Essay writing topic on The trecking experience
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First one is always special. My love for trekking and travelling developed on the basis of what I saw and experienced . My first one was trek of Hemkund Sahib and Valley of Flowers in Uttrakhand. I would say it was my first trip out of my town. Never had the chance before to visit far lands with family and friends.
So this first one will be always special for me because it build the base for my love towards mountain trekking and travelling.
I did the trek in August 2010 with my college friends.Here are some interesting and lifetime memorable experiences for me which i would like to share.
As i mentioned it was my first trip out of home so I was not having the complete idea what would trekking feels like. I just assumed that it's simply walking which is not a tough job. Later while trekking with loads of weight on your back and shoulder on steep trails I realised what it is and took all those things as challenges.
On the very first trek we made it completely adventurous. Trekking with proper trekking bags with loads of necessary items in it like our food,sleeping bag,mat,clothes ,tent ,etc.
That was monsoon period so we faced the rain issue as well several times during whole trek.
First night camping was done on a slanting hill . People down hill told us not to put our tent there because they have seen bear there. But we put it right there and we are in no mood to move our stuff from there and going down.During mid night we all heard some noises around our tent in the bushes. At that time we all were thinking that it could be bear about which people had warned us earlier. So it was kind of scary but we were safe all night and next morning we moved our stuff and searched another camping site .
It was my first time when I visited a Gurudwara and it was the holiest one in Sikhism Hemkund Sahib.
Taking holy bath in the nearly frozen holy lake Hemkund was really thrilling in the cold weather.
I was blown away by the vast view of valley of flowers during its trek.For the first time I realised how beautiful and pure nature is.
Waking up to the beautiful mornings in green mountains . That memory is still fresh even today .When I close my eyes and remember those scenes it flashes in front of me.
During last night of our camping ,it rained heavily and water entered inside our camp/tent. So we were left with no choice .We packed all our stuff as soon as possible and shifted to nearby construction site where one room was open.We sat there and waited for the rain to stop and sun to rise.
In valley of flowers I read few lines there and I think those lines ignited a spark in me which is still alive and will be in my heart and mind forever. Those lines are -
“I will lift up mine eyes unto the highest peaks of Himalayas from where my strength has come” .
Thanks !