Imagine yourself climbing the Empire State building, now transport the stairs from the concrete periphery of the building to the ever green temperate forests and you find yourself climbing the Stairway to Heaven. This very aptly summarizes our trip to Tarum hot springs.
Our initial plan to do a three day trek to Lachung is shot [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Tarum – Stairway to Heaven
Posted in Sikkim, Travel, tagged hot springs, Lachen, Tarum on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wild Beauties
Posted in Travel, tagged flora, Lachen, Lashar, rhododendron, Thangu on August 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The variety of flora to be found in the Lachen valley is simply amazing. The great explorer botanist J.D. Hooker was completely awed by the variety of flora he found in the Lachen valley during his exploratory trip in 1849, making the following entry in his diary ” At first it appears incredible that so [...]
