Excellent Nidhanji........ I enjoyed your post........ On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 10:06 AM, Nidhan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks for the nice words of appreciation Kumar Ji, Prashant Ji and Garg > Ji.. > I hope the species should be *Primula denticulata*..!! > > On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 3:20 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks, Nidhan ji, >> Really difficult situation to be in. >> Reminds of a similar trek journey with my elder brother (on his first >> Himalayan trek) while returning from Pindari Glacier. >> We decided to skip the stay at one trekkers hut & aimed for the next one. >> We had a similar experience made worse by an old injury in my brothers leg. >> What is the botanical name ? >> >> On 20 January 2016 at 21:35, Nidhan Singh <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Dear All, >>> >>> 2015 was another year which gave me an opportunity to step into >>> wilderness of mighty Himalayas. The programme was finalized, the team >>> gathered at Panipat on May 22, 2015 to start a tour the next day. The >>> flower hunting team was led by Dr. and Mrs. Gurcharan Singh with Dr. & Mrs. >>> Gurdeep Singh Virdi from Delhi, Smita Raskar from Sawantwadi, myself and >>> Dr. Balkar Singh from Panipat, Dr. Sunoj Kumar, Calicut, Mr. Viplav Ganger, >>> Mumbai, Mr. Anurag Sharma, Ms. Medha Rao and Ms. Smitha Ramesh from >>> Bengaluru. We had a stay for one night at Renuka Ji, a beautiful place in >>> foothills. The next day tour ended up in a beautiful place amidst pines and >>> deodars, the Mata Bhangyani Temple in Haripurdhar. We had the midway plant >>> exploration and refreshment halts, all thoroughly enjoyable. >>> >>> At the next stay point, Nauradhar, which formed our base camp for >>> the next days, Dr. Anil Thakur joined the team. From here, the trekking >>> towards Choordhar peak started early morning. Our senior most members >>> joined us for initial few hours, and started back before noon. Out of nine >>> members, me and Smita Ji took different path, unaware of the fact that we >>> won't be able to converge before 7 km. We could get together only at >>> Jamnala (Doosri) in the afternoon, where 7 members were waiting with >>> refreshment, which was much needed. Smita Ji, Aunrag, Smitha and Medha >>> decided to stay there for one night (which was a very wise decision >>> indeed), to come back the next day. >>> >>> Five of us started up trekking after 2:00 pm. This was really >>> tough climb but we enjoyed it all and we reached Teesri at around 5:30 pm. >>> We were spellbound on seeing high altitude flora especially Rhododendrons >>> from the corner of a sharp cliff taking a semi-circular turn after Teesri. >>> That was a quite a different world there, alpine floral elements started >>> appearing. The path we took was a longer route, but supposed to have a >>> gradual climb, instead of sharp edges from the other way. The things were >>> not going to be as smooth as we assumed at first. >>> The problems started soon after we reached a point, lying ahead >>> was a vast glacier, which we had not expected. It was long and slippery, >>> and left us undecided for a while, what to do? The first glacier was >>> crossed, with fear and terror (thanks to bamboo sticks in hand), we had a >>> sigh of relief, but that was not the last hurdle. Many small glaciers came >>> our way, there was trouble in breathing, a really serious cause of concern. >>> Darkness aggravated, skidding could happen, glaciers started reappearing >>> more vigorously. >>> Air was getting diluted of oxygen, daylight was almost gone, >>> energy getting down, and still no sign of our destination anywhere around. >>> I was (may be all of us) repenting on the decision to complete the trek in >>> one day, we could have stayed at Teesri. To further worsen the things, rain >>> and snow started falling, thunder and lightening joined, it got absolutely >>> dark, still no sign of the place we were supposed to reach. We tried to >>> console each other regarding the distance remaining to be covered, though >>> no one was certain. We could not afford to loose hope and kept on leaping >>> through snow, mud, darkness and silence. Finally we saw a few people with >>> torches way up, assuring us that we have not lost our way. Ultimately, we >>> reached the place, shivering and wet, tired and trembling with hunger. We >>> got the meals as per tradition of the place, and a very good stay (for >>> which I am grateful to Sh. Babu Ram, Manager, Sewa Samiti, Choordhar). >>> >>> Now I come to my Flora Picture of the year-2015. In the morning, >>> when we started back trek, through the temple, I saw a strange yellow >>> coloured flower (as it appeared from distance). I got near and saw this in >>> curiosity. This took me quite a while, and observing few more individuals >>> in advanced stages, to understand that this is the "Ice Breaking Primrose" >>> which pierces through the snow. I thought this is apt picture for me to >>> share as FLORA PICTURE of 2015. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> >>> Dr. Nidhan Singh >>> Assistant Professor >>> Department of Botany >>> I.B. (PG) College >>> Panipat-132103 Haryana >>> Ph.: 09416371227 >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >> >> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >> >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the >> world- more than 2500 members & 2,25,000 messages on 18.6.15) or >> Efloraofindia >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >> database of more than 11,000 species & 2,00,000 images). >> >> The whole world uses my Image Resource >> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as >> per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Dr. Nidhan Singh > Assistant Professor > Department of Botany > I.B. 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