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Rara: A Shangri-La


Lifted up by chopper in Surkhet…..me getting excited boarding in chopper. Ohh ...but overwhelming sound almost ruptured the tympanic membrane ahhhah..!!! It lifted up and headed towards the northern direction of Midwestern region of Nepal to discover Mugu a land of RARA lake, the largest lake in Nepal.
I was quite excited getting into the chopper.  Eight people inside… nobody could talk since ‘bhatattttta…ta…’ sound and earpiece closing the ears. When I peeped through the window I could see the peaks of the mountains with white top due to piling of snow. Well I could feel the difficulties of geography but I was in air flying like a bird. There were so many rivers, brooks, falls and beautiful mountains I could see and they let me feel the beauty of nature in this adventure land moreover a wonderland.
After crossing the many mountains, we landed in Sorukot, a village where WFP supplies the rice, the food for road. We felt lil’ bit adventurous in that steep terrain. We took some snaps on the back ground of chopper, thereafter; we flew for the Talcha airport. On the way, we flew over the RARA Lake it was so charismatic that we were hypnotized by its gorgeous look and pilots were obliged to make a round over the lake. We finally dropped onto the Talcha airport. it was cold though it’s summer time.
We walked down the Gamgadhi, the headquarter of Mugu where district hospital situated. After two days stay there, we two people climbed up to the RARA leaving one friend behind the District hospital. While climbing, we enjoyed the panoramic views of Behulabehuli and Chhayakshetra series of Himalayas despite breath-holding steep road. The Chankheli Mountain was not less beautiful than those Himalayan series.
After five hours trekking, we heard the splashing sound of water. When I saw blue color through the crowd of bushes………I felt my breath stop………….it was RARA Lake that we were looking for. It was big and large ohh…. A kind of ocean… breathtaking..!!! We checked in army camp and there someone was waiting for us….the camp head….Major B. Chand. We were quite excited by the warm welcome by him. Why we were so excited? The one and only hotel in RARA was already occupied by other people and we were left behind. Thanks for CDO Saab in Mugu who helped us find accommodation in army camp.
Next day, we walked for our next destination, Shreekot, a VDC situated far from headquarter of Mugu. After two nights and one day stay there, we returned by the same road. While coming to RARA Lake, there was raining. I enjoyed raining a lot though my friend did not enjoy that much. My shoes were almost torn and they had already engulfed some mud inside disturbing my feet. Despite raining, we reached the RARA and felt it by heart again. I sat on the bench and just wondered watching the tides of water in lake. It was beautiful and heavenly feeling….no doubt…it was magnificent. This time I enjoyed a lot going three days back- boating, playing with water. I stay there just watching blue deep water. When I moved my head around ………I could see the Ghachchilek and Murmatop, Behulabehuli series and Chhayakshetra series.

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