"Hindustan ki aabadi itni badh gayi hai ke kahin bhi jao, insaan zaroor mil jaate hain. Har jagah aadmi maujood hai" Saahil apna camera Tripod par lagate hue bola.
"Theek hai na yaar" Rahul tent se bahar aate hue bola, "Ab yahan in the middle of nowhere ham log camp kar rahe hain, saath mein kuchh aur log bhi hon toh thoda assurance rehta hai"
"Ek toh tu sala itna bada fattu hai na" Saahil ne lens uper aasman ki taraf fix karte hue kaha.
"Fattu ki baat nahi hai yaar, you never know" Rahul ne apni jeb se mobile phone nikal kar dekha, "Yahan toh network bhi nahi hai"
"Haan yahan network nahi aata. Kal bhi most probably nahi milega" Saahil ne jawab diya.
"Raat ka 1 baj raha hai, sona nahi hai tune?" Rahul ne mobile vaapis jeb mein rakha "Kar kya raha hai?"
"Trying to shoot some star trails" Camera Menu par setting change karte hue Saahil ne jawab diya.
"Ab tu kya yahan raat bhar barf mein bethkar photos click karega?"
"Nahi, auto par laga raha hoon. Har 30 seconds ke interval par ek 30 seconds exposure capture hota rahega"
"Stacking?"
"Haan" Saahil ne kaha aur kuchh test photos click karne ke baad dono phir tent ke andar aakar let gaye.
"Ek toh ye barf ne sala neeche se pichhwada thanda kar rakha hai" Rahul ne shikayati andaaz mein kehte hue sleeping bag ke andar apne aapko adjust kiya, "Aur uper se ye kambakht sleeping bags itne tight hain"
"Sleeping bags tight nahi hain mote, tera pet pregnant aurat ki tarah nikalta ja raha hai" Saahil ne haste hue apne sleeping bag ki zip uper ki aur aankhen band kar li.
Jis jagah vo camp kar rahe the vahan chaaron taraf barf giri hui thi isliye majbooran barf ke uper hi apne tent lagane pade. Kul mila kar vo 7 log the jo us waqt un chhote chhote tents ke andar lete hue the. Ek tent mein Saahil aur Rahul, doosre mein Jatin aur Vikas aur teesre tent mein ukna guide aur 2 porters so rahe the.
"Mujhe sardi ka toh idea tha par ye nahi pata tha ke barf milegi" Saahil ne thodi der mein kaha, "Varna aur intezaam karke aata"
"Zindagi mein pehli baar aisa ho raha hai ke barf ke uper so raha hoon main" Rahul ubaasi leta hua bola.
"Yeah me too, I wonder ye baaki ke saare itni jaldi so kaise gaye" Saahil ne kaha.
"Inke saath bethkar hamne bhi agar 3-4 peg laga liye hote toh ham bhi aise hi kharrate bhar rahe hote dost" Rahul dheere se hasta hua bola, "Vaise ab yahan se plan kya hai?"
"Plan toh yaar actually kal Karzam Pass chadhne ka tha, vahin Blind Lake pe camp karte par is barf ne saara kaam kharab kar diya. Agar neeche itni barf giri hui hai toh uper pahad par toh kam se kam 10 - 12 ft barf hogi"
"Toh plan cancel matlab?"
"Haan Karzam Pass chadhne ka plan toh cancel hi hai. Ab Himgiri National park se trekking karte hue Simsol karke ek gaon hai, kal vahan pahunchne ki koshish karenge. Door hai thoda, agar pahunch paaye toh theek varna kal raat kahin dhang ki jagah dekh kar camp karenge" Saahil mayusi bhare andaaz mein bola, "Blind Lake pe camp karne ka mera bada man tha yaar, ye saara plan actually bana hi vahan jaane ke liye tha par ab lagta hai ke phir kabhi aana padega is barf ki vajah se"
"Funda kya hai Blind Lake ka? Ye jheel andhi kyun hai?" Rahul phir ubaasi lete hue bola
"Jheel andhi nahi hai, naam hai bas Blind Lake. Vo jis pahad ke uper hai vo yahan aas paas ki sabsi oonchi peak hai. Vahan se chaaron taraf door door tak saaf nazar aata hai. Imagine kar Sunset aur Sunrise kitna khoobsurat dikhta hoga vahan se" Saahil bola.
"Itni achhi jagah hai yaar toh naam bhi thoda achha sa rakhte tha. Blind Lake rakhne ka kya point tha" Rahul abhi tak apne sleeping bag mein kisi tarah fit hone ki koshish kar raha tha.
"Actually socha maine bhi yahi tha ke Blind Lake naam kyun. Thoda research bhi ki par pata nahi chal paya ke iska naam Blind Lake kyun pada. Bahut pehle se hi yahan ke log ise Andhi Jheel ke naam se bulate hain par koi nahi janta ke kyun. Bas kisi tarah naam pad gaya aur vahi chala aa raha hai" Saahil ne kaha.
"Purane Zamane mein rakh diya hoga kisi ne"
"Haan I think so. Vahan pahunch pana aaj ke zamane mein toh possible hai par agar 200 saal pehle ka sochen toh kaun ja pata hoga vahan tak. Jheel khoobsurat hai par use dekh pana mushkil hai isliye shayad Andhi Jheel naam pad gaya hoga yar phir ho sakta hai ke vahan uper Fog aur badal hone ki vajah se kuchh dikhta na ho isliye Andhi jheel naam pad gaya ho but who knows man"
"True" Rahul ne sehmati jatayi.
"Samajh nahi aata ke tujhe ye jagahon ka pata kaise chalta hai. Hamne jinka kabhi naam bhi nahi suna hota tujhe un jagahon ki poori history pata hoti hai"
"Achhi baat hai na, isi bahane mere sath tum log bhi sahi jagahen ghoom lete ho. Vaise Kuchh time pehle tak toh ye area restrictd tha, Is taraf pata nahi kyun par logon ko aane hi nahi diya jata tha. Abhi last year hi ye jagah tourists ke liye allow ki gayi hai isliye toh main surprised hoon ke ye doosra group kahan se aa gaya. Abhi toh logon ko is jagah ka theek se pata bhi nahi hai"
"Us group mein bhi hoga tera jaisa koi" Rahul ne kaha.
" Haan ho sakta hai. Chal ab so ja aur mujhe bhi sone de. We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow" Saahil ne sleeping bag ki zip uper ki aur apne sar ke uper tak khinchte hue apen aapko poori tarah bag ke andar kar liya.
"Theek hai na yaar" Rahul tent se bahar aate hue bola, "Ab yahan in the middle of nowhere ham log camp kar rahe hain, saath mein kuchh aur log bhi hon toh thoda assurance rehta hai"
"Ek toh tu sala itna bada fattu hai na" Saahil ne lens uper aasman ki taraf fix karte hue kaha.
"Fattu ki baat nahi hai yaar, you never know" Rahul ne apni jeb se mobile phone nikal kar dekha, "Yahan toh network bhi nahi hai"
"Haan yahan network nahi aata. Kal bhi most probably nahi milega" Saahil ne jawab diya.
"Raat ka 1 baj raha hai, sona nahi hai tune?" Rahul ne mobile vaapis jeb mein rakha "Kar kya raha hai?"
"Trying to shoot some star trails" Camera Menu par setting change karte hue Saahil ne jawab diya.
"Ab tu kya yahan raat bhar barf mein bethkar photos click karega?"
"Nahi, auto par laga raha hoon. Har 30 seconds ke interval par ek 30 seconds exposure capture hota rahega"
"Stacking?"
"Haan" Saahil ne kaha aur kuchh test photos click karne ke baad dono phir tent ke andar aakar let gaye.
"Ek toh ye barf ne sala neeche se pichhwada thanda kar rakha hai" Rahul ne shikayati andaaz mein kehte hue sleeping bag ke andar apne aapko adjust kiya, "Aur uper se ye kambakht sleeping bags itne tight hain"
"Sleeping bags tight nahi hain mote, tera pet pregnant aurat ki tarah nikalta ja raha hai" Saahil ne haste hue apne sleeping bag ki zip uper ki aur aankhen band kar li.
Jis jagah vo camp kar rahe the vahan chaaron taraf barf giri hui thi isliye majbooran barf ke uper hi apne tent lagane pade. Kul mila kar vo 7 log the jo us waqt un chhote chhote tents ke andar lete hue the. Ek tent mein Saahil aur Rahul, doosre mein Jatin aur Vikas aur teesre tent mein ukna guide aur 2 porters so rahe the.
"Mujhe sardi ka toh idea tha par ye nahi pata tha ke barf milegi" Saahil ne thodi der mein kaha, "Varna aur intezaam karke aata"
"Zindagi mein pehli baar aisa ho raha hai ke barf ke uper so raha hoon main" Rahul ubaasi leta hua bola.
"Yeah me too, I wonder ye baaki ke saare itni jaldi so kaise gaye" Saahil ne kaha.
"Inke saath bethkar hamne bhi agar 3-4 peg laga liye hote toh ham bhi aise hi kharrate bhar rahe hote dost" Rahul dheere se hasta hua bola, "Vaise ab yahan se plan kya hai?"
"Plan toh yaar actually kal Karzam Pass chadhne ka tha, vahin Blind Lake pe camp karte par is barf ne saara kaam kharab kar diya. Agar neeche itni barf giri hui hai toh uper pahad par toh kam se kam 10 - 12 ft barf hogi"
"Toh plan cancel matlab?"
"Haan Karzam Pass chadhne ka plan toh cancel hi hai. Ab Himgiri National park se trekking karte hue Simsol karke ek gaon hai, kal vahan pahunchne ki koshish karenge. Door hai thoda, agar pahunch paaye toh theek varna kal raat kahin dhang ki jagah dekh kar camp karenge" Saahil mayusi bhare andaaz mein bola, "Blind Lake pe camp karne ka mera bada man tha yaar, ye saara plan actually bana hi vahan jaane ke liye tha par ab lagta hai ke phir kabhi aana padega is barf ki vajah se"
"Funda kya hai Blind Lake ka? Ye jheel andhi kyun hai?" Rahul phir ubaasi lete hue bola
"Jheel andhi nahi hai, naam hai bas Blind Lake. Vo jis pahad ke uper hai vo yahan aas paas ki sabsi oonchi peak hai. Vahan se chaaron taraf door door tak saaf nazar aata hai. Imagine kar Sunset aur Sunrise kitna khoobsurat dikhta hoga vahan se" Saahil bola.
"Itni achhi jagah hai yaar toh naam bhi thoda achha sa rakhte tha. Blind Lake rakhne ka kya point tha" Rahul abhi tak apne sleeping bag mein kisi tarah fit hone ki koshish kar raha tha.
"Actually socha maine bhi yahi tha ke Blind Lake naam kyun. Thoda research bhi ki par pata nahi chal paya ke iska naam Blind Lake kyun pada. Bahut pehle se hi yahan ke log ise Andhi Jheel ke naam se bulate hain par koi nahi janta ke kyun. Bas kisi tarah naam pad gaya aur vahi chala aa raha hai" Saahil ne kaha.
"Purane Zamane mein rakh diya hoga kisi ne"
"Haan I think so. Vahan pahunch pana aaj ke zamane mein toh possible hai par agar 200 saal pehle ka sochen toh kaun ja pata hoga vahan tak. Jheel khoobsurat hai par use dekh pana mushkil hai isliye shayad Andhi Jheel naam pad gaya hoga yar phir ho sakta hai ke vahan uper Fog aur badal hone ki vajah se kuchh dikhta na ho isliye Andhi jheel naam pad gaya ho but who knows man"
"True" Rahul ne sehmati jatayi.
"Samajh nahi aata ke tujhe ye jagahon ka pata kaise chalta hai. Hamne jinka kabhi naam bhi nahi suna hota tujhe un jagahon ki poori history pata hoti hai"
"Achhi baat hai na, isi bahane mere sath tum log bhi sahi jagahen ghoom lete ho. Vaise Kuchh time pehle tak toh ye area restrictd tha, Is taraf pata nahi kyun par logon ko aane hi nahi diya jata tha. Abhi last year hi ye jagah tourists ke liye allow ki gayi hai isliye toh main surprised hoon ke ye doosra group kahan se aa gaya. Abhi toh logon ko is jagah ka theek se pata bhi nahi hai"
"Us group mein bhi hoga tera jaisa koi" Rahul ne kaha.
" Haan ho sakta hai. Chal ab so ja aur mujhe bhi sone de. We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow" Saahil ne sleeping bag ki zip uper ki aur apne sar ke uper tak khinchte hue apen aapko poori tarah bag ke andar kar liya.