The very next day I headed off to Paltan Market to relive those bygone college days licking a fresh vanilla softy from gaylords, stepping back I decided to visit F.R.I just love that place so very vastly informative & then visited Tapkeshwar Mahadev temple amidst those stalactite & stalagmite forms of rock water dripping from hithter & thither.
Reviving the nostalgic valleys of Dehradun and freeing myself from the captivating spell of enchanting mesmerizing beauty I headed off to plain lands of Dehradun where I decided to stop at gaylords for a vanilla cone and grand bakers pastry and a lauki ka ladoo (THE BOTTLE GOURDS SWEET) which is kinda world famous I thought of rejuvenating myself with a dip in sulphur springs of Shstradhara & see the how much of those pine jungles and how much of concrete forest being made and in what ratio so I sped up there yes I was right there’s been just lots of enormous constructions being done even at the foot hills although knowing that it’s such a active earthquake zone any movement in the tectonic plates and it could result in mind boggling devastation of mankind and especially the localities are the maximum losers to count upon but then the developers doesn’t count on any of this anyways amidst of my thoughts I was climbing all the hilly path now refreshing my eyes with the refreshing greenery on the green Garhwal Himalayas amidst.
The greenery of Garhwal along with puffy clouds playing hide & seek as usual the greenery at the altitude was breath taking & there I was at Sahastradhara there again huge crowd the sulphur spring was as usual flowing profusely with that stench odor but commercialization has dominated. I took off for a Buddhist monastery just next to the fall & very reasonable too & with all the basic amenities provided my major motto to breathe the place not just eat sit or sleep & pay a lump sum seeing Shivalicks in front of me haunting me what if earthquake comes & a major landslide occurs due to lose encroached land major green canopy destruction rendering the soil loose resulting in any major natural calamity.
Next morning just enjoyed the chirpy birds golden gleam of sun reaching even tiny crevices weird looking caves filled with jet black water & surrounded by plenty of big & small ferns & water dripping from the roof creating stalactites & stalagmites what better than this could be to have a sip or two of pure natural mineral water all the localities were drinking surrounded by the magnimonious Shivalicks infinite number of springs erupting from every cave & crevice making the atmosphere serene & calm, I enjoyed every bit longing to come back again enjoying nature from such close quarters.