The Real trek-taluka to Seema

day 4 : dec 22 ,2008
we started from taluka early ,expecting a long day.14 kms was ahead of us.we hadnt done much walking yesterday.i wished for a jeep track like i had wished never before.i had never trekked 14 kms and fear was in my mind than fun.i had done the exercises yet i could not stop getting the feeling i would get broken down half way through and my friends would have to drag my bum all way to seema. slowly i walked and today it seemed a lot easier.the demons in my mind were gone by sight of har ki dun -"the valley of gods".At the river crossing we tooka stop and again we continued .It was noon and the sun shone.but hardly the light pierced the thick vegetation.we met a french guy along the way who had come as solo traveller.He knew hindi which kind of makes things easier i guess.the route was tough it was constant gain of elevation and it looked like i was climbing an unending staircase.i would sit from time to time and my friends and porters would lift my spirits and i would walk.the day continued.finally after we reached a certain elevation village of gangad came into view.this was the first setllement i had see since i left taluka.it was perched on slopes of hills ands without transport and probably no electricityas well . i wondered how difficult the life of the people would be.But at the same time life couldnt be complex for them.they are'nt bound too much to achieve greater than thier neighbour's kid or thier cousin.there must be no greed amongst them as thier life is simple and rewarding..Everyday in thier life is just another day and days can easily roll into months and months into years.living here one forgets about time.To me they are the people who seemed to know the purpose of life and the way to live it .Nature though didnt give them the luxury of city life, had thought them lessons no iims and harvards could get into head of city brought ups.back again we continued our journey .after 4-5 kms we reached the settlement of seema.osla is the village which is perched on hill slopes about 2 kms away from seems.that is where you can get something.Seema consist of guesthouse,pwd and non functional shop(winter).