Camps trekking along the Tons river - Uttarakhand

The Har-ki-dun or Har-ki-doon valley (meaning the valley of God) in Himalayas happen to be one of the finest for trekkers. Trekkers camp in a meadows along the Tons river. The camp is surrounded by Himalayan Birch trees (Betula utilis ) or bhoj patra. A young boy fetch water from the Tons river in Uttarakhand.

Betula utilis (Himalayan birch, bhojpatra, Sanskrit:bhūrja) is a birch tree native to the Himalayas, growing at elevations up to 4,500 m (14,800 ft). The specific epithet, utilis, refers to the many uses of the different parts of the tree. The white, paper-like bark of the tree was used in ancient times for writing Sanskrit scriptures and texts. It is still used as paper for the writing of sacred mantras, with the bark placed in an amulet and worn for protection. Selected varieties are used for landscaping throughout the world, even while some areas of its native habitat are being lost due to overuse of the tree for firewood.

Peaks from near the Swargarohini range, as seen from near Har-ki-doon valley. Swargarohini is a mountain massif in the Bandarpunch Range of the Garhwal Himalaya. It lies in the Uttarkashi District of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, west of the Gangotri group of peaks. It comprises four separate peaks; Swargarohini I is the main peak, and is the subject of this article. While not particularly high by Himalayan standards, and not the highest in the Bandarpunch range, Swargarohini I is notable for its dramatic local relief.

This snow-clad peak along is the source of the Tons River and along with the Bandarpunch massif it acts as a divider between the Yamuna and the Bhagirathi Rivers.

Swargarohini derives it names from the Legends associated with that it peaks forms the path to heaven that was followed by Pandavas, Draupadi & their Dog.According to Legends its believed that is only way one can go to heaven with human body itself.

Source: Wikipedia

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