Monday, December 19, 2011

Day 5 (Satopanth Tal to Chamtoli)

Struggling over boulders
After three nights at Satopanth Tal, the moment arrived when we had to leave the holy lake and get back to our normal life. We realized that it was most disappointing moment. The road felt more rough to us.


Roaring stream
Next came the most challenging moment of our trek. The night before rained very badly and we discovered that the streams en-route were roaring with the flow of rain water. We somehow managed to trek over the terrain. As we were near to Sahashra Dhara, it started to rain. We covered ourselves in rain-coats and walked like a tired mule. We just followed our guide and porters. Visibility was too low. We kept short distance between ourselves so that we don't lose the trail.

Cooking tent at Chamtoli
At last we reached Chamtoli Bugiyal. As per plan we camped here. My Dada took the job of cook and prepared a delicious "Khichri" meal for all of us. It was our last camping of this trek. The next day we would reach Mana if everything goes right.

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