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wizehopt
  
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 |  |  | Sir George Everest's abandoned home - the man Mount Everest was named after
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|  | | | NOTE: if the pics seem a bit off the computers I have access to here in India are at best sub par and for some reason there having a hard time displaying my pics properly. Not sure if this will carry over.
"He owned a house in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India for some years. Although almost derelict, it still has a roof and there are plans to make it into a museum at some time.
Sir George Everest's House and Laboratory, also known as the Park Estate, is situated about 6 km from Gandhi Chowk / Library Bazaar, (West end of the Mall Road, in Mussoorie). Built in 1832 it was the home and laboratory of, Sir George Everest. The house is situated in a picturesque place from where one can catch the panoramic view of Doon Valley on one side and a panoramic view of the Aglar River valley and snow bound Himalayan ranges on the other.
The house is under the jurisdiction of the Archeological Survey of India but it has been long neglected."
taken from Wikipedia (Much better writers then myself)
We ended up sleeping in and only left town around 1pm. We figured we still had enough time to walk the 6km there and back without too much trouble. Although people knew of the place there were no real directions to get there. We basically just had to keep asking people as we went.
We made our way higher into the hills as we left Mussoorie. The view was amazing and even though we technically took the "longer way" out of the city it was well worth the extra hike.
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After about 1.5 hours hiking down a road we came to a crossroads which had three options. We walked in from the upper left of this photo and we were told by the locals to take this dingy looking road which looked the least like a road from all the options.
We walked down all the while wondering just where we were going. We where getting further and further from Civilization and deeper and deeper into the middle of nowhere.
Shortly after we reached the bottom of the valley. After passing a primal homestead and a dried up river we once again began to walk upwards.
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We passed a few Indian kids who had no idea what we were talking about as we made our way up...things weren't looking to good when Nina finally spotted some flags.
We decided to take a shortcut and hike directly up to the flags. We had been told there was a shrine for Mr Everest up there and we were hoping that wasnt all. As nice as the hike was I was looking for a nice large abandonment.
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As we reached the top we were not only amazed with the view, but also to the left not to far off lay the house we had been searching for.
After taking in the view we walked down to check the place out
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If I have ever been to a home with an amazing view this was it. I can just imagine what it was like to come out with a coffee in the morning to watch the sunrise, and a scotch an beer for sunset. I envy this man already.
The Inside of the house didn't disappoint either. I was amazed that a house build in the early 1800's could still be in such good shape. Animals apparently use it for shelter during rain and bad weather, so it was littered with landlines. However that being said it was quite a lot cleaner than anything I have ever come across in North America.
Everything was solid and every room had a view to die for. Not to mention this guys lawn. 360 view and all. The only part of this house that was actually falling apart was a brick addition which was clearly added at a different date.
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Moving upwards there where a couple more buildings. One was made of stones and was almost completely destroyed, the second was still perfectly intact and looked to be servent quarters or of the sorts.
We then made out way up to the final structure which was the Everest Survey point.
this is the view walking up and looking back towards the house and shrine further back:
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And this is looking up towards the observation tower:
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The view from the tower was breathtaking.
The clouds started to roll in slowly and the sun was beginning to set. Since is was about a two hour tour back we figured it was time to leave. There where a couple other building further on but they didn't look like they belonged to the property. If any one makes it out that way be sure to check them out.
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As we said goodbye to one of the nicest properties Ive ever seen, the sun set and we arrived back in Mussoorie just after dark.
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We where tiered but content, that place really had a strange and amazing energy, and we wont be forgetting about it anytime soon
Here is the final shot: you can see the observation tower just left of center on the horizon.
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WHT
[last edit 3/17/2011 9:10 AM by wizehopt - edited 1 times]
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Phelonius
  
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| | | Re: Sir George Everest's abandoned home - the man Mount Everest was named after
<Reply # 1 on 3/17/2011 10:40 AM >
| | | | wow. they're pre amazing photos. looks like a really amazing place to visit and get too.
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consecrated
   
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| | | Re: Sir George Everest's abandoned home - the man Mount Everest was named after
<Reply # 2 on 3/17/2011 11:10 AM >
| | | | Great set, great write-up
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Steed
 
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| | | Re: Sir George Everest's abandoned home - the man Mount Everest was named after
<Reply # 3 on 3/17/2011 12:57 PM >
| | | | Beautiful haze or whatever that is. Nice write-up too.
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metawaffle
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| | | Re: Sir George Everest's abandoned home - the man Mount Everest was named after
<Reply # 4 on 3/17/2011 1:09 PM >
| | | | That's pretty damn cool.
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dwtaylor999
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<Reply # 5 on 3/17/2011 1:24 PM >
| | | | Superb. Amazing location.
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MonkeyPunchBaby
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<Reply # 6 on 3/17/2011 2:05 PM >
| | | | That is amazing! Such history and wonderful vistas.
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Imbroglio
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<Reply # 7 on 3/17/2011 4:35 PM >
| | | | A great exploration....nicely documented and photographed. I'm very jealous!
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<Reply # 8 on 3/17/2011 10:47 PM >
| | | | Those are some amazing views. Sounds like a great hike too. This reads like a perfect exploration day. Nicely done.
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