Dear Friends, I am back from my Valley Of Flowers Trek. It was a wonderful experience. We had also visited Hemkund Saheb and Mana- Vasundhara falls. Will share my collection of photographs. Regards Prashant
On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 9:55 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear Giby ji ... there are many more guaranteed years ahead ! > Please enjoy this year's crop via photos at eFI. > Will wait to see your share next year for sure. > > Will post my photos in a day or two; presently finishing with the group > members' and landscape pictures. > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 9:14 PM, Giby Kuriakose > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear Dinesh ji, >> So happy to see you back. I am waiting to see the pictures from vof. It >> is unfortunate for me that I am not able to participate the vof trekking >> this time. As I had joined new job and had/have to take family related >> reasons, I am unable to take leave. I hope I would get a chance next year. >> >> Thanks and Regards, >> Giby >> On Aug 9, 2012 9:14 PM, "Vijayasankar" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Welcome back, Dinesh ji! Hope you all had great experiences and several >>> exciting moments during the VoF trip... >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Vijayasankar Raman >>> National Center for Natural Products Research >>> University of Mississippi >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Congrats Dinesh ji for safe, learning and productive trip to the VOF, >>>> Hemkunt Sahib and other areas. Eagerly waiting for your uploads, and those >>>> of Prashant ji who already has a good collection of Himalayan Plants. Hope >>>> to find some plants newer for our efloraofindia and Flowers of Indian >>>> databases. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 7:55 AM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks a lot Dinesh ji for valuable suggestions. we will move as per >>>>> plan. >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 7:47 PM, Dinesh Valke >>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> All is well, dear friends! >>>>>> Landslides are a regular routine in the Himalayas during rains ... at >>>>>> least that is what I learned during this trip to VoF and surroundings. >>>>>> The >>>>>> regional people (and Border Roads Organisation) take all precautions to >>>>>> remain safe as well as help out of way to help those touring the area. >>>>>> >>>>>> Many thanks for the concern dear Rajesh. >>>>>> >>>>>> You may proceed to VoF as planned; landslides are inevitable in case >>>>>> of rains ... panic or fear is individual's perspective. >>>>>> Scheduled journey may get upset; an extra day or two would surely >>>>>> help accomplish the trek to VoF (and Hemkund Sahib) and any further trip. >>>>>> >>>>>> I went with the YHAI group (of 28 people). We covered VoF, Hemkund >>>>>> Sahib and Sri Badrinath as planned. >>>>>> We lost one day of trek to Vasudhara Falls near Badrinath due to loss >>>>>> of hours (that were needed to repair roads). >>>>>> >>>>>> Our friend Prashant Awale and his YHAI group is now touring the same >>>>>> route. Hopefully he gets to to cover all the planned treks. >>>>>> >>>>>> Will sort my photos, and upload them to my flickr photostream -- it >>>>>> would take some days to finish all of them. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards. >>>>>> Dinesh >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 1:13 PM, Rajesh Sachdev >>>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Yes Garg ji, Landslides are common but people getting stranded is >>>>>>> not a good news....Have heard that another group which was suppose to >>>>>>> depart from Joshimath for Valley of Flowers was trapped last night due >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> land slides from both end. I am on constant touch from people who were >>>>>>> suppose to be at VoF during these days. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Just to update, we have devised alternative plan for our group, in >>>>>>> case if VoF doesnt work, for Chakrata. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 6 August 2012 13:09, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks for the update. >>>>>>>> Lanslide are common at this time of the year & I hope everybody is >>>>>>>> careful. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 5 August 2012 20:35, Rajesh Sachdev <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Just to update: >>>>>>>>> Dinesh ji and his group is safe and secure at Joshimath. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 5 August 2012 19:49, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Dont worry, In the VoF in anyways cellphone doesnt work !! >>>>>>>>>> Flood is on the Gangotri side as far as I know on the knews. VoF >>>>>>>>>> is on different route (Badrinath route). >>>>>>>>>> Pankaj >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Sunday, 5 August 2012 17:33:47 UTC+8, Rajesh Sachdev wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Dear members, >>>>>>>>>>> I am under impression that Shri Dinesh Valke ji was suppose to >>>>>>>>>>> be at VoF in these days. I have heard that there are fresh >>>>>>>>>>> landslides in >>>>>>>>>>> the sub Himalayan state in Utarrakhand. I am trying to contact >>>>>>>>>>> Dinesh ji >>>>>>>>>>> for his where abouts but his number is switched off. Any one >>>>>>>>>>> knowing him or >>>>>>>>>>> been in recent contact may please update for his well being. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>>>>> Rajesh Sachdev >>>>>>>>>>> http://project-matheran.webs.**com<http://project-matheran.webs.com/> >>>>>>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/**leopardguy<https://www.facebook.com/leopardguy> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>>> Rajesh Sachdev >>>>>>>>> http://project-matheran.webs.com >>>>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/leopardguy >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> With regards, >>>>>>>> J.M.Garg >>>>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>>>>>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>>>>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand >>>>>>>> species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants >>>>>>>> etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): >>>>>>>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also >>>>>>>> use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with >>>>>>>> each image. >>>>>>>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>>>>>>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >>>>>>>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1900 >>>>>>>> members & 1,23,300 messages on 31/7/12) or Efloraofindia website: >>>>>>>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species >>>>>>>> database of more than 7000 species). >>>>>>>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds >>>>>>>> of India'. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>> Rajesh Sachdev >>>>>>> http://project-matheran.webs.com >>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/leopardguy >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> Dr Balkar Singh >>>>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>>>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>>>> Haryana-132103 >>>>> 09416262964 >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > -- > > > > --
