The Challenge

The ChallengePhoto Courtesy - Tomu00e1u0161 Malu00edk on Pexels.com The night was long and tiring.  The exhausted eyes refused to open up even though the sun was hitting his face directly. The worn-out legs were unwilling to budge and bruised hands stayed close to the body as his mind felt helpless as the body pleaded for …

Contentment

ContentmentImage Credit - shravan khare on Pexels.com “I can’t take this anymore,” the self was itching for rebellion, unable to suppress the feelings gathering to become a deadly force as his boss shouted at him yet again. “This is not expected from such an experienced person like you.” “This mistake of yours has pushed us …

The Homecoming

The Ride Back HomeImage Courtesy - Sanjeev Kumar on Pexels.com The eyes couldn’t keep the excitement within, shouting out loud, informing everyone of their eagerness to see what they missed for 10 years.  The head leapt out of the windows repeatedly, while the lungs showed a keen desire to take in as much air as …

The Nature

The NatureImage Courtesy - Rifqi Ramadhan on Pexels.com The tranquil silence of the forest gradually calmed the agitating mind as the otherwise quick steps slowly turned steady, moving quietly, as if trying to feel the force of every footstep as it fell on the dry rustling leaves, making a soft crashing sound. Some leaves still …

The Climb

The Climb Image Courtesy - rodrigo-946337 The arms turned steady, but the legs continued to tremble; 40 feet ascent wasn’t a cakewalk; a quick surge of adrenaline, however, ensured two hours of struggle bore some fruit even as the entire body bathed in an unbridled shower of endorphins. With this victory, howsoever, small, firmly within …

Rupin Pass – Unforgettable Experience of High-Altitude Himalayan Trek

P.S - (It's a long blog and I request you to savour it like a fine wine, indulging in every image and word as you scroll down.  If you want to get high immediately, this may not work.  However, I can assure you will fall in love with the place if you read it with …

Trek from Dehradun to Mussoorie – The Hidden Gem in a City Fast Losing its Identity

Mussoorie This one is sure to stir nostalgia in people who have lived in or around Dehradun just as it triggered a longing inside me to be on this trail again when the thought of writing about my experience of being there about 2 years back struck my mind. Dehradun to Mussoorie is an hour’s …

Mumbai – The City That Grew On Me

  Ever since the Lockdown was announced and I went home from Mumbai, I expected things to return to normalcy by the time I set foot in Mumbai again. I couldn’t have been more wrong.  The situation remains grim, in fact far more worse than what we witnessed in the last week of March 2020.  …

My First Experience of White Water Rafting in Rishikesh

  The place I call home is hardly 20 Kms from Rishikesh and I waited till 2010 to go for my first rafting trip, that too with friends from office.  The experience though stayed strong not be replaced even by the subsequent 5-6 trips I went on post the first one. We travelled from Delhi …

Hampta Trek – How I found Myself After Getting Lost

Himalayas an epitome of natural beauty and umpteen scenic treks can just blow your mind with its splendor.  They are so tempting and addictive; you cannot just stop at one and after starting my trekking journey, which began in 2014, I could not look backwards. Although every trek is an amazing experience both in terms …

Trek to Deoriataal, Chopta and Tungnath

Trip to Deoriataal, Chopta and Tungnath can be put into that category which in scientific terms is referred to as serendipity.  We friends were thinking of going out someplace and almost everyone wasn’t too keen on trekking except me who has been bitten by the trekking bug for quite long now.  In fact the day …