Uttarakhand sojourn: Mini trek to mythical and mystical reflection lake of Deoria Tal
When I started searching for some treks option in Uttarakhand, my main criteria was to do some trek which doesn't have any technical climb and was not very difficult. I wanted to do some treks which had long walks, wilderness surrounded by mountains, some walks in snow, stay in budget home stays and travel by local public transport for this was going to be a self planned trek. The first place which came to my mind was Chopta which is known as mini Switzerland of India and a trek to temple of Tungnath and above it the Chandrashila peak with its mesmerizing sunrise. Being a Mumbaite, it takes two days of one way travel to reach any place in mountains so wanted to do more than only Chopta - Tungnath - Chandrashila. So after lot of reading, connecting with people on FB and taking their experience and insight, decided to do Sari - Deoriatal lake and then take a long wilderness trail from Deoria tal lake to Chopta. After much planning and long deliberations on stays, travel and tr