Blogs from Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia - page 6

KHAJJIAR KALATOP SANCTUARY I had a thrilling experience of a trip to Khajjiar and Kalatop Wild Life Sanctuary approaching it via Bankot pass during 12th and 13th May 2017 while visiting certain towns and villages of district Chamba of Himachal Pradesh. Since I began from a place near Pathankot on National Highway 154 and approached the link road leading to Khajjiyar and Kalatop, I drove past Jassur, Nurpur, and then took State Highway 28 to drive past Gurcha, Malkwal, and reached Chowari via Jatroon. Chowari is the beginning point for Chowari-Jot Bankot route to Khajjiyar and Kalatop. There is another route from Pathankot via Dunera, Dalhosie, Bathri. My choice of the route was guided by the fact that this route goes through great pine forest sylvan treks on high elevations. The other route consists of highways ... read more

In 2015 the "top 25 most endangered primates" was put out by the IUCN, and the photo at the top of the page was of the Chamba sacred langur, which is found only in the Chamba Valley in India's northern state of Himachal Pradesh, in the Himalayan foothills adjacent to Pakistan. (The pdf can be viewed here: https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/2015-033.pdf). As soon as I saw the photo I knew that was a monkey I wanted to see but the chances of that seemed low because when was I ever going to be anywhere near such a remote valley? Turns out that it is actually easy to get to - a long bus or train ride links New Delhi directly to the town of Pathankot, and from there is a shorter bus ride to the mountain village of Dalhousie, ... read more

October 6th2016 Lambri Mountain, Inner Seraj Valley, Himachal Pradesh The choices we make lead up to actual experiences. It is one thing to decide to climb a mountain. It is quite another to be on top of it. Herbert A. Simon Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley. Theodore Roethke We are as the flute, and the music in us is from thee; we are as the mountain and the echo in us is from thee. Rumi It's early morning, 5am. The man has woken at his usual time and sits (zazen) for an hour. Usually he would then take his time over chai before his daily hatha yoga, but he knows the kid is next door keen to get ... read more

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Sojha, Inner Seraj Valley, Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh INDIA Aug 15th 2016 If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade Tom Peters Where ever I am I always find myself looking out the window wishing I was somewhere else Angelina Jolie Mistakes are the portals of discovery James Joyce Keep passing the open windows Queen song (and used in Hotel New Hampshire... John Irving) Look. Tradies don't always get much attention in travel blogs. Well? Herein an attempt to amend all that disregard with a yarn about a man, a house, a mountain, a window, and a carpenter. All non-tradies take note to not take note. As mentioned two blogs back, I was in need of a window. I have a bedroom and one other spare room in this house in the mountains, ... read more