Trip log approved.

So, you are back archi! Now, put up the pictures, and trip logs ASAP!

thanx Aryan, will post the pics by tonight....

Looks like an adventurous trip. Will keep an eye on this thread. I've seen Kedarnath only in Reliance Mobile advertisement.

yes bro.... the trip was more adventurous than i expected...



a teaser pic....

so pic are started coming. we are waiting archi...

That pic looks like Neelkanth. Or am I mistaken?

will post ASAP...

Yes Ken da... It's Neelkanth Parvat...

Thanks. Which means, I still recognize stuff from my earlier touring days.

thats really great Ken da...
actually 'm very bad in that...

will post the detailed log by tomorrow night...

one more pic...

Good teaser pictures. Looking forwad to the log and rest of the pics.

Lovelies. Cant wait for more. Your photography has improved alot!!

But no saddlebags - back tumhari hi hai na

PS: I'd love to have you re-read this ride some four-five years later. Prolly you'd just label it as "touring as usual"

will start posting soon....

thanx bro...
and will get a saddle bag this time....actually the backpack was sandwitched between the rider and the pillion so dint felt that much pain....
and hopefully i'll love to re-read some 4-5 years later....

DAY – I (October 25 ‘08, Saturday)
We had initial plans to leave Delhi by 2 PM. The bike was not serviced, there was an oil lick from the engine, and so need to change the packing, the engine oil to be changed and the racer was loosen. And I had lots of work pending in office coz Diwali holidays. So Om dropped me in office at 10 AM and went straight to CBZ (castrol bike zone), Okhla. But he informed me that he will get the bike at 1 PM.

And finally we started from Delhi at 4.15 PM.

Let’s go…


Got the tank full at Hauz-Khas. There was heavy traffic because of diwali weekend. And it took more than 1 hour to cross outer ring road. Reached Meerut by-pass at 7.00 PM.
Took a half an hour break there for snax and then headed non stop for Hardwar. The road condition is very bad as the construction work is going on. I found no progress in last 6 months; the condition was same as before. I was desperate to cross these 200 kms stretch from Delhi to Hardwar so that I can enter in the hills. Reached Hardwar at 11.00 PM, checked in a hotel and went out for dinner.

In the hotel we met Adv. R. K. Sharma from Gurgaon, in his 50’s who was on his scooter on the way to Chopta for trekking. He was really an inspiring guy and is mad for The Mighty Himalayas. And the best part is, he used to do most of his trips on bikes/scooters. There was 2 hour long interaction with him after dinner. He has a very good knowledge about the Garwal Hills. And he also trekked a lot in those regions. Got some very good info from him. We had same route till Chamoli.
So we decided to ride together starting at 5.30 AM in the next morning.

Route - Delhi-Meerut-Hardwar
Kms Covered - 230 Kms

I would say re-ride 4-5 years later

Good start archi bhaiya, post Day-2 jaldi..