Finally the much awaited trip is over and must say that it was one of the most satisfying experiences. The 60 km walk in 3.5 days also gave a good indication of the state of physical fitness, which I must say while not good is not bad either :-)
http://picasaweb.google.com/dhananjays02/ValleyOfFlowers
Link to the photos of the trip. Will add captions in due course of time.
Border Roads Organization: - The road from Rishikesh onwards is under the control of BRO and it’s a commendable job they are doing. Himalayas, the youngest mountains on the planet is in a state of constant flux with land slides happening all over the place. Yet it’s the tenacity of the BRO which keeps these roads operational with as little delays as possible.
Faith: - Have always heard and read that a little faith can do wonders. Saw it first hand during the trip. How else do you explain 60 plus people scaling to the heights of 4800 meters without any aid? The only reason I could come up was Faith and belief.
Indian Tourist: - While as a nation we have progressed a lot in many areas, civic manners is something which we lack. A NGO worker told us that they clear 60 tonnes of plastic garbage from Valley of Flowers and Hemkunt Saheb every year. Considering that the entire area is open only during a 3-4 month window and is not easily accessible the amount of garbage cleared is staggering. Was walking down the last 14 mile with a pilgrim, a really warm human being, but he tossed his empty bottle of Limca in the valley without a second thought
Many faces of Ganges: - The Ganges which is calm and serene in Allahabad showed its many different faces during the journey. The entire journey is along one or other tributary of Ganges. Pushpavati in Valley of Flowers was playful taking small jumps enjoying its path through the valley. Laxman Ganga from Hemkunt was eager to move on jumping huge heights to meet Alaknanda in GovindGhat. Alaknanda was a torrent, constantly churning, gurgling ravishing anything that came in its way, yet beautiful. And, finally the Ganga at Rishikesh, forceful in a calm collected way.
On Human Nature: - The nature showed its many faces during the journey. Himalayas the sentry on our north can turn hostile within a flick of a eye and unleash hell. Ganges is always eager to take in, anything that comes its way. We heard of an accident which washed a car into Ganges containing a father and a daughter. Yet in such conditions life survives and survives well. Roads which were built yesterday can be broken by a land slide overnight. But it’s the human tenacity which clears them the next day. In the end the trip told me a lot about human endurance courage and determination then about the natural beauty.
http://picasaweb.google.com/dhananjays02/ValleyOfFlowers
Link to the photos of the trip. Will add captions in due course of time.
Border Roads Organization: - The road from Rishikesh onwards is under the control of BRO and it’s a commendable job they are doing. Himalayas, the youngest mountains on the planet is in a state of constant flux with land slides happening all over the place. Yet it’s the tenacity of the BRO which keeps these roads operational with as little delays as possible.
Faith: - Have always heard and read that a little faith can do wonders. Saw it first hand during the trip. How else do you explain 60 plus people scaling to the heights of 4800 meters without any aid? The only reason I could come up was Faith and belief.
Indian Tourist: - While as a nation we have progressed a lot in many areas, civic manners is something which we lack. A NGO worker told us that they clear 60 tonnes of plastic garbage from Valley of Flowers and Hemkunt Saheb every year. Considering that the entire area is open only during a 3-4 month window and is not easily accessible the amount of garbage cleared is staggering. Was walking down the last 14 mile with a pilgrim, a really warm human being, but he tossed his empty bottle of Limca in the valley without a second thought
Many faces of Ganges: - The Ganges which is calm and serene in Allahabad showed its many different faces during the journey. The entire journey is along one or other tributary of Ganges. Pushpavati in Valley of Flowers was playful taking small jumps enjoying its path through the valley. Laxman Ganga from Hemkunt was eager to move on jumping huge heights to meet Alaknanda in GovindGhat. Alaknanda was a torrent, constantly churning, gurgling ravishing anything that came in its way, yet beautiful. And, finally the Ganga at Rishikesh, forceful in a calm collected way.
On Human Nature: - The nature showed its many faces during the journey. Himalayas the sentry on our north can turn hostile within a flick of a eye and unleash hell. Ganges is always eager to take in, anything that comes its way. We heard of an accident which washed a car into Ganges containing a father and a daughter. Yet in such conditions life survives and survives well. Roads which were built yesterday can be broken by a land slide overnight. But it’s the human tenacity which clears them the next day. In the end the trip told me a lot about human endurance courage and determination then about the natural beauty.
4 comments:
Cool pics :) Would like 2 c again with captions.
I fully agree with you on civic sense..
BRO...really a commandable job. You can clearly feel the difference the moment u r on PWD road..
nice post! :)
>> Starting tonight a week long adventure with Ketan and the way he has gone about planning, it sure will be an adventure.
Bugger!! it sure was a helluva adventure!! ;-)
K10, it was indeed an adventure and I am glad that we leaved to tell the tale :-)
When is the next installment of your blog coming?
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