Title : 2008 Feb – D2Hawkeye Hiking from Sanga to Nagarkot
Participants : Julie, Sanjeet, Niraj, Kapil, KeshavB, Asim, Deepak, Dhilung, Mamata, Bidha, Sita, RinaM,and Vishnu,
Route : Sanga to Nagarkot
Time : 6 hours & 30 minutes
Distance : 20 km (Appx)
Date : Sunday, Feb 10, 2008
Report : Sita Pun
Photos : Asim and DeepakM
Captions : Asim and DeepakM
Creative Support: NishchalS
Excited about hiking, I woke up at 4.45 am in the morning but more interesting was that I had already finished hiking in my dreams. We (I, Rina and Asim) were picked up by office van at Singhadarbar at around 7.45 am. After having breakfast, we headed towards our destination and started hiking from Sanga at 9 am. Walking through fields, making our own way across the highs and lows of mountains, visiting temples, barking dogs, being in different group and making new friends was a unique experience in itself.
On the way, we visited Ganesh Ma. Vi (School) at Tathali ( Bhaktapur) and handed some copies and pencils among lower grades students of the school. Asking the local people over there, we corrected our way. Among the pine trees, we had some snacks as well as some snaps: P (especially ever ready pose of Mamata, Bidha and Rina). Pointing towards the tower, we were saying that, that is our destination, that seemed so FAR, so many mountains in between but we were destined to move ahead no matter what. We got splitted in two groups heading in two different directions but towards the same destination i.e TOWER of Nagarkot. I was so tired and had gone to extreme low, thanks to the moral support of Rina, Keshav, Dhilung, Mamata, Bidha & Sanjit, I got fully energized once again. On the way, we met a woman of KalamMashi village, she was taking grasses in “doko” to her home. I felt that life is still as difficult as I used to hear earlier. Schools are not fully equipped by modern facilities, but the zeal of students to study and teachers’ to teach is praiseworthy.
Fascinated by the beauty of nature, I wished I could stay there forever. Something that has always attracted me: the mountains, those scenes, the wind, the terrace fields, etc …” I was among them”… It was really really fabulous!!! Finally, we had our candle light dinner in Nagarkot (thanx to loadshedding: P) and Vishnu’s love story made it even more enjoyable: P.
Though I preferred to talk less (unlikely to my talkative nature), the overall journey was really nice which gave me the CONFIDENCE that I TOO CAN WALK for such long hours across the mountains. Scarcity of diesel & petrol did affect me too, office van couldn’t drop us at home and it was so difficult to find taxi too, thanks to my brother who picked me up and I finally reached home at around 9 pm.
01Charge with a function
02 Free of restrain
03 Hold for run
04 Commencement from Sanga
05 A race toward Daha Gaun
06 A stop for Pancha Kannya temple
07 Giving close and thoughtful attention
08 Julie in rhythmical steps without music
09 Band together
10 Teen Chori in Tori Bari
11 A visible display
12 Being attached to….
13 Deepak in sliding lead
14 But this was other way around
15 Freed from illness
16 Group Therapy
17 Expertise of Julie
18 Hold my hand and follow me
19 Bewildered
20 V for Julie
21 The Born Hikers
22 The Magician
23 The Girls Guidance
24 Patterns
25 Who’s friend of this
26 Tathali Gaun
27 Natural Instinct
28 Chilgadi
29 Hikers go back to Childhood
30 Lost in Texas
31Julie ready for the action
32 Here she goes…..
33 Dhilung can tell the story
34 Gurubazz..
35 Leaving Ganesh Higer Secondary behind
36 ..dear I’m in Texas
37 A pause for something
38 Here arrives the Excellency
39 Walking in between field and forest
40 Matrix
41 Ascends begins…
42 Lives fly high
43 Bad Master
44 Siris you r missing the adventure
45 2X2= 4
46 Sounds Good!
47 Hiking with dancing
48 What would be the Baba’s preaching here
49 Next time lets go to Goa
50 Kagbeni II
51 Without Ice Hokey Stick
52 RC demonstration
53 A temporary suspension of progress
54 Got the message
55 Entering into Nala Jungle
56 Terpentine Laughing
57 Vijayee bhava!
58 Fun @ short break
59 In the name of wild flower
60 Arrival of visitor
61 Water, biscuits, gossips….
62 Des Pardes
63 Walking in the Bhanjyang
64 Boderline of the Nature
64 Looks smaller but asks 3 hours to climb
65 Rocking walk
65 The tower that has a power to revolveyou round
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“…. she was taking grasses in “doko” to her home. I felt that life is still as difficult as I used to hear earlier. Schools are not fully equipped by modern facilities, but the zeal of students to study and teachers’ to teach is praiseworthy.”….. Very true! The best part of ‘hiking’ is, you get to see your country and learn LIFE.
Good to read reality vividly through Sita’s words rather than Asim’s and Deepak’s numerous pictures which nearly run my patience out, to view them all. Gosh! I had to refresh it several times.
Tips on posting photos:
Don’t post tons of pictures; because it takes longer time to get downloaded for viewers who don’t have sound net connection. Let one picture speak thousand words, not thousand pictures to speak one word ‘HIKE’. I guess you guys know all those technological drawbacks of internet, hoina ta.
And have seen pictures which are underexposed, no focal theme, repetition… please avoid these things. Select 10 best or 15 best pictures and post it.
And one more tips, putting captions that makes no sense distract the real beauty of pictures. Better leave pictures uncaptioned than keying wrong words.
Pictures no: 24, 47, 60, 65 are beautiful, enjoyed the profundity of landscape.
SOUNDS GOOD!!!
Yet another beeeeeeeeeeeeest hike
That must have burned some calories,,,,,,,,,, guys……… be fit……..enjoy life.
It was good to be back to hiking after long time. Enjoyed ❗
VisnuDai -nice time slicing shoot 😆
Rina – thanks for reminding me the missing part 🙂
Kapil – song encyclopedia 😯
Sita – u missed that nursery rhyme part in the write up. 😉
Asim – 300 ❗
Deepak – sorry hai 😛
Mamata n Bidha – cheeeze 😮
and
Kesav dai – we havent finshed yet !
Really missed it !
that was matrix in slow motion!! or ❓
and woke up at 4.45 am? 😀 that’s interesting!!