Tag: Mountains

The Summer Solstice Sunrise: A Journey and Ritual of Illumination

Beautiful post.

BREATHTAKING LEH

Beautiful photographs

mukul chand's avatarEnchanted Forests

From an Altitude of 215 metres at New Delhi  ( 24 degrees C) to a dizzy 3800 metres at Leh, Ladakh ( -10 degrees C)  within an hour meant the first day was reserved for the entire group to acclimatize to the drastic change.

The breathtaking views and rarefied air at an high altitude left me gasping for air.

All the photographs were taken from the Mahey Retreat Hotel , Leh ,Ladakh on the first day of an Enchanting trip.( please check out my blog titled LEH TEASER at http://www.travelwithmukul.wordpress.com)

fields cottage and Himalayas The View from the Room

The landscape at Leh is amazingly stunning and unique.

Behold the Snow Clad and Mighty Himalayas viewed through a screen of leafless trees.

trees and himalayas Snow Capped Himalayas 

It was so Enchanting to see the Himalayas close at hand. I felt I could reach out and touch the mysterious Himalayas, home to the mysterious Snow Leopards.

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Winter in Estes Park

The area is beautiful thanks for the reminder.

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Estes map

On our previous trip out west to Sedona, we rented a Toyota Prius which served as a faithful steed on our road trip across the rugged terrain of Arizona. For our January trip out to Colorado, we knew we would require something more “off-road” that could handle the mountainous landscape and potentially icy roads of the Rockies. When we arrived at Enterprise at the Denver airport, we didn’t choose the car…the car chose us…

IMG_4615 Our rental car in Rocky Mountain National Park

Estes Park

We spent our three nights in Estes Park at the Cozy Cabin, a short walk from the shops and restaurants downtown. The cabin was the size of a Williamsburg studio, but the easy access to downtown Estes and Rocky Mountain National Park (15 minute drive) made it the perfect place to spend the long weekend. Not to mention, there was a family of deer…

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