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Jennifer Nandi, Odyssey to Bedni Bugyal, TraveloguesLeave a comment

Odyssey to Bedni Bugyal – Shelter from the Storm

November 27, 2011May 6, 2012 Green Ogre

In the penultimate episode of her Bedni Bugyal travelogue, Jennifer Nandi revisits the Himalayan hamlet of Kanol, tucked into a fold in the vast district of Chamoli and haunted by the ghosts of ancient forests long lost to the logger’s … Continue reading Odyssey to Bedni Bugyal – Shelter from the Storm

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Odyssey to Bedni Bugyal – In another world

October 22, 2011June 3, 2012 Green Ogre

In the charming alpine meadow of Bedni Bugyal life goes on as if on another planet, though Jennifer Nandi notes that our inexorable worldliness has preceded our arrival here  Life’s symmetry, reflected in Bedni Kund Trishul peeks fleetingly behind scudding … Continue reading Odyssey to Bedni Bugyal – In another world

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Odyssey to Bedni Bugyal – Slow Deterioration

October 15, 2011June 3, 2012 Green Ogre

We arrive at Bedni Bugyal, but only barely. Food, shelter and rest are in pitifully short supply. Add to that the prospect of two long, cold, terrifying nights at 11,000 feet. An hour later, Bijoy comes up to us to … Continue reading Odyssey to Bedni Bugyal – Slow Deterioration

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Where eagles dare… to soar!

April 25, 2011April 28, 2012 Andy

Honorary Ogre Anand Yegnaswami is mystified by the phenomenon of soaring after watching raptors do their thing A Black Eagle on outstretched wings Our recent trip to Dandeli with the Ogres got me acquainted with a majestic flyer. We were walking up the … Continue reading Where eagles dare… to soar!

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On the wing – Himalayan Griffon in flight

April 8, 2011April 28, 2012 Green Ogre

Watching a great bird in flight is an experience both meditative and educational A Himalayan Griffon (Gyps himalayensis) rises slowly on a thermal — an updraft of warm air rising up from the sun-warmed earth — above the dense forests in a … Continue reading On the wing – Himalayan Griffon in flight

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