A mega tectonic event that simmered for millennia, propelled an itinerant landmass of Indian subcontinent towards present day’s Asia on a sluggish time scale. In due course, this drifting gargantuan earth plate, fired by a monomania to explore the possibilities of unique creation, eventually collided with Asian plate with unimaginable force about 50 million years ago. This tectonic collision led to the creation and rise of the world’s highest and youngest mountain range “The Himalaya”. The fact that Himalayas continues to rise inexorably till date by a few millimeters every calendar year, alludes that this particular sphere of earth is explorer and adventurer in nature with tremendous active fire in its belly for the new possibilities.
The network of thundering rivers, abundance of hydrothermal springs, brimming cerulean lakes and moisture loaded clouds those are tossed around the fluted ramparts of the king of the mountain, are the byproduct of tremendous toil that the Himalaya had been up to for Aeon. Itinerant Indian plate further panned shallow Tethys Sea, obliterating it to form Tibetan Plateau that is sere, desiccated and surprisingly interesting landform for explorers to tread upon and wonder in awe.
Occasional seismic spasm the Himalaya keeps experiencing, reminds us its dynamism. The dynamic nature of the Himalayas can also be experienced in its rollicking rivers, strong winds riffling musical rendition from the foliage of Himalayan Forest and from the towering spires jutting beyond clouds. All inspiring us to set the goals high and never stop exploring and seeking. Himalaya is also a treasure trove of the nature’s marvel. From cradling world’s second greatest stockpile of ice outside polar region to the word’s ten highest peaks. It forms a unique bionetwork in its back and beyond landscapes for explorer to seek what they crave for.
Himalayas intercepts and squeezes the itinerant moisture laden cloud with its towering barrier to let Tibetan plateau remain a dry wonderland. At the same time forces the billowing clouds to shower their bounty on a landscape to its south all the way to Sri Lanka and beyond. Thus, imparting Indian landmass with a dash of green for many months, amazing network of rivers and vast flood plains. It probably functions in such a manner to impart an assorted menu of travel possibilities to choose from and satiate explorer’s thirst with its environmental and geological interplay
Although the length and breadth of India offers incredible array of magnificent tourist destinations, but, this slice of elysian land on earth “Himalaya” is blessed with awe inspiring beauty of galactic isolation, tectonic built colossal architect with panoramic march of sky kissing peaks, matrix of glens offering excellent labyrinth of trekking routs, meandering waterway with excellent opportunities to drift on a flotilla, network of extraordinary habitats to look for the wildlife of your dream, abundance of forest pools and tarn to swim, luminous sky to star gaze, seldom visited pastoral valleys to camp on, heart-stopping vistas of resplendent snowy summits to soak in, unassuming people of bucolic cultures with transhumance tradition to witness and a true melting pot of polytheist, monotheist and natural law religion (Hinduism, Islam and Buddhism). A jaunt to such landscape is sure to leave an indelible impression on your life. With so much to do in one landscape, a visitor is surely hard press to find an alternate.
While exploring Himalayan valleys and passes, the explorers are mesmerized and left spellbound to the extent that they hardly feel the toil they have been going through. While visitors feast their senses, quieten their mind, tickle their soul in its lap, Himalayas covertly works on their fitness form very first leg of journey. No place on earth can be so fascinating with multifrontal dimensions for travelers as Himalayas. It allows you to revel in it, refreshes you to the core and at the same time discreetly leaves you fitter physically as well as mentally towards the end your visit.