Lake Parashar - Episode 5 To Parashr we go

I was woken up next day on 2nd March 2014. I was the last one up. Our huts caretaker had put our clothes out of the kitchen. We quickly did our morning chores and got dressed.

We had a quick breakfast. There was only material for five aalo parathas and if we wanted more he would have to boil more potatoes. Everyone agreed they wanted to have only one but I wanted more and had more. We took some pictures around the hut.

Eating breakfast

Bench outside the hut

Snow outside the hut 

Rahul and me

A view to kill

The other side

They keep wood in it

Unending views

Snow makes everything beautiful

Snow outside our hut

Our hut

Our hut

A mountain

Me

Happy

Me looking wow

Happy playing in Snow

O...K...

We started trek to the lake, in the middle of our trek it started to snow again. The path required us to cross the forrest guest house fence and walk towards the lake.

Parashar lake board

Me working my way down in snow

Snow poring again

Us making our way

The entry to the lake side and a hut of the monks 

Us making the final dash

What I think is the lake

Me trying to find the lake

The way back

Happy made a vow that he will never trek with me as I am bringer of bad weather.

We made a futile dash by the time we were near the lake the weather was so bad we could not see anything from the monk's hut. Some pictures were taken and we started back. Happy asked me to keep a watch for his glasses which he seemed to have lost.

Happy had taken the position of our guide and was modulating his speed to ensure no one is left behind.

I was very cold and wore my balaclava. I do not know when this happened but I got a tap from Happy who told me I was walking too slow. I think I was dizzy and realised my balaclava was restricting my breathing. I quickly pulled it up and got back on speed.

We had met couple of people in the PWD guest house they were also trekking to the lake. They were four people and they passed us. However soon I learnt the two women with them were coming back, Happy took over as a guide for them and ensured they reached safely to there hut.

Happy ensuring the girls get back to there hut

Mission accomplished

We got to our hut and packed our bags. We were ready to start our trek back. We knew we had no guide so we could not take the trek route, we took the proper road which had snow for first 8 KMs.