Adventure bound on the Curzon Trail
Monday, March 15, 2010One adventure bound journalist recently recounted his exploits on the Curzon Trail in the Garhwal Himalayas.
Writing for the Telegraph, Henry Wismayer notes the benefits the region has to offer for adventure-bound travellers keen to escape the frenzied activity of more tourist-dominated destinations.
"Silence is sacred in the Garhwal Himalayas," he writes of his time in the area.
"This is Hinduism's spiritual heart," he adds, "journey's end for sun-blackened mendicants, home to various many-armed deities and birthplace of the Ganges."
He notes that, at 05:00 local time, the Earth itself seems asleep, with streams frozen and the birds still sleeping.
But this is offset against the remoteness of the region, with icy winds picking up dust from the mountainous ridges.
Garhwal Tourism lists the source of the Ganges among the four most sacred sites in the Himalayas, as one of the locations that combine to create the Char Dham of the Garhwal.
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