Hemkund Sahib Revisited
The Journey begins at Govindghat which is a 9-10 hour bus ride from Rishikesh. There are many ways to do it, by taxi (expensive), shared taxi, small bus; and one can break the journey or do it at one go. I spent the night at Srinagar and so had a shorter journey to Govindghat the next day., here I spent the night so that I could start my walk early next morning. I have been to this region before and both times have combined a pilgrimage to Hemkund Sahib with hikes to the Valley of Flowers. My blog to the Valley of Flowers this year is placed here . For a blog of my previous hikes please see Valley of Flowers and Hemkund -a Trek to Paradise ; the photographs I took are at Valley of Flowers , and at The Flora Around Hemkund . From Govindghat to Ghangariya is a journey that is now made easier by riding in a shared taxi for 4.8 km until Pulna and walking 10 km from there to Ghangariya, whi...