Mount Abu The Abode: Lime orchard Mount Abu

The Lime Orchard at the fag end of Tiger Path has stood the test of time and is still there surviving against the adverse conditions thrown at it by the weather Gods over half a centaury.

I first visited this place in the year1963, the undergrowth then was dense, today a large portion of the valley has been cleared by natural forces and of course the woodcutters.

The orchard with its few lime trees are still there I’m sure some of the boys have helped themselves to the wild limes earlier in the year. Walter and myself took a cool walk to this favourite haunt after ages. The mist was pretty dense, making it neigh impossible to spot any of the bird tweeting in the trees along the path.

Folks in town when they hear of us venturing into the woods alone are skeptical, and think of us as madmen craving for an early and gruesome death at the hands of the sloth bear that freely roam the jungles of Abu. Over the last few years there have been incidences of people being severely ripped up and mauled by these bears.

Look forward to Walters’s narration on Facebook later tonight. Enjoy some of the snaps I took while on the walk, I’m sure they will bring to mind some nostalgic and misty moments.