"Spiti " literally means the middle land, i.e the land between India and Tibet.The Spiti Valley is a desert mountain valley located high in the Himalayan mountains in the north-eastern part of Himachal Pradesh. The valley and the surrounding region is one of the least populated regions in India and is the gateway to the northernmost reaches of the nation. It possesses a distinctive Buddhist culture similar to that found in the nearby Tibet Autonomous Region and Ladakh. The Ki and the Tabo monasteries of the region are one of the oldest monasteries in the world.
It is rightly said that "There are no foreign lands; it's only the traveller who is foreign. The quench to reconnoiter the Himalayas have always kept me wondering whether it could be attained in a life time or perhaps a rebirth is imperative to savor its untouched beauty. Looking back at the journey to the Spiti Valley it give an insight as to what survival is all about;always contemplating over the fact that life is very tough is actually a myth when you come cross life in this part of the Himalayas. The rocky terrain itself is a big challenge where vegetation is limited only to a few ones, where the temperature goes to -43degrees in winters, where the region is cut off from the mainstream for six months, where for miles humans become an elusive creature before you come across any village with a mere population of 120 people. Perhaps to envisage the fact that development will touch this part of the county in coming years is a distant dream. But then the fact is some places on earth should be kept as they are since its beauty is to be nurtured in that way. So for the time being the thirst for the Himalayan Reid remains an unvarnished dream as no matter how far we have travelled there is still further to go...to be lost, to be explored, to know your inner self. Till next time "Dream, Try, Fly.....Grow more....n keep exploring your inner self.....
