Today I hike to Marvel Danda with my family. It was a last-minute plan to hike to Marvel Danda because it was completely accidental. After waking up, I was reading a book, and my wife got a call from her sister, and she said there was snow from last night. I thought this was the chance to show her snow, and for my baby girl, too. Because all of them want to play in the snow, and they always talk about playing in the snow.
After breakfast, we prepared to go there, wear warm clothes and shoes, then drove to Godawari. Godawari is the base camp for Marvel Danda and Fulchoki Hill. While we were driving to Godawari there was very cold and even in those warm clothes, I was feeling cold. When we reached the Godawari bus stop, I felt very cold, so we drank a cup of yummy milk tea. And then we walked up to the Marvel Danda.
I have been to Godawari and Phulchoki Hill several times, but I have never been to Marvel Danda. Today was my first time, and that was also with my family, so this hike was something very special for me. But unfortunately, I have no idea about the trail to go there, so I talked with a part in Ticket counter about the trail. She explained properly, and we found a trail marking signal. The trail was easy, just needed to walk on the road.
Today, our actual plan was to go to Phulchoki, but we knew there is not possible to drive up, so we hiked to Marvel Danda. Walking inside the jungle was really enjoyable because I was walking with my 3-year-old daughter. She was asking different kinds of questions and sometimes asked her to carry. But I always try to encourage her to walk, and she listened and walked all up to Marvel Danda and back to Godawari.
This place is named Marvel Danda because here are the best place to find stones available for Marvel, and one company started to take the stones from there for their company. Although this company is not in operation now. But still, we can see the equipment is on top of the Marvel Danda and machines in Godawari. I think such a company must operate in Nepal because such a company creates jobs for many people.
From the top of Marvel Danda, we enjoyed the amazing view of Godawari and Kathmandu Valley. The beautiful landscapes and jungle, and the top of the Phulchoki hill, are also pleasing to observe from there. We were unlucky to see the snowy mountain peaks and play in the snow. It was my first hike of 2022, and I enjoyed it a lot. And looking forward to doing more hikes like this around the Kathmandu Valley.
