahib- Day 3, Valley of Flowers Hemkunt Sahib Trek, Uttarakhand
I was aware that the route to Hemkunt Sahib (4329 meters, 15210 feet) was all the way uphill, the entire 6km of it. But having done the Everest Base Camp in May this year I thought I should be able to tackle it. We had bread omelet for breakfast around 6.30 am and left at 7.00…
Ghangaria to Valley of Flowers- Day 2, Valley of Flowers and Hemkunt Sahib Trek
I used to sleep almost like a log on the Everest Base Camp Trek (apart from Gorek Shep) but no such luck on the VOF trek. I don’t know why every day I would struggle to sleep. The first night at Ghangaria was particularly bad. I woke up at some point with a start, feeling…
Govindghat to Ghangaria- Day 1, Valley of Flowers and Hemkunt Sahib Trek
I have already discussed my reaching Joshimath and my rest day at Joshimath. About time I started writing the trek account. To start the trek I needed to reach Govindghat fromJoshimath. Sohan Singh ji (my guide on this trek as well as Kuari Pass Trek) recommended the start time of 7.00 am. He said it…
In the City- Weekly Photography Challenge at DPS
Some of you may remember I used to participate in Weekly Photography Challenge at DPS. I had thought I would do it every week. And then I let it slip. I am back again with the In the City Weekly Challenge. Clicked this one at Noida. And apart from the metro train in the background…
Beautiful Skies at the Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand, India
Valley of Flowers is a beautiful monsoon trek in Uttarakhand, India. The place is a UNESCO World Heritage site too. For today’s skywatch I present the sky from the Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand. It is a very popular monsoon trek in India and though I was a little ahead of the monsoons it was still…
And I am Back from Valley of Flowers
From Valley of Flowers, I am back to the plains again! I trekked 50 kilometers in 4 days. Of course my pictures do no justice to the place. I was wondering what makes me walk 50 kilometers in 4 days, 25 of which was uphill. Of course the nature is part of the answer. But…