Lansdowne
It has been almost a decade that I had rode down to Lansdowne, a tiny sleepy town just on the ridge of the Corbett national park, home of the Garhwal Rifles, away from the hustle and bustle of typical hill stations and yet with promising views of the Rudraprayag valley and the Shivalik mountain ranges. So this weekend we decide to pay Lansdowne a short visit. There are three challenges though - one is that the route goes through the densely populated sugar belt of U.P. and the road surfaces near the sugar mills are especially tiresome. A quick call to a regular roadie confirms that the road has been better now for most parts and it is a good ride. The second issue is that one has to cross the horrors of Meerut and Najibabad. Apparently there is a long route from Khatouli, but I am unable to get more info on this, and decide to live with this hazard. Bad decision, as you will see later. The third problem is more pressing. The town of Lansdowne has nothing - as it has the army cant