Day 6. Trekking in Sikkim

I had a lovely treck in Sikkim today. I had a short plane trip to Sikkim airport, and took a taxi to the trail head, where there was a tourist area and they were organizing groups to go trekking. I took a beginner trail that led a little ways through the mountains, and was not too steep. There was a group of hard core trekkers who looked like they were trying to climb to the moon, and they hadn't even started yet. My group set off at a fairly slow place, which I was happy about because I was able to take a couple of snapshots of the scenery. It was a beautiful day, with a lot of clear sky and bright sunshine. We saw a couple of animals as well! The first one was about an hour into our trek when an antelope like thing (which I later learned was a musk deer) ran across the path, stopped halfway across, and stared at us, total deer-in-the-headlights maneuver. It was really cool. We had lunch next to a little creek that ran down one of the mountains and trough a picturesque meadow. Some people wanted to drink the water, but I didn't, you never know what germs could be in it. I stuck with my bottled water. From in the middle of the meadow, you could smell all the wildflowers in the area, accompanied by the sweet, earthy smell of the water. There was a lot of peace here. I tfelt nice. After a while of sitting, We moved on and took a fork in the trail that led us back down the mountain and to the trail head. I had a great time, and I'm sad tomorrow's the last day. I really love it here... Our creepy looking antelope thingy.