Road Trip : RUBBER-TRAMPING through Uttarakhand

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18th Mar 2015
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waiting for the train to come
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mirror mirror on the wall
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drive darling drive
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passing by
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the hills are calling
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row row row the boat
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lunch break pit stop
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trippy
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view from chaukori
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oh nanda devi!
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campsite
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cant this be our home forever
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clouds come and go
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sunrise over panchchuli
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birds of munsyari
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spring comes springing in
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munsyari town in the valley below
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magical sunsets
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silent moon
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still night
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the illumination tour continues
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birthi falls
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gmvn gwaldam
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trishul peak, gwaldam
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bad roads ahead but BRO is with you
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pinder river
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crossed 3 prayags and settled for rocks
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campsite in byasi
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wishes by the ganga
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Road trips are special. They lead to a companionship which one can treasure for a lifetime. Although you can presume that being married, companionship should come easy to us. But nothing can prepare one, for the quirks and incidences that a road trip presents. Each one is special. Each trip teaches and touches in its own magical ways.

Driving our own car, with a map and time in hand, leaving the world behind seems not only romantic but also gives a sense of liberation. Although it might seem that the world was on our platter, it completely depended on how much we could consume. Patience, compassion and all virtues come to a test when on the road. And the more we let go the more we received. Things do get magical when we stop craving control over things we do not have the power over. Control over the clouds, control over the bad roads, control over the dying ipod battery, control over the ways of life. The road surprised us with each turn. Booked hotel rooms turned dead while unknown homestays opened their doors with warmth and generosity. Wrong turns led to even better mountain views. And not knowing what to do next kept us in the moment.

Days turned into weeks and we came back to where we started with not just photographs and a tripoto blog, but also with a silent strength to accept life amidst all its adversities and amazing-ness.

#justletgo

best during off season and a great place to start exploring uttarakhand from

Photo of Nainital, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya
Photo of Nainital, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya
Photo of Almora, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya
Photo of Almora, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya
Photo of Almora, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya
Photo of Almora, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya
Photo of Almora, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya

amazing place! we walked up a ridge and found an awesome camp site. must must must visit.

Photo of Chaukori, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya
Photo of Chaukori, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya
Photo of Chaukori, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya

drive 1 km ahead of munsyari and spend your days in sarmoli village. beautiful views of the panchchuli range and quite vllage life :-)

Photo of Munsyari, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya
Photo of Munsyari, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya
Photo of Munsyari, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya
Photo of Munsyari, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya
Photo of Munsyari, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya
Photo of Munsyari, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya
Photo of Munsyari, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya
Photo of Munsyari, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya

great place to start treks from. also a quite town to spend a couple of days and walk in the pine forests.

Photo of Gwaldam, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya
Photo of Gwaldam, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya
Photo of Gwaldam, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya
Photo of Gwaldam, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya
Photo of Byasi, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya
Photo of Byasi, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya
Photo of Byasi, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya
Photo of Byasi, Uttarakhand, India by ipshita bhattacharyya
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