Travel theme: Forest

I’m a little eager about responding to this week’s travel theme by Where’s My Backpack because I have a whole story to share about the forest(s) I’ve been to in the last two years. And while I haven’t gotten around to writing it down (what else is new, right?), for now I’m going to use this theme to share a few great pictures from the experience.

Every year, the office I used to work at, until recently, plans a short getaway. During the two years that I was there, I had the opportunity to visit two of India’s most coveted national parks – Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan and Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh. Oh, how I’ve fallen in love with the forest and the wildlife that resides in it.

Though my experience at both these national parks deserve a separate post each, I can’t help but take advantage of this travel theme and show you how beautiful it is to be surrounded by nature that is (almost) untouched. So without further ado, here’s a look at the forest that is Kanha National Park:

Inside Kanha National Park, at the beginning of our drive through the forest.

A clearing in the forest, the path for us to drive through was neatly paved without encroaching on the grasslands on either side too much.

Spotted deer to one side of us busy grazing – we were near enough to enjoy the view and far enough for them to be undisturbed.

If you’re a lover of the birds, avian life is plentiful in the forest.

Barasingha

Bison

Wild boar

At sunset – can you see the line of fog running through the trees?

The best part about staying at the Taj property in Kanha is that we lodged on the banks of the river Banjaar – the only thing that separates the property from the forest.

I just read that Kanha National Park is the largest national park in the state of Madhya Pradesh, and that it was the inspiration behind Rudyard Kipling‘s Jungle Book!

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