Sky above, Snow Below, Peace Within

  Kedarkantha trek is one of the most sought after snow trekking destinations in India. Nestled at 12,500 feet the trek is adorned with the ravishing beauty of falling snow with pine trees. Based in western Gharwal of Uttarkashi district the trek begins with the village of S ankri. The total trek distance is around 22-25 km which, enables even the first time trekker to set of the adventure and enjoy the beauty of nature at its best.  Kedarkantha  was going to be my first snow trek. My friend Dnyanand from Pune joined me, and we went with a group called Xtreme Trekkers. We were 18 of us in the group. The ride from Dehradun to Sankri took 8 hrs because of the ghat section. We took a lunch break near Kempty Falls in Mussoorie. Mussoorie is always cold been a hill station and most of us were shivering. We had spicy food at Hotel Eat Well which I will highly recommend. The road from Mussoorie to Sankri is not good. I would say driving is not easy and navigating those zigzag tu...