A NATURE'S DAY

18th February, 2017

With 1 liter water bottle in my backpack and wearing comfortable dress and shoes, I headed towards Satdobato at 7 a.m. on Saturday, 4^th February to take part in hiking organized by Nature Lovers Group. A large number of people wearing blue caps had already gathered in front of the office premises. After collecting our breakfast and lunch in our bags, we boarded our buses which started at 8 a.m. There were 5 of them carrying 220 hikers. Through the ways of Kalanki and Balaju bypass, we reached at the gate of Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park.

As hiking was supposed to begin from this very point, the staffs started working out the entry process in the counter. The condition of the free of cost public toilet there was pathetic. However, there was no other option.

After the completion of the entry procedure, we headed upwards through the jungle following the office staffs. Walking through the stone staircases, at times, we also remembered to view the jungle right and left.  

We took an apple break at around 9:30 a.m. I had already taken two apples while walking not realizing it was an improper way of eating. Then we continued with our walk. Reached at around 10:30 a.m. to an open area from where our destination Jamacho gumba at the top was visible. Drenched with sweat as we were, we took our water break there and clicked photographs. The landscape was magnificent. We headed uphill for one more hour and finally reached the gumba.

It was a small gumba and a stupa stood nearby, the top of which had been slightly hit by the earthquake last year. On the other side was a long house where reconstruction was going on. There also was a tower from where I clicked the Himalayan ranges and the surrounding views. By that time, the healthy lunch was ready. Healthy because it had a proper combination of all the minerals, vitamins, fat and proteins—beaten rice mixed with roasted soya beans, raisins, dried dates, groundnuts, two different varieties of green vegetables and a potato salad.

After interaction programme and dancing and singing, we decided to head down through the same way at 2:30 p.m. We walked downhill passing through the shades chitchatting to whosoever we met on the way. In one and half hour, we had reached the bottom of the park from where we had begun in the morning. We waited at the bus stop and rested until all the hikers had arrived.

After their arrival, we boarded the buses. They moved at about 4:30 p.m. towards the office at Satdobato. Thank you NLG.