Photo above: Dr. B. with the dapper, photo-obsessed guy we refer to as "omar sharif on his way to Sankri".
The trek from Sankri to Taluka is gentle, covering about 7-8Km with little elevation gain. We got our first feel for the region at the ground level, crossing a few tributaries to the Tons River (which is fed by the Kalanag glacier, and would be along our entire route to basecamp). We took an easy day... meeting and greeting friendly mountain people walking to/from Sankri (the end of the driveable road). People here routinely walk from Seema (or beyond) to Sankri to get supplies or even catch taxis to bigger cities below.
We enjoyed this trek, taking some photos with locals (many asked to have pictures taken). We ran into a guy who looked like Omar Sharif, dressed as neatly as if he'd stepped out of an office in Manhattan. He talked us into taking a photo and asked us to send it to him. This proved to be a common request from people there.
We arrived at Taluka in about 2.5 hours, even after taking some breaks to talk with shephers, kids, etc.
Once we got to the mountain house, which was identical to the one at Sankri, we got settled. Chris took a nap and I found a place to yoga outside in the sun. I had a good practice of a bit over an hour... and at the end noticed I'd drawn a bit of a crowd of observers. Here I was in India... but nobody in Taluka seemed to practice yoga. It was clearly a novelty.
I slept about 3 hours that night... plenty of meditation time...
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