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Tungnath-Chandrashila Trek: Pack up for the peak

<p>Recent visit for the <b>Tungnath-Chandrashila trek summit<&sol;b> guided me with the newer phase of trekking&period; Always read and heard of weather disturbing the routes and resulting in unfulfilled plans&comma; but this time I got to know it deeper&period; The pretty beautiful rain and hails on heights might give us the pleasure of cold but could be exactly very dangerous on our walkways&period; But I will not deny with the fact that despite of heavy rains the little hope of sunshine always brightened the day once&period; We walked our ways cheering up with the blooming spring through the forest ways from Deoriatal to Chopta&period; Routes of Chandrashila connect up with the hindu pilgrimage spot of Lord Shiva&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Tungnath Temple<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<figure style&equals;"width&colon; 1024px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"wp-image-71 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;theghumakkads&period;in&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;04&sol;6279315374&lowbar;84f94b4f0c&lowbar;b&period;jpg" width&equals;"1024" height&equals;"768" title&equals;"Tungnath Temple"><figcaption class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Tungnath Temple<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>It is termed to be the highest Shiva temple in the country&period; According to mythology the temple is known as the &OpenCurlyQuote;<u>Tritiya Panch Kedar<&sol;u>’ depicting the story of Pandavas from Mahabharata&comma; searching for Lord Shiva to convince him for the guilt of killing their brothers&comma; Kauravas&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Route Illustration&colon;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<figure style&equals;"width&colon; 581px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"wp-image-69 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;theghumakkads&period;in&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;04&sol;img-20180414-wa0017376029688&period;jpg" width&equals;"581" height&equals;"1032" title&equals;"Route Illustration to Tungnath-Chandrashila trek"><figcaption class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Route Illustration to Tungnath-Chandrashila trek<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>Illustration is actually the perfect term while moving in the laps of mountains because it proves that how beautifully the nature has illustrated itself&period; Curves&comma; streams&comma; mountains surrounding rich vegetation&comma; birds and flora&comma; it is a wholesome package&period; <i>The trek to Chandrashila<&sol;i> is via Deoriatal&comma; Chopta between the lush green forests&comma; best in springs with pink beauty&period; Large eagles in the skies flying between mountains giving picturesque view to capture and save it in your memories forever&period; Moving on to the height look for the clouds coming on your way with you and let you feel for the breezers around you&period; Ahh&excl;&excl; How can I go forward without sharing about Himalayan Magpies near my campsite&comma; one pretty evening&period; Such a beauty it was with the vibrant colours&period; Every time I visit such places&comma; help me prove that nature is the answer to all the stress of our lives&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Unfulfilled Trek&colon;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<figure style&equals;"width&colon; 1032px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"wp-image-70 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;theghumakkads&period;in&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;04&sol;img-20180414-wa0023803471076&period;jpg" width&equals;"1032" height&equals;"581" title&equals;"Heavy Rainfall during Tungnath-Chandrashila trek"><figcaption class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Heavy Rainfall during Tungnath-Chandrashila trek<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>Heavy rainfall and bad weather conditions with all white out and hail could not support us for the summit to the <b>Chandrashila Peak<&sol;b>&period; We did it till Tungnath Temple &lpar;12&comma;073ft&period;&rpar; from where it was just the distance of 1km left to reach the top of Chandrashila but decided to get back from there&period; The peak is of 13&comma;000ft but still we could not win it&period; This is the story of mountains&comma; you cannot ever conquer them until the mountain itself want you to do that&period; Although I left with the summit this time&comma; but I returned with the rich&comma; healthy experience for my lifetime&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine; &NewLine; &NewLine; <&excl;--begin code --> &NewLine; &NewLine; &NewLine; <div class&equals;"pp-multiple-authors-boxes-wrapper pp-multiple-authors-wrapper pp-multiple-authors-layout-boxed multiple-authors-target-the-content box-post-id-2851 box-instance-id-1 ppma&lowbar;boxes&lowbar;2851" &NewLine; data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"2851" &NewLine; data-instance&lowbar;id&equals;"1" &NewLine; data-additional&lowbar;class&equals;"pp-multiple-authors-layout-boxed&period;multiple-authors-target-the-content" &NewLine; 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Professional Travel Blogger and founder of The Ghumakkads. Bhawna Mohinani is graduate in Mass Communication & Postgraduate in Travel and Tourism Management.

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