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Rudyard Kipling, describing the greater Himalayas in his book, 'Kim', says :

"At last they entered a world - a valley of leagues where the high hills were fashioned of the mere rubble and refuse from off the knees of the mountains.Surely the Gods live here. Beaten down by the silence and the appalling sweep of the cloud - shadows after the rain. This place is no place for men."

[ Leh ]

[ Tso Morariri Lake]

The state of Himachal rises from the foothills of the Shivaliks to the mighty Himalayan mountains that border Tibet in the north east, the arid lands of Zanskar and Laddakh in the north, the beautiful vale of Kashmir to the north west and the the seldom tread Himalayas of Garhwal and Kumaon to the east, which carry on to join the ranges that continue through Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan.

Emerald green meadows dotted with flowers, crystal clear mountain lakes, turbulent rivers andf sparkling snow-fed streams reflect on unconquered grandeur.
For those who are daunted by the greater Himalayas, take a trek through deciduous woods and mighty cedar forests. Walk round sleepy villages rich in folklore where looms churn shawls and cuddly woollens. Bird life is aplenty and the flora spread out like forests. Walk round sleepy villages rich in folklore where looms churn shawls and cuddly woollens. Bird life is aplenty and the flora spread out likemulti-coloured carpets in the sun.		[ Leh ]

Camp in the gardens of ancient rest houses, sip a 'chota peg' around a campfire and let the night sounds lull you to sleep. Spring blossoms give way to vivid green in summer and on to ochre and yellow in autumn.

As you get higher to the greater Himalayas, the country side becomes stark and desolate, where snow clad mountain peaks and glaciers stand sentinel to flat roofed mud baked houses. Buddhist prayer flags flutter from chortens and ancient monasteries in a land where villages are far and few between, but wherever encountered are hospitable. Pilgrims and traders have visited these areas on foot, horse and yaks. Today the trekker comes here for adventure, where rocks sculpted into different shapes loom large - in colours seldom seen elsewhere.

Of late in the last few years, certain areas have been thrown open to foreigners - Nubra valley north of Leh with the Pangong and Tso Morariri to the east, Kinnaur and Spiti just west of Tibet, in Himachal and Arunachal Pradesh in the east, bordering Burma and Tibet.

[ Mount Everest ]		These areas afford a view of what was there over a century ago - age old customs and a culture that still binds the locals despite the onslaught of modernisation. But no matter where you are in the Himalayas, the ethernal beauty of the land grows on you, and likens itself to the song of an oriole, a hymn sung to watchful Gods.

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