SWF: Valley of Flowers
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July 2008
Valley of Flowers
Uttarakhand
India
Height: 11,000 feet above main sea level
Trekking Distance from Govindghat (last motorable road) one way: 18 kms
The Valley of Flowers is a high altitude Himalayan valley renowned for its diverse alpine flora, meadows and natural beauty. The highest point of the Valley of Flowers National Park is Gauri Parbat at 22,043 feet above sea level is covered by clouds in this photograph. Located in the upper regions of Garhwal in Uttarakhand, the Valley is inaccessible through much of the year. The park is open only in summer between June and October, being covered by heavy snow during the rest of the year.
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November 6, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Oh how magical this place is. I have also checked out your post on your blogspot and my, what a trip that must have been.
This one’s very beautiful. Happy skywatching.
November 6, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Hallo…. up there
you are almost over the skyes!!
Beautiful pictures and a very very beautiful nature.
Nice weekend from a norwegian girl.
November 6, 2008 at 11:24 pm
What a beautiful place. I would love to go for a hike there.
November 6, 2008 at 11:33 pm
Oh How Beautiful!!!
November 6, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Breathtakingly beautiful! Thanks for sharing such lovely photos!
November 7, 2008 at 12:14 am
WOW! What a beautiful valley. Lucky you to have been there to look down into it.
November 7, 2008 at 12:27 am
Wow what a fantastic place, well done.
November 7, 2008 at 1:09 am
So lush and green, much more than I would have anticipated.
November 7, 2008 at 1:19 am
Stunning shots!
November 7, 2008 at 2:22 am
Wow what fantastic photos I especially love the second one. Wow!!! So green!!!
November 7, 2008 at 4:00 am
Beautiful, Celine! Makes me want to be there.
November 7, 2008 at 4:52 am
Exquisite!
The first photo looks like a double valley, ground and sky.
How lucky to hike at such towering heights.
November 7, 2008 at 5:46 am
Unlikely that I will ever get here. Thanks for sharing these beautiful photos.
November 7, 2008 at 5:46 am
Absolutely breathtaking … Happy SWF!
November 7, 2008 at 6:37 am
Amazing. Just amazing.
November 7, 2008 at 7:04 am
your photos are amazing!!!
November 7, 2008 at 7:12 am
Lovely pictures Celine..I have just joined Skywatch myself after seeing your post and its been a great inspiration
November 7, 2008 at 7:19 am
It looks like a very beautiful place — but challenging. Thank you for telling us about it.
November 7, 2008 at 8:09 am
nice pics have good weekend
November 7, 2008 at 9:00 am
Hey you up there!
Amazing captures:) I like that second the most!
November 7, 2008 at 11:07 am
wow! must have been super to be there! on my wishlist!
November 7, 2008 at 11:53 am
These are absolutely breathtaking!
November 7, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Amazing! I have honesty never experienced anything like that, but my passion (aside from weather) is mountains, so… one day. Love the perspective in the second shot. Amazing greens in both!
November 7, 2008 at 5:17 pm
You do go to some amazing places. I wonder howmany different wild flowers you saw?
Great photos.
November 7, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Celine: What really neat mountain and and sky photos.
November 8, 2008 at 6:07 pm
Wonderful color and landscape!
November 8, 2008 at 10:26 pm
Great shots. It looks like such a beautiful place.
November 10, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Thanks to all of you who stopped by and left behind your kind words of encouragement. Appreciated.:)
November 10, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Hi Celine, as I was looking through your other blog (OSI) I mentioned to Mrs. Jim that perhaps we should consider a visit to India, you had such pretty pictures there.
And now this, thank you for your invite to come see. Happy Skywatching, I will look for you next week.
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November 13, 2008 at 8:29 pm
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June 9, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Your post (Valley of Flowers) reminds me of my trips to Kumaon to photographs its fauna and flora. I have read Frank Smythe’s fabulous memoir VALLEY OF FLOWERS, and a host of other books describing the natural beauty of Himalayas including HIMALAYAN FLOWERS & TREES (Dorothy Mierow 1978), FLOWERS OF THE HIMALAYA (Polunin & Stainton -Oxford 1984), ECONOMIC BOTANY OF THE HIMALAYAN REGION (Atkinson 1882/1989), NAINI TAL (Anup Shah) etc.
Your post on Rudraprayag was also interesting. It was here Jim Corbett shot and killed the notorious man eating leopard in May 1926 from a mango tree in Golabrai. Your photographs and description covering the Himalayan region will stimulate others to establish a closer relationship with nature.
With best wishes,
Jerry