Many thanks Balkar ji for recounting; it will help us when planning to explore this area. Looking forward the plants you all sighted during this trip.
Regards. Dinesh On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes it was a really enjoying trip, plus we clicked several new plants for > us. It was much more number of plants than expected. > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Tanay Bose <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi Balkar Ji. >> Seems you have enjoyed a lot and nice snaps. >> Tanay >> >> >> On 21 April 2012 22:12, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks for giving the details in nice words Balkar ji. >>> >>> The places you mentioned remind me of my readers who write letters and >>> send plant samples when my monthly Hindi articles appear in Amar Ujala and >>> Krishi Amrit. Your coming posts on floral diversity would help to reply my >>> readers in more better way. >>> >>> Thanks again. >>> >>> regards >>> >>> Pankaj Oudhia >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Dear All >>>> A few days back we returned from the visit to Nainital Ranikhet >>>> Kausani. I just to share some memories with all for information. >>>> Originally this visit was planned for Gori Valley near Munsiyari town >>>> in Pithoragarh region of Uttarakhand. Due to unavailability of some members >>>> and other circumstances we converted this visit to Ranikhet Kausani etc. >>>> We started our journey on 13th april 7:00 AM in morning from Delhi in a >>>> hired Toyota Innova SUV. During First day travel of about 360 Kms upto >>>> Nainital, we crossed Moradabad, Gajroula, Rudrapur, Haldwani and reached >>>> Nainital in evening at 7;15 PM. In the way we shot mainly Clerodendrum, >>>> Erythrina, Capparis, Operculina, Ranunculus, Delphinium and few yet to >>>> confirm sp. >>>> >>>> Before reaching Nainital We also visited Bhim taal and Naukuchiatal. >>>> Noukuchiatal area was much better in terms of floristic diversity as >>>> compared to all the places we visited during this 5 day Visit. Both these >>>> places were more peaceful than Nainital and Ideal for peaceful vacations. >>>> Nainital is a bit crowded city and and Stay is also costly than all other >>>> places we visited. >>>> >>>> During Morning of 14th April we shot many plants like Rubus, Clematis, >>>> Velleriana etc from the periphery road of Naini Lake. After taking >>>> breakfast in Nainital we started our journey towards Ranikhet. In the way >>>> to Ranikhet naturural scenery was very beautiful. In ranikhet we visited >>>> Chaubtia Garden, a must see place having 100s of acres opf apple gardens >>>> and also other members of the same family. finally we reached Kausani and >>>> stayed at Hotel Grand National. >>>> During next day (15th April) we visited Baijnath, Bageshwer and Binsar. >>>> However we could not visit binsar national park due to fuel and Time >>>> problem. Binsar Park daily closes at 3:00 Pm and visitors are supposed to >>>> came out by 7:00 PM in evening. One can also stay in Binsar in KMVN Hotel >>>> there inside the park. The entry fee per person there in Binsar Wild life >>>> Park is 150 per person. >>>> On the 16th april we went towards Chaukori via Baijnath and Bageshwer. >>>> This place is most beautiful and smallest I think There are 3-4 hotels >>>> only, with reasonable rates varrying from 1000 to 2500 per room, including >>>> best stay at KMVN Hotel in 990. Himalaya is picturesque from this place. >>>> After this we went to Thal. Thal is in the way to Munsiyari and and have a >>>> great diversity of ferns. Thal is a junction place from where we can go to >>>> Munsiyari Almora Pithoragarh and Bageshwer. >>>> In Kausani we also visited Tea Gardens and they were very beautiful. >>>> On 17th we started backward journey from Kausani at abot 8:00 Am and >>>> reached Delhi at about 9:00PM. >>>> Overall This visit was a memorable one and successful as we visited so >>>> many places during this visit and shot more than 100 plants out of which >>>> many were new to me. >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Dr Balkar Singh >>>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>>> Haryana-132103 >>>> 09416262964 >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> *Tanay Bose* >> Research & Teaching Assistant. >> Department of Botany. >> University of British Columbia . >> 6270 University Blvd. >> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >> 604-822-2019 (Lab) >> 604-822-6089 (Fax) >> [email protected] <[email protected]> >> *Webpages:* >> UBC Botany , Berbee Lab <http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html> >> UBC Botany, People <http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html> >> EfloraofIndia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> >> >> >> > > > >
