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A Winter Trek where the Heavens Showered Snow

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I have a story to tell but I fail to put into words. It all started when I was planning a trip at the time of New Year, when a story popped up on Instagram about Deorital-Chandrashila winter trek by One in the Orange Jacket. I then and there decided that I will welcome this New Year on the snowy mountains. I remember from the beginning when I found myself sitting with a bunch of strangers in a traveller at 6 o'clock in the morning. We were headed to Sari (Base Camp) from Rishikesh. It was a 6 hour drive along the winding roads amidst the valley of Ganges and its tributaries. I was exhausted initially by the complete journey from home to base camp but was excited soon by the level of happiness and energy of the group trippers. We were all very excited for the trek and hoped to see a good amount of snow, as that's the highlight of any winter trek. Even though most of the people had introduced themselves during the drive, we had an introduction and briefing session after reaching