May | 2017 | | The Travelling Slacker

Beyond Batahad: Rise of the Machines in the Valley of Gods

2017/05/252019/03/26 Jitaditya Narzary 18 Comments Batahad, Bathad, GHNP, Great Himalayan National Park, Himachal Pradesh, Phalachan, Phalachan Valley, Tirthan, UNESCO world heritage site

A short walk in the GHNP ecozone to one of the interior villages beyond Batahad (Bathad), in the Tirthan Valley.

Indian Himalayas Trekking Uttarakhand

Dayara Bugyal: A Trek through a Hailstorm

2017/05/192017/12/20 Jitaditya Narzary 12 Comments "Uttarakhand", Barsu, Bhatwari, Dayara Bugyal Trek, Garhwal, GMVN, Raithal, Uttarkashi

Many trivial issues threatened the trek but in the end Dayara Bugyal turned out to be a simple day-trek. Reaching the starting point was a bigger problem than the actual trek. The weather also kept throwing hailstones but it was never heavy enough.

Indian Himalayas Uttarakhand

Kasar Devi: The Exterminating Angel

2017/05/072017/08/03 Jitaditya Narzary 12 Comments "Uttarakhand", Almora, Kasar Devi, Kumaon

Kasar Devi near Almora is a great place if you are not planning to do anything anyway.