Forest — Clipahoy

Secret Lake in Arunachal's West Kameng district, among thick forest, and rarely visited

Arunachal Pradesh·river · lake

A secret lake in West Kameng, Arunachal. Help us identify the location of this secret unnamed lake. The untouched forests of West Kameng in Arunachal Pradesh with a stretch of coniferous forest seen through an aerial view.

Primula macrophylla var. moorcroftiana, in Nanda Devi

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

Primula macrophylla var. moorcroftiana filmed in the inner sanctuary of Nanda Devi in 2001. Behind the protection of a lichen-riddled rock on an open exposed high altitude windy meadow grows a flowering clump of Primula macrophylla var.

Light filtering in through the teak trees, Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand·forest

Light filtering in through the teak trees (Tectona grandis), Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand. Mono-culture forest of teak in the forest / jungle of Corbett in the terai foothills of the Himalaya, known as the Shivalik range.

Verditer Flycatcher pair on an Oak tree

birds · forest

Verditer pair on a banj oak tree. The brighter bird is the male while the lighter blue one is the female...

Pine Trees during a trek to Gaumukh

forest

Blue Pine trees during a trek to Gaumukh. (Chilgoza pine - Pinus). Nutcrackers love the nuts in them!

Harsil valley, pine forests and mysterious unnamed peaks

forest · hills

Harsil valley, pine forests and mysterious unnamed peaks. Or are they named? All are in the lower Gangotri valley above Harsil and Mukhba. Try to name or identify them for us, please! Landscape of Himalayas.

Instant water heater using pine wood: Himalayan appropriate technology

forest

An amazing technique used in the Himalayas to heat water instantly using pine wood and a hollow tin cylinder with an opening on the top and a conical funnel attached to its mouth through with you can water.

High altitude Himalayan camp in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary

Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife

Quechua tents by Decathlon as seen on the Kanchani Kharak campsite in the high Himalaya, within the Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary and wild high altitude countryside beyond! The stark browns of autumn, with the deep blue of a clear sky, and t…

Himalayan forests - walk through deodar and oak trees and open grasslands, in Uttarakhand

forest · hills

Enjoy this virtual walk through middle altitude Himalayan forests, along a deodar (Himalayan cedar) and Oak forest that is interspersed with open grasslands, at around 8000 feet altitude beyond Jabbarkhet and Mussoorie in Uttarakhand.

Walking in middle Himalayan forests, among Oak and cedar, in Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Walking through glorious middle Himalayan forests, on gently padded trails, and oak leaf manure, ferns, grasses and light to heavy forest of Quercus incana Oak, Rhododendron and Deodar or Himalayan Cedar, around the Wilderness Orchard and b…

Chandrashila Peak: over-flight above Tungnath temple in western Himalaya

Uttarakhand·hills · temple

A fabulous aerial 360 degree view of Chandrashila peak top above Tungnath temple in Uttarakhand.

Camping in the Himalaya: night time in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, below Chaukhamba

Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife

Camping at at Kanchani Kharak in the Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, at around 15, 000 feet altitude, our camp is barely illuminated by the stars.

Heavy snow at camping site in Great Himalayan National Park, in Himachal Pradesh

hills · snow

March 2020 saw heavy winter precipitation in the Himalaya. Our crew had gone to the Great Himalayan National Park in Himachal Pradesh and was quite literally snowed out! The tent was weighed down with fresh overnight snow, between the middl…

Brilliant end of winter pre sunset dusk clouds and light from Jabbarkhet forest, in Rishikesh

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

A lovely tapestry of colours and clouds painted upon by the glow of dusk from 7200 feet in the Himalaya, from our mountain cottage at wildfilmsindia's forests in Jabbarkhet, Uttarakhand.

Birch forests or bhojpatra trees in the Rudragaira valley, on trek route to Auden's Col

hills · forest

Rudragaira valley from Gangotri to the second camp. This is the route to be followed to get to Auden's Col and to climb Rudragaira peak itself.

Secret Himalayan valley: Ganga tributary stream aerial view from upper reaches near Harsil, in Uttarakhand

hills · river

This lovely view of Himalayan Birch forests and a stream - tributary of the Ganga - lies in a hidden valley close to Harsil en route Gangotri in the western Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, from where the Ganges emanates.

Clouds speed past Jaonli peak as seen from sanctuary in the Himalaya, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Rain clouds cover the Gangotri-Jaonli range of peaks as seen from the Wilderness Films India sanctuary in Uttarakhand, cleaning up around sunset for a brilliant view of the Himalaya, in crisp orange light! What fabulous evening winterline h…

Forests on fire in Uttarakhand - the Himalaya aflame in Garhwal and Kumaon thanks to apathy, greed

forest · hills

Traditional slate stone roof on a village home in Kanatal, Uttarakhand. Slate is no longer mined in Uttarakhand, so the older stones have been recycled for use on modern mountain homes and the village homes that carried them are now covered…

Joshimath to Auli ropeway, showing fabulous Nanda Devi range, Barmal, Hathi-Gauri Parbat and forest

Uttarakhand·forest

The ropeway from Joshimath town up to the part time ski resort of Auli in Uttarkhand makes for soem lovely meadow and forest views of the landscape above Joshimath, in the shadow of Nanda Devi.

Hidden valleys of Great Himalayan National Park wilderness, in Himachal Pradesh

hills · forest

This breathtaking 4K footage captures the untouched wilderness of Great Himalayan National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site nestled in the majestic Himalayas.

Common or European Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) calling aloud and afar perched atop a Himalayan Oak tree

wildlife · birds

A Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is perched quietly among green foliage, with its body partially framed by leaves and branches. The bird remains on the branch while observing its surroundings, occasionally moving its head.

Grey-winged Blackbird and Indian Blackbird among Sichuan Pepper berries

birds · wildlife

Forest birds foraging among dense green foliage and berries of a Sichuan pepper plant. A Black-headed Jay (Garrulus lanceolatus) actively searches through the vegetation, while a male Grey-winged Blackbird (Turdus boulboul) also feeds among…

Bhojpatra bark provided the writing base for the Vedas and Upanishads

hills · forest

High up in the Himalaya grows the remarkable Bhojpatra, or Himalayan birch. Its distinctive peeling, pale bark was traditionally used as a writing material for manuscripts and religious texts.