During MTB Himachal 2010, there was only one rest day for riders and they had chosen most amazing place for having rest... although no one wanted to rest inside the camp.. Most of the riders thought of exploring the natural beauty of the places around Sarahan Villlage... Here are some of the photographs showing the whole fun we had during the fourth day of MTB Himachal....
A view of Sarahan Village in the middle of snow covered mountains... The village has a huge ground near Government school...
Three shining trees on the other end of the village... There are few shops around these trees and people have some guest houses for visitor.. Its a beautiful village, but there is no decent hotel or guest house... But there is a HPPWD guest house on the top of a hills on the side of the ground you see in first photograph...
Some houses around the main ground in Sarahan village...
There were some water streams flowing around this ground and they had chilled water.... melted snow from the surrounding peaks...
School Children enjoying their studies in the open... Imagine how much exciting it would be to have a class in a huge green ground surrounded by snow covered peaks... and water streams flowing on both sides of your class area....
There was a small dairy in the village and the milk is delivered to the nearest town and it was most difficult task to deliver it on time everyday... No transport and one has to go 12 kilometers down to reach the place and come back....
Another photograph of Open School in Sarahan Village of Kullu Distrcit in Himachal Pradesh... Masti ki pathshala...
Its evening now and time is to go back to our camps for bonfire, snacks and booze....
A typical roof of a Himachali House... This roof is made up of slates created from a very hard/shining stone... First a wooden framework is created and these slates are installed on top of that... Its very important to have slanting roof in these areas...
And of-course, this break gave us an opportunity to make new friends... Inside the camp and outside of it...
One another shot I wanted to share here :)
CHECK OUT OTHER PHOTOGRAPHS OF MTB HIMACHAL 2010 by CLICKING LINKS BELOW:
Last Stretch on Second Day in MTB Himachal 2010 - To Reach Camp at Tani Jubbar Lake
Third day of MTB Himachal 2010 - Tanni Jubber to Kullu Sarahan
Beautiful Journey till Baghipul (On Third Day of MTB Himachal 2010)
MTB Riders on highest speed in the downhill stretch which was parallel to snow covered mountain ranges (On Third day)
All the riders on Satluj Bank in MTB Himachal 2010
Please keep in mind that I was not a rider in this event and can't comment anything about the difficulty level of these stretches... If I have mentioned anything about the same, that's my personal opinion and feel free to correct me...
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