I took a taxi from the center of McLeod Ganj to a little mountain town farther north known as Dharam Cote. I had no idea what I was doing, just trying to get lost in the upper parts of the mountain. In Dharam Cote I learned I could hike farther, about a 4 hour hike to a Plataea at the top of the mountain known as Triund. Triund has one "guesthouse" where people can stay the night and watch the sunrise over the Kangra Valley. It is supposedly one of the most spectacular sunrises to witness because it looks as if the sun is rising directly out of the Kangra Valley as you sit perched on a Plataea in the Himalayan Mountain Range. Pretty cool stuff. Unfortunately I said "supposedly" because I had to turn back about 1,000 feet from the top because the snow was about 4 feet deep. It was fresh enough as well where you just sink through.
On my trek I met up with a couple Aussies by the names of Jasper, James and Tim. I joined them for the majority of the hike and the companionship came at the perfect time. Along the hike there were a couple of stops where we could get some 'chai' and take a break. I enjoyed getting to know these guys and explaining all about America since none of them have been. After 4 hours of hiking we all became pretty good friends and we hung out the rest of the night. Here are some pics of the journey:
Close to town we stopped off to play some Cricket. I sat in the outfield flagging balls while the Aussies got really into it. Here are a couple of pictures of James and Tim getting after it:
I ate dinner and went to the local bar with the Aussies and we got royaly "pissed." It was fantastic. It also made for an interesting walk back to the Monestary! I have some war wounds after the walk down the stairs.
I went to bed extremely easily, but prepared for little sleep. I had a BIG day planned for Sunday.
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