Foldscope, Tardigrade and The Himalayas Part 02

Nov 21, 2018 • 5:54 AM UTC

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Yashas Devasurmutt

Biotechnologist|Photographer|Tardigrade Hunter|Musician|Gamer My Research Interests are Astrobiology, Nanobiotechnology and Artificial Intelligence.

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Hey folks, here’s a post about my journey in the Himalayas with Foldscope. Follow me on Twitter and Researchgate to know more.
Lets continue…
We further trekked to our next campsite i.e., Chika (32.2821 N 77.2558635 E; 2998 m above sea level)

Chika valley 01

Chika valley 02

Chika valley 03

Path to Chika Campsite

Chika Campsite 01

Chika Campsite 02

Chika Campsite 03

Lichen Sample 01

Lichen Sample 02

Lichen Sample 03

Lichen Sample 04

Me, collecting Lichen Samples

Me and Foldscope
Next camp major camp site was Bhalu ka Ghera (32.2801933 N 77.2967295 E; 3600 m above sea level)

Bhalu ka Ghera camping area 01

Bhalu ka Ghera camping area 02

Lichen Sample 01

Lichen Sample 02

Bhalu ka Ghera camping area 03

Bhalu ka Ghera camping area 04

Bhalu ka Ghera camping area 05
The day ends here with awesome sight of the valleys and the vegetation. Stay tuned for part 03….
For other Parts, click links
Part 01
Part 03
Part 04
Part 05
Part 06
Part 07
Part 08