The Allegheny Reservoir 

Clouds rising from the forest 

Dense forests - all we saw was a raccoon and a skunk 

Alaska, anyone ? 

A mass Patelscope - from the left : Shubho-da, Mithu, Shaswati, Ankur, Suman, Paddy, Ambarish, Dipanjan. Courtesy: Samsiddhi Bhattacharya 

The creek out of Willow Bay beside our campsite. This can be a full fledged arm of the reservoir when the rains are good. The size of the Allegheny Reservoir can change dramatically with rain. 

Creek 2 

A belated barbecue

With rainwater dripping on charcoal and a limited supply of lighter fluid, the only reason we got a fire going was because of Shubhoda (the bellows) and Mithu (the tongs). Not to forget the contributions of everyone else, though.  

Chhatradhar - Ankur
Chhatrapati - Suman
Extras - Som, Ayanda, Mithu 

The spread 

Charcoal, lighter fluid, chicken legs, marinade ... faith, trust and a little bit of ... 

The couple from Kent 

The official food taster 

Can you smell it ? 

The 3 musketeers - Dipan, Suman and Ayan(da). 

Griho korme nipun Amit 

Accumulated rainwater on the covering is about to drench Paddy ... 

Finishing up 

Un-pitching the tents 

We leave the campground after 12 hurried hours - 2 am to 2 pm 

Off again

Fancy living here ? No cellphones, though. 

Stormclouds 

Rimrock

The Rimrock area - the forest here is soothing to the eyes 

On the go .. we couldnt hike the Rimrock due to driving rain 

Ferns and tree groves at the Rimrock area