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11th July 2015 – Saturday, Shreejana, Shivendra, Binay and I (Shreya) packed up and headed towards Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park for hiking. Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park is the ninth national park which is located in the country’s mid-hills on the northern fringe of the Kathmandu valley, named after Shivapuri peak. Our goal for Saturday was an easy out, to reach Nagi Gumba (a Buddhist temple situated about 5 km above the entrance gate). However, the hardest part of the day was probably the last few stairs at the top of Gumba.
It’s a pretty short hike to Nagi Gumba, under 6.2 miles and in the woods until the top. There was no steep stretches along this entire route, although there were significant amount of mud and stones. It was pretty rough shape hiking wise so I tried to hike as careful as possible not to injure myself.
Nagi Gumba has one of the best view of Kathmandu valley. At one glance almost all Kathmandu valley could be seen. The whole scene was sort of ferocious, quite beauty. The sort of beauty that always hurt. The environment around Gumba was really peaceful and soothing. It was surrounded by beautiful and colorful flowers and green grasses. Looking at these scenery anyone would feel to come back at this place again and again.
After spending half an hour at the top, four of us started to step back. It did not take us long to get back as the way seemed pretty familiar than before. We talked, we laughed, we sang not to feel tired and stressed. We were about to reach the gate while suddenly one of our friend, Shreejana, sprained her leg. That particular moment was the only bad thing which happened that day otherwise everything went perfectly fine.
Hence, it was a great day to get off a week long stress and have some spare time to appreciate the nature around us with some amazing people. Enjoyed a lot!!!