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Just came back from another exciting trip. Here's a kind of trip log.
I was supposed to ride to this place called 'Mori' which is 150 kms from Mussoorie. A few kilometers down 'Mori' there are 4 camps situated besides the river 'Tons' which is one of the tributaries of the Yamuna. I was working in one such camp for around 12 days.
The original plan was to get up at 4:30 AM in the morning and reach 'Mori' the same day, but due to some un-aviodable circumstances I slept that night at 4:00 AM and got up at 1:30 P.M. So I decided to break journey at Mussoorie.
Left Meerut at 2:00 PM, going through the usual route, Muzzafarnagar bypass, Rorkee bypass, saharanpur bypass, at Dheradun, took at right for Vidhan Sabah and managed to bypass the city as well. Reached Mussoorie at 7:00 PM and stopped for a night at a Hotel called the Padmini Nivas. Very nice place. But I got quite bored that day. All alone and there's nothing much to do at Mussoorie. Infact I find all hill stations quite boring, they're too commercialised and end up look the same loosing all their charm in the process.
The next morning I left for 'Mori' at around 8:00 AM. There is no traffic at Kempty falls in the mornings, so thats the time to cross it. There's a Petrol pump just before Nainbagh or Purola (one of the two, I can't remember which one) which is owned by Jaspal Rana. There's also a Petrol pump at Nowgaon. So one can re-fuel there. You can find telephones at all the villages but all the phones in this area are BSNL satellite phones which usually depend on the weather and may not work at all times. Also there is no cell-phone coverge beyond Mussoorie. Reached 'Mori' at around 2:00 PM. The ride was pretty tiring but the last one hour strech was awesome. Beautiful Pine trees abound the area and you have to be on the bike to enjoy nature to it's fullest. When I finally arrived at the 'Mori' barricade, I saw the 'TOns' for the first time. The white water immediately put a smile on my face. My stay there was awesome, went rock climbing, rafting, beatlling etc.
Headed back for Meerut yesterday morning at 9:00 AM. After crossing Nainbagh I could see a major dust strom building up in the valley, below one could see the majestic yamuna. The dust storm wasn't a local phenomenon as i had thought ealier. Beyond rorkee it started raining pretty bad but i pushed on. Had to make it home before dark. At one point there was a mjor traffic pile up, so i thought i would take my bike from the side of the road, things went well for a few metres when suddlenly i found the front half of my bike submerged in water. steam coming out of the engine! A few locals helped my pull out the bike. It started in one go. Thank god the cylinder didn't crack and thank god no water when inside the air-intake of i'd been done for. It was smooth sailing till the muzzafarnagar bypass which i slipped the bike while trying to get accross a car ... my fault, as i was on the shoulder of the road. But I was nearly staionery and was standing on firm ground while the bike gradually slipped below me. This happened at the railway crossing. I stopped there for a while. My first break. Had a 'bhutta', 2 'aaroos' and 2 packets of pop corn before pushing off on my way. Reached Meerut at 7:00 PM. In one piece!
Pictures to be put up soon. Also will be uploading some pics for the other topic i posted, '700 KM'
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Just came back from another exciting trip. Here's a kind of trip log.
I was supposed to ride to this place called 'Mori' which is 150 kms from Mussoorie. A few kilometers down 'Mori' there are 4 camps situated besides the river 'Tons' which is one of the tributaries of the Yamuna. I was working in one such camp for around 12 days.
The original plan was to get up at 4:30 AM in the morning and reach 'Mori' the same day, but due to some un-aviodable circumstances I slept that night at 4:00 AM and got up at 1:30 P.M. So I decided to break journey at Mussoorie.
Left Meerut at 2:00 PM, going through the usual route, Muzzafarnagar bypass, Rorkee bypass, saharanpur bypass, at Dheradun, took at right for Vidhan Sabah and managed to bypass the city as well. Reached Mussoorie at 7:00 PM and stopped for a night at a Hotel called the Padmini Nivas. Very nice place. But I got quite bored that day. All alone and there's nothing much to do at Mussoorie. Infact I find all hill stations quite boring, they're too commercialised and end up look the same loosing all their charm in the process.
The next morning I left for 'Mori' at around 8:00 AM. There is no traffic at Kempty falls in the mornings, so thats the time to cross it. There's a Petrol pump just before Nainbagh or Purola (one of the two, I can't remember which one) which is owned by Jaspal Rana. There's also a Petrol pump at Nowgaon. So one can re-fuel there. You can find telephones at all the villages but all the phones in this area are BSNL satellite phones which usually depend on the weather and may not work at all times. Also there is no cell-phone coverge beyond Mussoorie. Reached 'Mori' at around 2:00 PM. The ride was pretty tiring but the last one hour strech was awesome. Beautiful Pine trees abound the area and you have to be on the bike to enjoy nature to it's fullest. When I finally arrived at the 'Mori' barricade, I saw the 'TOns' for the first time. The white water immediately put a smile on my face. My stay there was awesome, went rock climbing, rafting, beatlling etc.
Headed back for Meerut yesterday morning at 9:00 AM. After crossing Nainbagh I could see a major dust strom building up in the valley, below one could see the majestic yamuna. The dust storm wasn't a local phenomenon as i had thought ealier. Beyond rorkee it started raining pretty bad but i pushed on. Had to make it home before dark. At one point there was a mjor traffic pile up, so i thought i would take my bike from the side of the road, things went well for a few metres when suddlenly i found the front half of my bike submerged in water. steam coming out of the engine! A few locals helped my pull out the bike. It started in one go. Thank god the cylinder didn't crack and thank god no water when inside the air-intake of i'd been done for. It was smooth sailing till the muzzafarnagar bypass which i slipped the bike while trying to get accross a car ... my fault, as i was on the shoulder of the road. But I was nearly staionery and was standing on firm ground while the bike gradually slipped below me. This happened at the railway crossing. I stopped there for a while. My first break. Had a 'bhutta', 2 'aaroos' and 2 packets of pop corn before pushing off on my way. Reached Meerut at 7:00 PM. In one piece!
Pictures to be put up soon. Also will be uploading some pics for the other topic i posted, '700 KM'
PICS :
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