Valley of Gods

Oct2017

Har Ki Doon Campsite - One of the most beautiful treks. The last campsite on this 7 day trek offering variety of beautiful landscapes, colors and interior village life. We got good time on our own in the second half of the day, and I went for a easy climb to the hill behind our campsite. It is was also one of those my 8yr old daughter was independently doing the trek, interacting with trek leads and other team members with confidence.

The serrated mountains to the right are Swargarohini and it has a mythological story associated with it. During their last days Pandavas took their last journey towards heaven on this peak. During the journey Draupadi (wife of Pandavas) and all of the 4 Pandavas died on the way and only Youdhishtir - the truthful, managed to reach heaven's gate along with a faithful dog who followed him. At the doors the doorkeeper stop him asking to enter without the dog. However Youdhishtir declines to enter the gates without the faithful dog and turns back. The dog reveals that he is Dharmaraj - god of death himself and expresses his delight for ideals of Youdhishtir.

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The Sermon

Preikestolen - Pulpit rock was the hike I was looking forward to. It was as planned on the second day of our trip. My only concern was the 7.6km return hike with my 3 year old daughter - we did not have baby carrier and we knew the distance would be too much for her. But she surprised us by not only coming to the top but managing the return save the last 1.5kms.
At the top, it seemed the mountains, the cliff and the fjord below were giving the Sermon and the viewer at the Pulpit was consuming the divine landscape.

The Hike

It was the day we had got up early and left for Mt. Rainier for the picture of Rainier in Tipsoo Lake. After that we went to the East end visitor center and on the Burroughs' trail. It was a beautiful day and this family was enjoying the hike in wilderness.

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