The Singalila range which borders West Bengal, Sikkim and Nepal is a biodiversity hotspot for flora and fauna alike. On my recent trek came across many of these beauties , mainly above Lower Yambong (3200 M). Whether it was the mauve colored slopes mingled with green and yellow, or the lilac aster or the freaky [...]
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Wild Beauties II
Posted in Travel, tagged flora, sikkim, singalila on December 2, 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 [...]
