A ride in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas

I wish the purpose of the exercise wouldn't have been arriving somewhere...but keep on riding. Travelled on a bike with Arnoud and Tenzin, sometimes giving them a hard time, forcing them to look at trees...but also telling them stories about the same trees... I wish I could go back now to see more. And here are just a few stories without pictures about the ones I saw...nothing scientific or botanic as it put me to sleep...just their stories or histories. The Blue, Chir and Chilgoza Pines, Deodar Cedar, Himalayan Poplar, Grey and Brown Oaks, Indian Horse Chestnut, Pipal and maybe some others if I can remember them but for now I am feeling rather lazy...