Bikesh Deshar

 "As we entered in the most exhilarating freshness of the Langtang Circuit Trek, rejoicing in the abundance of pure trailside wilderness, it felt like Nepal is otherworldly Shambala. The stupendous rocks on the river beds hacked and scarred with centuries old Himalayan water. The flawless towering mountains sprung with national flowers, while up in the tree line, alpine forest stunted and deformed by wind and cold. The Langtang Valley, often known as narrow valley, is sandwiched between the main Himalayan range to the north and a slightly lower range of snowy peaks to the south, tells a grand story of Himalayas". 2 cousin brothers and I decided to backpack Langtang Circuit Trail including Gosainkunda Trek later. We decided to complete our trek in a week. As per our plan, we started our journey on March 19, 2022 and took a bus from Kalanki to the Syapru Besi at 6:00 AM. However, our bus came came little than we expected. Then, our journey began with no expectation that what wo...

IN an unfathomed forest of Phulchoki, which is believed to be evolved in mesozoic era, I remained for more than 5 hrs, walking quietly up and down, photographing and climbing among the surrounding mountains covered with snow. Phulchoki furnishes an equally interesting example of wilderness wholly, or in part, by wide range of flora and fauna and in every direction, the landscape stretched out sublimely away in fresh wildness--- a manuscript written by the hand of Nature alone. It all started with an obsession of walking. On a chilly morning of February 5, 2022, I woke up late and after my morning stuffs, I looked around from our terrace. I saw all the hills and mountains of the Kathmandu valley covered with snow. And I decided to hike Phulchoki, one of the care killing trails of the valley which stretches out 13 km from the base of the mountain.  However, I already hiked this trail with my friend on last December, 2021 when first snowfall of the season hit the valley. With an urge...