Day-7: Bedni Bugyal - Loharjung

Day-7: June 18^th, Bedni Bugyal(~ 11300 ft) to Loharjung(~ 7900 ft) via Wan This was the day , I could clearly remember, when everyone of us were in their jovial mode. After remaining silent for so many days, Hari came out of hibernation and starting cracking PJs. Even Pavan was in the same state. We thanked our porters once again and started walking towards Wan, the village from where our guide is from.

The trail was a zig-zig route through forests and we took shortcuts to get down faster which hurt our knees badly. At some point, we could see Wan village through the forests which gave us relief that it may not be more than few hours before we reach there. It took us 2 hours to reach Wan river where we took a break to enjoy the captivating greenery. During any trek, one feels refreshing whenever he meets a source of water and takes pleasure in playing with it.

After walking through some difficult routes, we were left thinking how people start their trekking from Wan village. The route we took (Loharjung → Tolpani → Bedni) was much better and easier than the route from Wan to Bedni Bugyal. The idea of trekking from Wan itself was a bad one and one should not use this route at all to trek till Bedni Bugyal. After we reached Wan village, me, Murali and Vasanth took bath near a water tank and it was great to have cold water bath after a long and tiring trek as it refreshes your mind and body. We settled accounts with our guide and porters and Raju offered an extra amount to the porter who carried his rucksack. From here, we traveled in a jeep loaded with 14 people inside and 4 guys on the top which is common in some villages as the public transport is poor. As the roads were pathetic and the jeep heavily loaded, it took us 1 hour to reach Loharjung. When we got down, all our bags were dusty and we had to take bath to clean ourselves. 

At night, me, Karthik and Murali went out to have some snacks and we ate 3 samosas per person. When we informed the other guys that samosas were really tasty, they hurried themselves to the hotel but they had to share a single samosa and they craved for each piece of it. Later, the shop-owner informed them that 3 guys came before them(we were those 3 guys) and finished all the samosas.

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