Sightseeing

After leaving the rest house, the road went down a bit and then leveled up still turning around in gentle curves. The snow point was not really a village or a specific place where establishments existed—it was just a stretch on the winding road where the low hillside rose on the left and went down below on the right, both covered with patchy layers of snow...

Looking through the branches the hillside just opposite was bathed in soft light now. Layer after layer of tall trees rose to stop at a large bald patch on the hillside. Rows of tree at the top looked like hairs standing on a bald head. That must be the effect of snowing...

"That's all?" I asked. My friend added, "We have Patnitop not far from Jammu. You may perhaps like a short trip to Patnitop after a break at Jammu." I liked the idea. Though Patnitop belonged to the state of Jammu and Kashmir, it would provide a nice little topping to the gorgeous Dalhousie Khajjiar treat, we decided...

White mountain peaks were glittering in the morning sun behind the black ranges. Just beyond Lachen is Zema, the place where you can turn left and trek the route towards Green Lake. This is also the route taken by early mountaineers attempting a climb to Kanchenjunga via Zemu glacier...

Gurudongmar is a high altitude lake at 17,300 ft in Sikkim Himalayas. The road travels up the river Teesta among the green mountains from Gangtok via Mangan and Chungthang to the breathtaking pristine blue lake...

Mountains of Sikkim are one of the most beautiful in the world. Situated in a remote part of that mountain are the twin hamlets of Kaluk and Rinchenpong. If you love the mountains and jump at the joy of seeing the snowy white peaks of the Himalayas, then it cannot get better than this...