Kedar and Badri


glacier in Rambara
Glacier in Rambara, on the trek up to Kedarnath.


glacier in Rambara

Mandakini flowing under and out of a glacier in
Rambara, behind the lodge where we stayed.


me with glacier
Me in front of a broken glacier close to Kedarnath.
The glacier continues on the other side of the road.


Kedarnath range

Kedarnath range of mountains, behind the main temple.

source of Mandakini
This is where Mandakini begins. The glaciers are about
1km behind the temple.


me in front of the temple
This is as close as I got to the Kedarnath temple.


temple again

Another view of the temple, this time from behind.
(The front was way too crowded.)


A tree in Chopta

A lonesome tree in Chopta, which is on the way to
Joshimath from Kedar.


badri temple
Badrinath temple, from the balcony of our hotel.


Nilkantha
Nilkantha peak seen from Badrinath.


Haridwar

This view of Haridwar, our last stop on the way back,
 was taken from the nearby ropeway to Mansa temple.