Experiencing Kumaon Himalaya 6: Trekking in Munsyari and thrilling jeep journey

✪  Beautiful trek on a village trail
✪  Mountain- lifestyle making people strong
✪  Simple people supporting each other
✪  Amazing views of Himalaya!
✪  Golden evening at Satgarh

Dawn of 9th December! Last sky watching session at Munsyari! Enjoyed the sky till last moment. Enjoyed the shining Pancha Chuli peaks in the Moonlight. Also enjoyed the cold weather! Packed the telescope after it was daylight. Left for the village trail after first round of tea. Feeling very blissful in the soft sunlight of the morning. Yesterday I had walked to one nice place in the town and now will explore it further 

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Himalayan views with a beautiful song can be seen here.

Munsyari town! It is a block headquarter and almost the largest town in north side of Pithauragarh district. Many women are walking on the road along with a cylinder on their shoulders. So many, that I felt that this may be the only day of the month for getting the cylinders. And here there are no auto rikshaws, so they may be carrying it themselves. Later on I came to know that cylinder is available every day and the women carry it this way only. I also saw women carrying other bulky objects. 

 

Experiencing Kumaon Himalaya 4: Towards thrilling Munsyari!

✪  Jeep ride on a treacherous route in Uttarakhand
✪  On the bank of Gori Ganga river
✪  Memories of relief work in Jauljibi villages
✪  Munsyari- A mesmerizing village
✪  Trek to Nanda Devi Mandir
✪  Moonrise on the backdrop of Pancha Chuli peaks!

I left Satgarh on the dawn of 6th December. It is just daylight and the jeep arrived. Aditya dropped me on the road. I took the back seat. I have my telescope and binocular with me. From Satgarh Munsiyari is not much- 108 kms. But entire the route is mountainous with difficult terrain! Therefore around 4-5 hours are needed. The continuously turning road. In order to avoid vomiting, I decided that I would not eat anything till I reach Munsiyari. I had followed this during Tanakpur- Pithauragarh journey also. My experience tells me that it is useful.

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Experiencing Kumaon Himalaya 1: Preface

Hello! recently I had gone to the Himalaya for sky watching and for trekking. It was such a great experience, so overwhelming experience that I am compelled to write about it. I had gone to Uttarakhand for around 8 days. There was one marriage in Pithoragarh. So I had gone there. After that I went to Munsyari village which is around 100 KM from Tibet border. It is right in the middle of the Himalayas and it is surrounded by mountain peaks! 

Such a great experience it is always to go to the Himalaya! I left Mumbai on 1st December and my train took me to Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh. From Bareilly, I went to Tanakpur by bus. Incidentally just before arriving to Bareilly station, I observed a leopard in a Farm near Bareilly! So these days wild animals and leopards are everywhere. I could witness this. For sometime I had to stay at Tanakpur as the buses in the mountains in Himalaya do not travel at night. It was very cold but I had to wait at the bus stop. It was very much cold and it was just a glimpse of how the coming days would be like. 

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