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Kumharsain, Himachal Pradesh, India
कुछ दोस्त उम्र भर के होते हैं और कुछ दोस्त, पल भर के। मगर होते तो सारे ही प्यारे हैं ❤️
कुछ दोस्त उम्र भर के होते हैं और कुछ दोस्त, पल भर के। मगर होते तो सारे ही प्यारे हैं ❤️
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Theog, Himachal Pradesh, India
January and February is ski 🎿 season in Narkanda. You come to Narkanda town, and 500 meters from it is the ski place. Snow is two to three feet, but they pile up snow at places for
January and February is ski 🎿 season in Narkanda. You come to Narkanda town, and 500 meters from it is the ski place. Snow is two to three feet, but they pile up snow at places for skiing.

For hotels, it is an off season 😲. Rates are lower than they are now, which is peak season. The cost of skiing and equipment rental for half a day is ₹1,000. The national highway is pretty clean and snow is removed from it regularly, so it's easy to drive up.

Why do I not know of this? Who wants to come ski this winter? Decathlon was even selling skis when we visited them a week ago. But why buy when we can rent?
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We have come to a resort near our campsite for dinner. In every #campsite and #resort across India, #wood is #burned for a nightly #bonfire. There is the consumption of chips and
We have come to a resort near our campsite for dinner.

In every #campsite and #resort across India, #wood is #burned for a nightly #bonfire. There is the consumption of chips and soda by children, to the accompaniment of loud music that can be heard for half a mile around. In spite of all these arrangements, most children can't be bothered to lift their heads out of their cellphones.

Is ritualistic #consumption all that we have to offer to our children? And if all adults want to do is consume large amounts of liquor, why do they drive all the way to the hills for it? Not once have these families left their resort to enjoy the beauty of nature all around them - to meet local people, listen to birds, admire flowers.

To each their own. But observing this drama makes me feel we are doing something right.

But at least we should leave the trees out of it. Tens of thousands of resorts are burning bonfires every night. Instead of hugging and loving trees people are going into nature to burn them. Sad.
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Shimla ( Rural ), Himachal Pradesh, India
These #insects made the kids #jump. Even though they are sitting perfectly still. They're a little more than an inch in length.
These #insects made the kids #jump. Even though they are sitting perfectly still. They're a little more than an inch in length.
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  • ahm95ed101That's a pretty good one. Actually I think your recent photos are really good. I will be waiting for your next photo 😊✋1
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It's 7:45 am and the #skies over #Kurukshetra are #overcast. Its been a pleaseant 25°C since we entered the plains. We are actually driving without air conditioning. Did we bring
It's 7:45 am and the #skies over #Kurukshetra are #overcast. Its been a pleaseant 25°C since we entered the plains. We are actually driving without air conditioning. Did we bring the mountain #weather with us?
Karnal, Haryana, India
Met with our first #accident yesterday. A minor one. A pick up truck was badly parked at a turn on the road down from Chail. While I was trying to negotiate past it, an impatient b
Met with our first #accident yesterday. A minor one. A pick up truck was badly parked at a turn on the road down from Chail. While I was trying to negotiate past it, an impatient bus going uphill dinged our car. I asked it to wait while I back out of the situation, but it kept going, rubbing the door handle.

The kids want you to know that this is our 200th post 📯
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Karnal, Haryana, India
Back in the #plains, we stopped over at a dhaba. They gave us a bottle of #packaged #water without us asking for it. I only saw the bottle on our table after I saw it in the bill.
Back in the #plains, we stopped over at a dhaba. They gave us a bottle of #packaged #water without us asking for it. I only saw the bottle on our table after I saw it in the bill. They were doing this with all customers.

What do you see in the pic? A stack of cold water? Or a pile of #waste #plastic. Once your perspective changes, it never goes back.

24 hours before Karnal, we had had breakfast in Narkanda. The rates for everything more than doubled in this distance. How 😲?
When Deepak found a toy to play with, and M1 tried explaining to him that this was a political party's symbol and flag.
The #clouds are #pouring from up above and #billowing in from below. We struggled to get where we are. Now we are hiding under a tarp and watching others have a hard time 😜
Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra, India
Not a huge fan of civilization, but sometimes markets can be nice and quaint. We'd all just bought ourselves raincoats and were ready to brave the #rain in style. Except M2, who di
Not a huge fan of civilization, but sometimes markets can be nice and quaint. We'd all just bought ourselves raincoats and were ready to brave the #rain in style. Except M2, who didn't like any of the choices available in his size. Being the smallest can be annoying.

If you look carefully dead center, you will see a tree partially obscured by fog, clouds and rain. I'm posting nofilter because all filters were making the tree vanish. What I really need is a filter to convert this pic into a watercolour painting 🎨
Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra, India
This is a complete #plant in six inches. Leaf, stem, #flower. Life has tremendous #zeal to exist. It will sprout anywhere. And then reproduce in the blink of an eye. And yet we a
This is a complete #plant in six inches. Leaf, stem, #flower.

Life has tremendous #zeal to exist. It will sprout anywhere. And then reproduce in the blink of an eye.

And yet we are going through an unforeseen extinction. Imagine the tremendous force and violence that humanity is exerting on nature, in order for it to receed, and for us to prevail.