Travelogue of Uttarakhand, Gomukh Trek
3rd June 2013. Today was a Monday. The most eagerly awaited day had come. We got up at 5am. We were out of the room by 5.30am. We had a very light breakfast in a nearby hotel . A young guy was seated next to us and seemed as he was either going to Gomukh or coming back. After enquiring with him, he said he is coming back from Gomukh. He informed that this is a very tough trek. He was somewhere around 30 years. It had taken 4 days for him to complete the trek. He said on the first day he could go to Chirbasa only which is 9km. Second day he went to Bhojbasa which is 5 kms more. Next day he went to Gomukh and came back to Bhojbasa, and fourth day he came from Bhojbasa to Gangotri. He also warned that we should not take this trek as we had young kids, (My younger one is 11 years old). We reassured him, and said we have done all the necessary things. We had physically prepared ourselves, we had done acclimatization, and also we had hired a porter to carry a small load that we...