The snow on the Himalayas add majesty to the mountains and the
innumerable flowers add to its beauty. This famous spot is not very difficult to reach.
When the sun shines hot on this field, thousands of flowers bloom here. Tourists
from all over the world come here. This valley was unknown till a British mountaineer
Frank Smith first discovered this place.
In 1931, Frank Smith wanted to scale a peak in
Garhwal called Comet. While returning after successfully completing his mission he took
the western pass and lost his way and reached this valley after many difficulties.
All of a sudden he came upon a sea of flowers which totally enchanted
him. He put up a tent and stayed here for many days. During these days he collected 260
different species of flowers. Some seeds he took back with him. In 1937, he came back
again to this valley and stayed here for a long time. Then he wrote a book called
"The Valley of Flowers". Soon after this this place became world famous. Nature
lovers started visiting this valley.
Millions of different flowers adorn this
valley. One also finds different kinds of insects, birds and butterflies. This valley is
surrounded by high mountains on three sides and is at a height of 3500 to 6,500 mts above
sea level.
In 1982, this valley was named the Republic
Park. Its area was fixed at 87.5 sq. kms, Some of the flowers are saxifrags,
sediams, lilies, poppy, calendular, daisies, denthus, turmopsis, primula, dadiculatar, pontitala,
geranium, cipro nepolysis, holly, pansy, zinnia, petunia, fox, caropsis dynthus etc.
Many small streams flow within this valley adding to its overall beauty. The high
mountain peaks surrounding this valley stand guardian to this beautiful
sight. The glaciers
amongst this look very attractive.
