Hatu Peak (3400 Mt) Narkanda.. A beautiful Sunset..

The last two weeks were perhaps the best two weeks of this year for me. With the summer project over most of the time was spent in planning my last trip to the mountains this year. Finally the result was a 1550 Km five day ride covering some of the best routes away from the highways with plenty of fantastic offroading. The detailed trip log will come up later. But I am posting some pics of the most beautiful sunset I ever experienced in my life.

It was the first day of the trip and I was climbing the Hatu Peak(3400 meters) near Narkanda(410 Kms from Delhi). It was evening and after a steep 6 Km ride on a dirt road which was a slush of sharp rocks and mud reached the summit of the hill. It was all clouded and there was a mild drizzle. But then suddenly the rain stopped and as the clouds began to part I had the first view of the snow laden peaks. And after a few more minutes began the almost magical interplay of colors with the sun setting among the clouds and reflections from the snow covered mountains. Now that was a rare occasion when you see different shades every few seconds as the sun begins to set behind the mountains.

The rocky trail leading to the summit..

At the top.. its all covered in clouds.

The clouds begin to part and the snow peaks come into view..

The sun comes out and the magical interplay of colors begins..