Dan has been looking at a motor scooter that we might get as a form of transportation here. On Saturday we took a ride out Tehri Road to Suokholi, a village to which we used to hike for a cup of tea (about 7 miles out). Some years ago the village was moved from its old location to the junction of the Tehri and Thatur roads.
We arrived at New Suokholi in time for lunch of a bun omelet, chips and chai, sitting on a veranda overlooking the Doon.
A view of old Suokholi
View above new Suokholi - small temple on the top
We decided to drive on down to Thatur, a village on the Aglar River in the first valley behind the hills on which Woodstock sits. This road used to be unpaved and drivable only by jeeps, but now it is good pavement and an easy ride. It goes down through the pine forest with glimpses of villages all along the way. We could see the hiking path across the way, a much more direct route down.
India must be a road builder's heaven! Can't imagine paved road down to the Aglar river area.
ReplyDeleteAnd a modern steel trussed bridge to boot!!