Kedarnath shrine tries to shine
A graphic image in Guptkashi, shows Lord Shiva smoking pot at the site of devastation....
Bike Trip to Chopta: A Lifetime Experience
journey goes as follows rishikesh -> devpryag (lunch) -> Srinagar -> rudrpryag(tea) -> Guptkashi diversion -> ukimath -> chopta (hotel) 9pm!!!!!!...
Blissful Chardham yatra in 10 days
There is a big commercial helipad, helicopters which operate from Guptkashi and Phata land here....
Char Dham Uttrakhand: Spiritual and Serene
Chota char dham is an appellation given to the close circuit of four major hindu pilgrimage sites viz....
The Ultimate 'Yatra' Part 1: Yamunotri-Gangotri Chapter
On our way to Gangotri there were a few night stops which we spent in the Garhwal tourism's guesthouse in towns like Chiniyarisone and Guptkashi but our final night hault before reaching Gangotri was suppose to be in a place called Lanka but it didn't happen....
The Himalayan Char Dham
The next day we left Kedarnath and headed to Guptkashi and visited the temple there....
INTO UTTRAKHAND LAND OF THE DIVINE BEAUTY #solo
Took a stay at guptkashi is not cheap 500 rs for a night !...
Backpacking across North-East India
April 8: Howrah Railway Station> Salt Lake City> Arjun and Joie and their kid, ArjoeBack to land of my forefathers | to the gracious and happy hosts | to Pom Pom, the dog | to the heat of the city of joy | to Vodka and talks on the terrace | Drunken Weed induced conversations | Ghosts of the tall trees | pranik healing | eunuch shamshans | the sanitary pad gimmick | motherhood | The Mill on the Floss | April 9 and 10: Salt Lake City, Calcutta It all started with two beers | And talks about the nobel gene and noir movies | We meet one of Arjoe's four girlfriends | Then we go fetch more Millers | Pinku comes by | We drive to his house to smoke a chillum | We have rum | He plays the keyboard | We rush back | Arjun plays the guitar | I make terrible sounds which I pretend is singing | Joie sings | Her sister and a friend joins in |We smoke up more grass |They got white rum |We gulp down more | Pinku gives me contacts for Shillong |I can't figure out how to type | Then Arjun forgets the number | Punjabi songs are played |Joie and Lillian dance like happy lambs for an hour | Arjun plays | Lillian passes out on the couch | Joie keeps staring at the painting on the wall till 6 in the morning | We miss the morning train | We leave for NJP in 10 minutes by bus | April 11: 7 PM | Bus to Siliguri After 18 hours of traffic-laced bus ride through the potholed roads of Bengal | On the way a policeman gets up to video record all the passengers and ask really inappropriate questions of couples in the sleeper berth | April 12: Midday | Shared Auto Rickshaw to New Jalpaiguri Railway Station April 12: 6:30 PM | Train to Guwahati (Second Seating | Kanchanjunga Express) After 10 hours of train travel | including an incident of a thief snatching a woman's bag | Lillian sleeping through | we reach the dusty Guwahati | April 13: Early Morning | Guwahati Only few designated hotels allow foreign tourists | Hotel Surya | 1680 INR | Inner line permit for Indian Citizens | Mizoram House + Nagaland House | Beer night | Fancy hotel room fridge | April 14: 8 Am | Connecting bus from Palton Bazaar (on the other side of the Guwahati Railway Station) to ISBT | Bus to Gohpur (Violina's village) | April 14- April 17: Gohpur | Evening During Bihu | kids in Meghala Chador | Bihu courtyard dance | ducks | goats | cows | catching fishes | drinking rice beers | visiting the tribes | the Bodo | the Mising |the Karbi | the bamboo and mud houses |ponds | Tejpur | temples | the mighty Brahmaputra | Guptkashi | Security checks | Sunset | old structures |walking through villages | And Emon, the kid obsessed with earth movers and my sleeping bag | April 17: 7:30 PM | Night bus to GuwahatiApril 18: morning | Guwahati | Shared Tata Sumo (Maxi Cab) to Shillong | 2 hours to Shillong April 18: Shillong | Police Bazaar | Marwari Basa Hotel | 600 INR No bar for ladies | smuggling beers into the hotel | drinking with precaution | feels like conjugal visit | very small room | very small beds | possible bed bugs in blankets | Meghalaya, the abode of clouds | bought a book of Khasi folklore | April 19: early morning | Maxi cab to Cherapunjee | traditional name: SohraTraffic jam | Khasi Procession |the rooster flag | fog | the driver says even the sun takes rest on a Sunday April 19: afternoon | main market to lower Sohra by Maruti 800 cab | By the Way Guest-house | 250 INR per personLost among clouds | rain | a heart towards the east | the Shire of IndiaApril 19: Sohra Walk to the Seven Sisters' Falls | through smoggy fumes of the open coal mines | Eco park: head of the Seven Sisters' Falls | green small rolling hills and pastures | meet two Indian backpackers travelling for the last 8 months across India and Bhutan | April 20: bus to Mawshamok village Arrive in fog | walk into the valley | 700 metres steep into the valley | innumerable stairs | Nongriat | the land of the living roots bridges | single bridge | skinny dipping in the river | double decker bridge | rice and 'little' sabzi | jumping into the waterfall pond | REST HOUSE near the bridge | no other guests | no running water | April 21: Nongriat Sweaty and challenging climb to the foggy village head April 21: market day | walk from lower Sohra to upper Sohra April 22: SohraWalk to Mawasmai Caves | strike called by Khasi Students Union against BJP president's upcoming visit to Shillong | no tickets at the gate | no light in the main caves | walk into the sacred forests of the Khasi | No internet | April 23: shared Maxi cab to Shillong Leaving an emotional and slightly drunk and love lorn Heprit, our host at "By the Way" April 23: Shillong Back to Marwari Basa Hotel | slightly bigger room | a sick German Sheppard | I buy 'Look Back in Anger' and 'Gitanjali' | smuggle in beer | April 24: Shillong Long walk to the Don Bosco Museum | 7 floors of tribal artefacts and informations | inaugurated by Smt....
A journey to heaven and back – Chardham, Uttarakhand
One has to stay back at the Guptkashi, a small town located around 35kms from Gaurikund- from where the actual 14 kms Kedarnath yatra commences....
DeoriaTal, Chopta,Tungnath- Cheap Extended Weekend Getaway from Delhi
From Chopta, Shared taxis are available in the morning till noon right upto Guptkashi- so one could get down at Ukhimath, in between, to get taxi to Rudraprayag or go to Guptkashi and from there catch taxi to Rudraprayag (but the latter would involve an extra travel of 10-15 Km- unwanted)....
At the Zenith : Chandrashila (en route Tunganath)
The Trip Plan: Kolkata-Delhi(via air)-Haridwar(via train) : 16th May Haridwar-Chopta(via car) : 17th May Chopta-Tunganath(trekking) : 18th May Tunganath- Chandrashila-Chopta(trekking)-Sari(via car)-Devria Tal(trekking) : 19th May Devria Tal-Sari-Haridwar(via car) : 20th May Haridwar-Roorkee: 22nd May Roorkee-Delhi:24th May One thing I figured out in this trip is that it's better to carry a sleeping bag with you whenever you are going to places like these, where temperature might fall below zero....
Deoria taal and Chandershila peak trek
Note there is a direct bus from Delhi to Guptkashi which leaves delhi around 9 in night, you may get down at Kund and travel on wards to Ukhimath....
