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A Colourful Sunset

Here is an old image of sun going behind the Himalayan foothills at Corbett National Park. I fount it today when I was digging through the archives.

—Categories: himalayas, nature, uttarakhand, wildlife

My Fav Places – Corbett

Before I entered the forest of Corbett, it was tiger that I had in mind. I was one of the truck loads of tourists who arrive in forest in search of the elusive big cat. But once I was in there, all my perceptions changed.

Corbett National Park

Corbett has landscapes that have few parallels anywhere in India. Dhikala’s vast grasslands, the wide riverbed of Ramaganga and the tall Sal trees fill the beholder’s eyes. It is Corbett where I want to spend every winter, I told myself and even figured that it would not be hard for me to find a naturalist’s job. Alas, other attachments pulled me back from there, but I know I am bound to get back there again and again.

Corbett National Park

Its misty golden sunrises and mysterious forests are something I keep dreaming even though it is more than a year since I was there.

Read more about my visit to Corbett, and photographs from the place.

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Summary: A Journey through North India – Auli, Rishikesh, Varanasi, Corbett

Here is the link to all the posts of my month long journey, passing through Auli, Rishikesh, Rajaji National Park, Haridwar, Corbett, Varanasi and Agra.

AULI

1. A back-breaking journey: from Rishikesh to Auli
2. First Day at Auli
3. The days of Skiing
4. Spending time in Auli
5. Trekking and walking around
6. About Auli

Also: Auli Image Gallery – 2006

Also: My first visit to Auli in 2005

1. Auli Image Gallery – 2005
2. Write-up on skiing in Auli

RISHIKESH

1. Arriving at Rishikesh.
2. Walking around Laxman Jhula
3. Ganga Aarthi at Rishikesh
4. Photo Essay: Babas of Rishikesh
5. Rishikesh to Kaudiyala
6. About Rishikesh
7. Rajaji National park
8. Ganga aarti at Haridwar

Also see: Rishikesh Image gallery

CORBETT NATIONAL PARK

1. Arriving at Corbett
2. First day at Corbett: safari day trip to Dhikala
3. Corbett: In the nature – A struggle between fear and love
4. The desperate tourist’s tiger hunt
5. Photo Essay: Landscapes of Corbett
6. My Days in Corbett
7. Encounter with Pachyderms
8. Information about Corbett National Park
9. Moving on from Corbett

Also see: Corbett Image Gallery

VARANASI

1. Travelling to Varanasi from Corbett
2. Arriving at Varanasi
3. Many perceptions of Varanasi
4. First day at the ghats
5. Boat ride on the Ganges
6. An encounter on the ghats
7. Photo Essay: Ganga Aarti
8. Life on the ghats
9. About Varanasi

Also see: Varanasi Image Gallery

AGRA

1. Taj Mahal
2. Touts of Agra
3. End of the Journey