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Memoir

First Cycling

Experience in Hilly Region

You are likely to fall when you stop paddling your bicycle. Such is life.
As long as you don’t give up, you will never end up failing !

were rough & muddy and weather was safeguarding and guiding us all the me.
tricking us showing its diff erent colours The mixed sensa on of cool air
since morning. At some point, we were and light drizzle during the ride was
greeted by light drizzle giving us the excep onally great. On the other hand,
heavenly sensa on while climbing uphill. the green blanket of hills and views
However, the very next moment, there from hill-top added extra fl avor to the
would be a dark cluster of clouds just moment. With the diffi cult uphills and
awai ng to give us a strong splashing thrilling downhills, we stopped at Tokha
shower. Not to forget, the warm and for the meal. We thoroughly enjoyed
welcoming sun would soon shine from the delicious food brought by our Senior
within the clouds and help us keep Team Mate Nabin Karki.
Monika Dahal ourselves warm and dry. The adventure fun con nued again
I felt easy riding down the hill but when we started from Tokha towards
really diffi cult to climb uphill. It was a er Budhanilkantha a er the meal. Nearly an
a long gap that I was riding a bike; and to hour later, we arrived at Budhanilkantha.
make it even more special, it was my fi rst The roads from Budhanilkantha was wide
The day was 25th August 2018, me in hills. and well-constructed. It was defi nitely
our Dynamic Scouts Crew family For few hours, un l we reached easier to cycle from Budhanilkantha to
had organized a cycling trip star ng Mudhkhu, we rode through the pitched our fi nal mee ng point, Nepal Scouts
from Lainchaur (Nepal Scouts
Na onal Headquarters) -Mudhkhu-
Tinpiple- Kabresthali- Jhor- Tokha-
Budhanilkantha and back to Lainchaur.
I am an experienced cyclist as I used
to ride regularly while I was in my
hometown - Jhapa. However, Dynamic
Crew Cycling Trip was my fi rst cycling
experience in hilly region.
The excitement for my fi rst Mountain
Bike ride with my Dynamic Family was
unexplainable. I woke up twice from
my sleep, the previous night, with
the excitement of what I was going to
experience the following day. It was one
of those nights I will never forget.
Next morning, I woke up early,
grabbed my Bike and rushed from
Machhapokhari to reach the meet- roads. However, the adventure was just Na onal Headquarters - Lainchaur, from
up-venue, Nepal Scouts Na onal about to speed up when we entered the where we depatred and le for our
Headquarters - Lainchaur. We were cycling trail uphill from Mudhkhu. We homes. That was my experience of fi rst
scheduled to gather at the mee ng point stopped at Mudhkhu for a short tea and cycling in the hills.
at 7am. We were 12 par cipants in the breakfast break. I got the fi rst gi of my Finally, I would like to take this
trip along with our respected Chairperson day when I slipped over on the muddy opportunity to thank by heart to en re
Shreebatsa Basnyat, Rover leader Santosh trail in the middle of the jungle. That Dynamic Scouts family and our cycling
kumar Thapa, Commi ee member Ra sh moment is something I would always guides Raj Kumar Shrestha and Phurba
Basnyat, two cycling guides and my remember and enjoy as one of the Sonam Sherpa for suppor ng us and
Seniors and Juniors from the crew. funniest moments of the trip. However, helping uu throughout the trip.
The enegry level at the star ng point everyone was there to take care of each (writer is Ranger scout
was way beyond imagina on. Roads other. Our chairman was following, of Dynamic Scout crew)

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