Walking in the clouds

In July of 2005, we travelled to a place called Chakrata with a group of colleagues. Chakrata is a small village in Uttaranchal, about 100 kms from Dehradun, up in the hills. Chakrata bases a military cantonment, and almost all the activity in the place is driven because of the military presence. It has very limited facilities (there were hardly one or two half-decent hotels); in fact, it is not a frequented tourist destination. But, the natural beauty is untouched and unspoilt (probably because of the very fact that it does not encourage tourism).

It was quite cold, even in July - none of the hotels' rooms or 'dhabas' (the place had no restaurants to boast of!) were furnished with a fan !! Most of the time we were walking in the clouds - which seemed like dense fog in the mornings and evenings.

For the rest, I'll just let a few pictures speak up.

On the way

Majestic Deodars

Lilies ... growing in the wild

Sunset - through the clouds

A Golden Langoor mother with her baby

(The baby is not clearly visible though)