It was the month of July and the year was 2017. Me and four of my friends were sitting at the tea stall in my college chatting about nothing senseful. And the next thing I remember we were on a bus to Kangra which is not more than an hour from Mcleodganj(~40 km).
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| Pizza at Kangra <3 |
We then boarded another bus to Mcleodganj and then a cab to our hotel.
Hotel was decent and cost us Rs 700 for a night, so it was quite cheap. Food was decent.
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| The reception area |
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| Our room. Plenty of space for five people. |
We spent the first day there itself, exploring the market and surrounding. It's not very cold at this time of the year. However, its started to drizzle at night.
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| Market |
Next morning we started off early. Bought some cheap rain coats and we were good to go. It was raining heavily when we left the hotel. But as we kept on going, rain almost stopped. Although, it was still drizzling and the weather was too humid. Every now and then we had to remove the rain coat, wipe the sweat and wear it again. It was quite frustrating!
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| Yes! the guy attempting a dab is me. |
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| Drizzle |
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| The weather was a little foggy |
The road might not be good but the view was superb. There is greenery everywhere. Lots and lots of plants and trees and grass. As we move on, there were some small water falls in our way.
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| There's a small stall here where we had our first coffee. |
Some more pics of mother nature as we kept on climbing. You can sit there and admire the beauty for hours. We can literally touch the clouds. It was like nature was welcoming us.
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| Photo credit to my friend |
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| A groupie is a must ;) |
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| More clouds |
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The real climbing starts after some miles. Initially its nothing but a plain road. But, as we go ahead, we realized there is no road anymore. The trek starts now!
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| Coats are off. Cold and humid though. |
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| Yes! we crossed it! |
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And it started raining again...
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| Coats ON ! |
After around 5 hours of trekking, we saw the top. We were completely tired af. But as soon as we came to know it was the end and we dont have to climb anymore, we all were feeling completely satisfied and happy of course.
You can either rent tents up there or small wooden huts. It's not advised to rent tent when its raining.
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| Thats where we stayed for the night |
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| Dharamsala at night |
You wont find aything fancy to eat on the top. We ate maggie and daal-chawal which was ridicoulsly tasty at that time. The next morning we were lucky to feel some sunlight.
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| My favorite pic of the trip. |
So thats it. Overall, it was an exciting trip. You should definitely visit there once. Keep traveling and be happy!
