Backwaters of the Tehri DAM ( Bhagirathi river ) on the way to Uttarkashi from Rishikesh
Bhagirathi river , just before Uttarkashi
The hills around Uttarkashi
On the way to Gangotri, with the Bhagirathi gushing below
Temple at Gangotri ... note this temple is closed for about 4-5 months in a year. Rather this town is shut for 4-5 months in a year. Height of this place is 3140 m.
Bathing ghat at Gangotri
Kedar Ganga river -- note all rivers here have a greenish white tinge to them
water falls on the kedar ganga -- this is about 1 km from Gangotri on the way to Kedar Tal
The pacemaker waits for the rest of the pack :-P
on the way to Bhojkharak
a good glimpse of the Talaisagar peak
Manda Peak
Talaisagar peak
Camp at Bhojkharak
view from Bhojkharak
streaming in on sunlight wings A million bright ambassadors of morning
Standing (left to right)-- Pandit ( cook), porters , Murali, Raghu , Goofy Sitting -- Tej Bahadur ( guide ) , Rana, Sachin , Vamsi, Vasantha , Ramu , Hari
staircase to heaven
Himalayas with Raghu !!!
A landslide zone -- 50 degree with loose mud ... all you need is confidence to conquer the scary slope --- Goofy shall testify :-) ---and just watch out for those falling boulders
Vamsi Vamsi Vamsi --- the guy who took this awesome snap
Comfortably numb at 5 degree warmth
Bhrighupanth and Talaisagar peaks
water frozen in a bucket -- it was estimated to be -10 degrees in the night at kedarkharak
KedarKharak base camp
Mountain goats
frozen river
en route Kedar Tal
hhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm !!!!!!!!!!!
kedar Bhamak glacier --- origin of kedar Ganga -- what you see is a wall of ice ---just need to spot it
Mt Bhrighupanth -- 6500 m
First glimpse of Tal
Tal with Talaisagar peak at the back ground
Tal + glacier
Jogin peaks
ice -- not rock
now I know how my gloves became wet
snowman -- a pathetic one --- architected- designed - engineered -- verified -- QA ed -- and taped out by Vamsi and me
Night sky was filled with stars --- something a city dweller can never see --- it also took some guts to withstand the cold and take these snaps
back to Gangotri
Laxman Jhoola @ Rishikesh
Har Ki Pauri @ Haridwar --- did the dubki here --- Another fantastic snap by Vamsi
India Gate
