May, 2017 | The Travelling Slacker

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

2017/05/252017/08/03 Jitaditya Narzary 18 Comments Batahad, Bathad, GHNP, Great Himalayan National Park, Himachal Pradesh, Phalachan, 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.

Himachal Pradesh Indian Himalayas Kullu

Understanding Tirthan… and Doing Nothing

2017/05/222017/08/03 Jitaditya Narzary 4 Comments GHNP, Great Himalayan National Park, Tirthan Valley

Where exactly is Tirthan? This was a question I asked many years ago when I first heard of the name. Some people gave me a rough idea and the area seemed to be getting rapidly popular with tourists.

Indian Himalayas Trekking Uttarakhand

Dayara Bugyal: A Trek through a Hailstorm

2017/05/192017/12/20 Jitaditya Narzary 11 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.

Himachal Pradesh Indian Himalayas Kullu

Shungchul Mahadev of Shangarh: Celestial Meadows, Resurrected Citadel

2017/05/112018/01/02 Jitaditya Narzary 25 Comments GHNP, Great Himalayan National Park, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayas, Kullu, Neuli, Sainj, Shangarh, Shungchul Mahadev

The lush green alpine meadows of Shangarh village in Sainj Valley of the Great Himalayan Park ecozone is a sight to behold along with the Shungchul Mahadev Temple.

Indian Himalayas Uttarakhand

Kasar Devi: The Exterminating Angel

2017/05/072017/08/03 Jitaditya Narzary 10 Comments "Uttarakhand", Almora, Kasar Devi, Kumaon

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