Got up at 6 am and packed my stuffs.
Nilgiri glows orange while the first warm sun rays reached the
fields. The day starts beautiful, not a single cloud. Had my
breakfast with the team and we all were ready to move. Everyone was
excited because the real journey to Upper Mustang was going to start.
We started our journey and after few minutes walk there was TIMS
office and everyone stopped there as they are entering to restricted
zone. Krishna told us to move ahead as he had to show all the
permission documents and it would take time, so we all move ahead.
Everyone was busy with their camera and I was watching all their
expression. Right after Kagbeni the trail climbs up, from where one
can see beautiful view of Kagbeni and the Nilgiri. Everyone took out
their camera and start capturing those beautiful views and I also
clicked for me.
View of kagbeni from top
Then the trail follows the river
closely and then it leads to a flat piece of dry and desert-like
land. The scenery was amazing, like the valley of sand and rocks.
Thousands of years of erosion have formed the landscapes. We followed
Kaligandai river and the way we could see different formation of
rocks and next to river we saw sheep’s grazing all over those
cliffs and that was interesting as I was wondering what they would
eat as there is nothing except those thorn bush and those sheep’s
were busy having their food and we watching them. Life is really
hard.
View after kagbeni
After few hours walk I saw flat
landscapes from far and I think that may be village because I could
see house but when we when we reached there it was a huge apple farm
and the project name was Green Project. That was interesting because
the walls around the farms looks like a flat land but the landscapes
was amazing as we could see red hills n the mountains behind it. It
was Just wow. From there we reached Tangbe, first real mustang
village. I think this must be our lunch spot but I was wrong. It was
next village called Chhusang for lunch. Then following Kaligandaki we
headed ahead. On the other side of river are caves high up in
vertical walls. After hour and half walks bring us to finally to
chhusang(2980m). The cliff were quite unique with reddish colour and
I was just looking those caves and cliffs. Finally we arrive lunch
place and everyone was so hungry and tired because it was already
mid-day and windy on the way.
View of apple farm
Tangbe village
On the way to chussang
After lunch we headed towards chele,
our destination for the day. The trails slowly followed the river bed
and it was easy walk. This area is mostly famous for fossils and the
funny thing is that I didn’t knew about fossils and for me every
stone was beautiful and I think it must be fossils. It was
interesting and funny. A bridge crosses the Kaligandaki which flow
through a natural tunnel in that cliff. A steep trail takes us up to
chele and I was last among my group to reached chele. Finally we
arrived our guest house. I was so tired even was not able to stand on
my feet and I went for sleep.
pic on the way to chele
beautiful country
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