Hello everyone
I hope you all are doing fine. It's the winter season here in Pakistan and a season for adventurous trips towards the cold areas. We don't have usually snowfall all over Pakistan except some areas, that's why people head towards those areas in the winter season to enjoy it. We also did the same (did our plan succeeded?)
A tour by the fund raising society of our university was arranged towards MUSHKPURI TOP. There were high chances of seeing snowfall there because it's a 2800m high mountain above sea level and no vehicle can go there so if you want to visit the peak, you have to be young to hike for around 2-3 hours.
Anyways, our tour started with smiles and giggles. As the path towards that area is upwards so they hired a coaster to travel as it's a handy vehicle and can accommodate the students comfortably. We do not had any official like any professor or deans with us as it was a societal trip and society heads are also students, so we were free to do anything we want.
Our first destination was MUSHKPURI TRACK so that we can walk further towards the point where hiking starts. All of the above pics i captured while sitting on the window side of coaster. I became doubtful about the snowfall as the atmosphere wasn't giving me that vibes but still i was hopeful that my money will not be wasted.
There were speakers installed in the coaster and students doing their stuff, some smoking (causing suffocation), some dancing on the songs being played and some sleeping to make a direct shortcut to the destination, lol.
Here we reached the MUSHKPURI TRACK and parked our coasters aside as we had to walk till the start of hiking point. The path wasn't that long, we reached the starting point of MUSHKPURI HIKING after a while. There was a tour guide standing but he was expensive so i just asked him about the snowfall and disappointed myself (his answer was no).
I didn't want to be disappointed alone so i told my friends and other trip fellas about the answer i heard from tourist guide and they all were like OMG as many of them came for the snowfall.
Anyways, they were not having any other option but to still hike and see the nature beauty on the top of the point. I took a stick and a water bottle for myself, they asked me to not bring the plastic but i promised to not throw it during the hike and will put the bottle in my bag after drinking it.
I knew i had to walk and climb this hike for the next 2-3 hours. I was about to deny when my friend told me about the beautiful views which we can see during the hike and now i was praising that friend who told me so.
The hike was no doubt exhausting but the views between the trees appeared to be really beautiful, whenever i get exhausted, i had those views to catch my breath back with fresh and massive amount of air present in there.
One good news i received after walking continuously for 2 hours that we are just behind the top point. This generated a new kind energy in all of us that i threw my stick away with all the might i had, later realising that it could have came handy during the way back. (Regrets)
I once more confirmed from the fellow mates if they see any signs of snowfall and all the responses were negative but no disappointment this time as i already faced it.
Ah finally, here we are guys, believe me that the view of the top point just vanished all the tiredness of my body. Everyone just ran towards the peak as if they have conquered some kind of fort. Girls prepared their mates to capture their aesthetic pictures, boys started to take group pictures and here i was just wandering around looking for some more breathtaking views on the top and noticing everybody, what they were doing.
I was enjoying a lot up here, fighting with the cold breeze, cursing the snowfall for not coming and noticing people doing different activities. I noticed a couple of horsemen over here who were offering rides to students and students were just capturing pictures with the horses, lol. Seeing this, the horsemen started charging for the pictures and made some good amount.
I tried to grab some pictures with the horses but that brat kept moving and no pic came in a good angle so i just accepted the faith and continued my exploration.
After an hour or so, we received the off call from our society head and we all headed back on the track. I missed my stick at the point and now i had to grab one from any nearing tree.
We reached the point after 1.5 hours as the way back was a bit easy and fast. Also the students were energetic because of those breathtaking views. The trip was memorable (a bit disappointing as we couldn't watch the snowfall) but some other time.
Well, that's all from my side.
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