Dear friends, Just returning back from VoF (now in train at Haridwar), we were finally 23 people who completed this trek. I think I have personally got above 250 species but lead was with Balkar Singh ji, Nidhan Singh ji with his team , who secured more species . I think, on Sunday onwards I would be able to upload the pics.
On 15 August 2012 17:18, Prashant Awale <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > -- > > > > -- Regards Rajesh Sachdev http://project-matheran.webs.com https://www.facebook.com/leopardguy --
