Ameen Shaikh describes how his experiences of coming back home to the hills have drastically changed over a period of 16 odd years due to the widespread “development” taking place all around the hills and mountains.
It finds mention in some or all tourist guide books on Shimla, and your local guide or cab driver might inform you about it, but it requires conscious effort to actually get […]
Fatigue, self-doubt, and muscle pulls catch up with Ameen Shaikh, as he trudges through a difficult third day on the Bhabha Pin Valley trek.
Ameen Shaikh enjoys an easy day of walking, taking in soothing sights of beautiful meadows, being fascinated by a valley leading to a rarely visited Shakarog Khango, even as a subterranean river eludes him on the way to Kara campsite on Day 2 of the Bhabha Pin Valley trek.
Rocky mountain ridges, crossing log-bridges, walking in a drizzle, catching up with a group of Mumbai trekkers, candle-light dinner in the wilderness, a clear night sky full of stars… Ameen Shaikh has an eventful first day on the Bhabha Pin Valley trek.
