Our travels began at Haridwar. Read about it here.
July 22nd, 2012
I can't get over how hot it is!
9am - and we set out from Haridwar to begin our climb into the Shivaliks. Destination Rudraprayag. 900m and about 165 kms from Haridwar.
Cheerful Manmohan was all set, WOW badge and all!
Met up with our guide for the trip, Abhimanyu. He runs Happy Holidays at Dehra Dun, and was thorough, professional and highly recommended to anyone who wants to travel in Garwhal.
Exploring the Koteshwar temple
Reptiles and roots!
Abhimanyu had brought Dasehri mangoes for dinner and (according to my dear friend Raji), I ate one piece too many. Result - an uncomfortable night with constant visits to the toilet. By the morning, I had purged everything out, and feeling weak and tired.
How was I going to make the trek? Another long road trip to Badrinath awaited me!
July 22nd, 2012
9am - and we set out from Haridwar to begin our climb into the Shivaliks. Destination Rudraprayag. 900m and about 165 kms from Haridwar.
Cheerful Manmohan was all set, WOW badge and all!
Met up with our guide for the trip, Abhimanyu. He runs Happy Holidays at Dehra Dun, and was thorough, professional and highly recommended to anyone who wants to travel in Garwhal.
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| About halfway between Haridwar and Rudraprayag is Devprayag. The confluence of Bagirathi and Alakananda, to form the Ganga. Bagirathi is on the left and is a little less ferocious than the Alakananda. About 800m elevation. |
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| At the viewpoint where the confuence picture was taken I saw a pair of Himalayan bulbuls! My frst sighting of this bird! |
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| It was still blazing hot. Check out the yellow vent, white cheeks and black crest. |
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| 4:30 in the evening, and we arrived at Monal resorts. On the banks of the Alakananda |
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| The grand cliffs towering over the Alakananda gorge |
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| The suspension bridge over the gorge |
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| The river thundered below |
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| Steps leading down to the riverfront. On our return, the water levels had risen above these steps! |
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| The temple is inside the cave, and is made up of natural rock formations. Now, some idols have been installed before the steps coming down. |
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| This dog was having fun in the water! |
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| Ferns growing out of the crevice! |
Abhimanyu had brought Dasehri mangoes for dinner and (according to my dear friend Raji), I ate one piece too many. Result - an uncomfortable night with constant visits to the toilet. By the morning, I had purged everything out, and feeling weak and tired.
How was I going to make the trek? Another long road trip to Badrinath awaited me!
What spectacular scenery! I can't believe you actually walked over that suspension bridge - I would have been terrified out of my mind.
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Actually, it wasn't too bad Kamini, the bridge I mean. It only swayed a little bit. I should have taken a picture of the portion where the top tar had disintegrated and only the asbestos sheet under was there, ha ha!
DeleteImagine the tenaments by the confluence! the people must be fearless!The gorges are spectacular, daseri mangoes are A1 we used to wait for their arrival in Delhi. amma.
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