Valley of Flowers, Utharakhand
The Himalayas called …and I had to go! Valley of Flowers (VoF) had been in my wish list ever since the Sikkim Rhododendrons trek. But then the pandemic confined us to our homes & it just remained buried until one day in May I just booked one through a trekking organizer, sadly had to cancel my plans as an official trip intervened. But fate landed me amid an amazing bunch of people, when my college friend pulled me into a trek group that had a slot left by a cancellation. In the wink of an eye, I was enroute Uttarakhand amidst all the concerns of rains and climate disasters reported by media. Landing in Dehradun and taking a long 300 kms drive to Govindghat was tiring and had the risks of landslide that could leave us stranded on roads. Luckily, we reached there incident free and had a good meal & sleep. The trek started next day early morning to Ghanghria which is a 10 Kms beautiful trail full of nature’s scenic splendors with waterfalls, cold water springs, oaks, rhododendrons...