Me, Myself & My Journey

01-August-2009 Chandrataal The next morning we woke up around 5:00 am, but didnt dare to come out of our tents. It was so chill outside and wet as if it had rained last nigh. Atlast Apoorv came out and called us. No one was ready for a morning walk in that climate. At last I decided to join him for a short walk. Our Innova on top of the hill We got lucky to get a few clear shots of the lake with its famous reflection After half an hour we decided to return back. Kishore was the next one to come out and he was feeling much better than the previous day. Monty was trying to make tea for us and we enjoyed the warmth of the stove for some time. Slowly the others started coming out one by one. After tea, biscuits and maggi, we decided to explore the lake. By that time a few remaining tourists had left and we were the only ones left there. Setting up the camera I can sit there and watch this beauty all day! Rahul Ruikar aka Marati Manoos Varun, Kishore and Apoorv Atlast we found a place

31-Jul-2009 Gurgaon T hey say "Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's a well planned enemy action" . This was a Third trip to Manali for many of us, and a well planned one too! Whether the trip 'planner' (myself) is an enemy or a friend... that you need to ask the ones who accompanied me on this bit-tough yet beautiful trip to " Chandra Taal " situated in the Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh . Once again the team consisted of Gokul , Rahul , Varun ( the unavoidable members of any trip ), Kishore (who was very much eager as he missed the last year's Ladakh trip), Vikas (who wanted to give his Nikon D40 some fresh air. It had been lying in his cupboard for a long time now), Apoorv (all the way from Bangalore with Delhi, Manali, Chandrataal, and Mussoorie in his mind!) Even though we had other choices such as Valley of Flowers , the Sunderbans , or the Gangtok , Chandra taal was accepted by all because it was going to b