Who: Anurag, Kabir, Vishal, Saurabh and me
When: 9, 10, 11 May 2015
Route: Mandi -> Ghatasni-> Barot-> Lohardi-> Swaar and back
At the Mandi bus depot waiting for Vishal bhaiya to appear so we can catch the bus to Ghatasni
At a dhaba in Ghatasni from where we caught the connecting bus to Barot
At Sachin homestay in Barot where we spent one night
outside the PWD rest house in Barot
A view of the Barot barrage constructed by the British. Uhl and Lumbha Khad rivers meet here
Trying to race up the tracks of the trolley built by the British while constructing the barrage. Vishal is already up at the incline which is probably about 60 degrees or so
On the trail from Lohardi (which is a short bus ride from Barot) to Swaar
We stop for a chat with a local shepherd
Tasting the mountain water
The forest rest house
A walk in the village in the evening
Do you spot a sheep?
a warm room in the night
Breakfast in the morning (Pradeep tau even arranged for a gas stove and cylinder for us instead of the chulha)
And the walk back (a smiling Anu even though he felt sick in the night)
Mules carrying bricks for the new school building in Swaar
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