110 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLER INDIA | MAY 2018
THE DESTINATIONTHE PINDARI GLACIER
TREK, A 90-KILOMETRE
TRAIL THROUGH THE
HIMALAYAN OASIS OF
KUMAON, HAS BOTH
AWE-INDUCING VIEWS
AND STORIES. THE
NANDA DEVI, PANWALI
DWAR AND MAIKTOLI
PEAKS LOOM OVERHEAD,
AND THE ROUTE WINDS
THROUGH VILLAGES
STRAIGHT OUT OF
DRAWING BOARDS.
THERE ARE TALES FROM
THE MAHABHARATA,
FURRY FRIENDS, AND
A GUSHING MOUNTAIN
RIVER FOR COMPANY.
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