India
Uttranchal
Ruskin Bond, the well-loved writer who has made Uttaranchal his home, brings vividly to life the beauty of the Garhwal Himalayas in his poem In Cold Himal,Deep in the crouching mist, lie the mountains. Climbing the mountains are forests Of rhododendron, spruce and deodar- Trees of God, we call them- soughing In the wind from Kumaon and Garhwal.
A wonderfully reminiscent description of one of the loveliest states of India: Uttaranchal. It is also known as `Dev Bhoomi'- the land of the gods. Two bordering areas- Garhwal and Kumaon- comprise Uttaranchal, and right across this stretch are hundreds of temples, shrines, and ashrams. There are mountains to climb, rivers to ford, deodar forests to explore and trails to trek.