tour-de-sikkim. part II. pictures

tour-de-sikkim. part II

.. Well yeah, another trip to Sikkim is on the cards now. Its been due for quite some time.


Been almost a year since i have actually seen a snow clad mountain peak or felt the fresh air around, forget about being there !! 

I keep browsing through my photograph archives.. collection since i was bitten by this travel bug ..maybe reliving those moments. Huh, years are passing too fast for me. So many mountains to cover, so little time left.


The whole point behind writing all these is I'm visiting North-Sikkim in ten days from now. So u know the countdown has already began. The plan took shape in such a fast pace that the excitement is yet to sink in. North-Sikkim is such a divine place. It has something in store for every season. Snow, flowers and beautiful terrain. Every inch of the whole place is mesmerizing. Any photography enthusiast's dream destination.


My tour itinerary has the Gurudongmar lake.
For the lesser mortals here are some handy information for quick reference - "Gurudongmar Lake (also known as Gurudogmar Lake) is one of the highest lakes in the world located at an altitude of 17,100 feet (5,148 m). It lies on the North side of the Khangchengyao Range in a high plateau area contiguous to the Tibetan Plateau. The stream emerging from the lake is one of the source-streams of the Tista River."
The terrain around is often compared with Tso-moriri Ladakh.
This is what Wiki has to say about the terrain of the place  "Due to the extremely inhospitable terrain and the difficulties associated with reaching the place, the lake sees only a handful of visitors each year" 

A fellow traveller has told me "At North-Sikkim the journey is the destination. Enjoy every moment" :)


Thank you all who have shared their pictures with me to be posted in by blog.  Its time now to post my own. Thank You once again.
Amen.

an un-usual pattern

..And hence it began all over again.

In the recent (not so recent included) past there has being a pattern in my life where it starts with planning a great travel plan and ending into nothing. Sad me staring at the monitor.

The pattern ceases to take a break, and the ghost of wanderlust in my head ceases to die.

And so it begins again. The Pujo Sankha Bhraman (a Bengali monthly for Travel enthusiasts) acting as a catalyst.

Anyways, there are two places in my radar right now.

Option A: somewhere in Sikkim (tentatively Dooars-Lava- Lolegaon).

Option B: Leh-Ladakh.

The mighty Himalaya is common in both the places. But the terrain, the people and the culture around is so very different.

Thinking of the Himalaya the first thing that comes to mind is “because it’s there” those famous words spoken by British climber George Mallory in 1924 when he was asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest. From time immemorial the Himalayas has fascinated travelers from all along the globe I guess. (Why am I getting philosophical anyways?)

I was always a sea beach lover, than a mountain lover. Given a chance I would’ve always opted for a sea side vacation than a mountain one. And then I went for a trek in the Himalaya. Thanks to Angshu for the whole planning part and moreover for making the plan happen. The moment I reached Dhotre (a small village in the lap of Himalaya, with a population not more than 100 people) my love for the sea has taken a back seat. Standing mesmerized and being absorbed in the beauty, I promised to myself henceforth I’ll comeback to the Himalayas once every year. A year has not passed yet and the promise of coming back has started to take control. (I think the mountain Gods were listening when I made the promise)

Anyways I’ve recently bought a camera. It helps in controlling the ghost in your head.