Chopta Tungnath Trek
As the three day long weekend was approaching, we were getting anxious to plan on some short trip. After days of debates and discussions we couldn’t come to a conclusion. It was one day to go and not giving up, I kept searching for places. While googling, I came across the Chopta- Tungnath trek. Reading the reviews and looking at the pictures it seemed like a good option and the decision was made. Without much planning & preparation, we packed our bags. The journey started on 01-10-15 at 2000 hours. Already late as per plan, we headed on NH 24 and met huge traffic. It looked like everyone on this planet was going to that side. It took us more than 2 hours to cross Ghaziabad and our car got in its 4 th gear after 2 hours of travel that evening. We by-passed the major towns of Meerut & Muzaffarnagar and halted on the way for quick dinner at a dhaba. As we resumed our drive, it got pitch dark at about 2330 and with no streetlights the road was nowhere to be seen. Slowly