RIDE FOR RAFTING

" Thrilling action packed white water rafting in Gangetic valley , its irregular powerful violent rapids , freezing water rushing to escape from the captivity of mighty Himalayan mountains , some of the virgin forests of Himalayan range , early morning walk along holy river and riding a 350 cc beast in Himalayan circuits ……. Was one of the unforgettable experience in my life. "

Thanks to Sunny for this snap..

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After having a very close call with death near Roorkee where a Himachal Pradesh Tourism Bus was touching almost all corners of the road at speed of min 80kmph , we reached Rishikesh at 1.00 pm . First view of valley after riding 245 km gave us new enthusiasm . We decided to sleep on river banks of Ganga , hired tents and started planning for next day rafting.

" Adventure for Photography " session in the Morning.

Place we stayed full of shining sand, facing flowing crystal clear water with small ripples .In all directions we could see mountains covered with virgin forests , birds , flowers , here and there few human beings .It was our first evening , most of us left for trekking .When we reached remote villages it was already night so we could not enjoy the trekking fully. Played beach volleyball after that our party started. Bonfire , singing and jokes added additional flavor to this evening.

Me and Sunny decided that we will go for early morning trekking which will be followed by photography session . Morning 6 we left , walking in the direction of water . Walked in mud , climbed few rocks we did many more crazy actions to take few good snaps. When I came back to tent my shoes were totally filled with mud , jacket was covered with wet sand , indirectly it was saying stories of our “ Adventure for Photography “.

Rishikesh is one of the Holy city of India it is 220 km from Delhi , and around 20 km from Haridwar . This “ Yoga Capital of The World” is bisected by Holy Ganga . In this region Ganga is very wild . Best rafting stretch is from Marinedrive to Rishikesh , it around 24 km. In this range we encounter 12 major rapids like Shivpuri , Golf course , roller coaster . Some of them are very risky where water forces rafts up to 8 to 12 feet.

I should appreciate the instructions , warnings given before starting our rafting session . We can apply our physics and fluid dynamics knowledge to real life . We were provided with all safety gears , that built more confidence in those people who don t know swimming. After 10 km of rafting we were little tired , every rapid filled new energy to face one more rapid. Total time taken was almost 4.5 hours . Those 4.5 hours we enjoyed each and every minute. But we could not capture those moments in camera because of water .

Had lunch at 3.30 pm , started to Noida .Night driving was very tough , reached home at 2.00 am midnight as usual with lot of experiences share ……

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