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Hey all NOW THAT'S WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT ........."MOUNTAIN CHARM".  Dainkund Peak is so close to my heart, probably because it was my "First Taste of Trekking".........short but sweet :) Dainkund Peak trek starts from "Alha Village" ,  was  just 15 mins ride from our hotel "Satyam International".  It's a trekking (almost took 2 hrs from one side), leading to "Pohlani Mata Devi Temple" at the top of the peak ; as an old saying, in ancient days Mata(Goddess) protecting the entire valley from 'Witches'.  Dainkund Peak known to be "Highest Peak" in Dalhousie. It's best place to view the entire valley, if lucky one can view "Khajjiar" toooo from the peak ; though the day we visited it was quite a fogging day. Trekking started with quite a number of steps making our heart beats faster, but all our efforts paid off. As we were approaching the peak to ...

Hey all Once again I asked myself why Mountains??? Afterall I puke, I have motion sickness; still my heart pops out with joy.....when i say "Let's go to Mountains" !!!   There my heart replied......the ease the Mountains holds.....the crystal clear sky......the fluffy clouds......the pristine landscapes, what else you can ask for!! So there we goooooo KUMAON- THE DEV BHOOMI(Uttarakhand) !!! Our first destination was "Ranikhet-Queen of Meadows " !! We commenced to Ranikhet from Kathgodam. DAY 1 TRAVEL TALE- As I was preoccupied looking through my carrrrr window; a "TINKLE SOUND" knocked my ear again and again!!! It took me some time to figure out that the 'SOUND' was coming from the small bell hanged upside to the drivers seat, and that our driver(Rawat) " Rings the Bell"  every time a "Temple" passes by.  Out of curiosity I asked him, and he happily mentioned that being born in "Dev Bhoomi"...