Chamba in Uttranchal

Our official offsite took me back to the place where I have been many a times, Chamba in Uttranchal. Had always enjoyed the views from this place but watching the Himalayas from this Resort was a different experience. Tho the mountains were not as close and as always my camera was limiting ... I need a 20x zoom .... I liked a couple of shots that I took from my mobile ...
My mind does race back to the images of the Sikkim Himalayas there is a the closeness of the Sikkim Himalayas which diminishes the commanding yet distant glory of the Uttranchal Himalayas. Uttaranchal Himalayas have their expanse and Sikkim Himalayas have their towering presence.
My room mate and me got up at 0530 am by mistake and thank god for that .... the tethered sky combined with the infiltration of the orange sun rays was something which I will not forget. Mankind was asleep and Nature was quietly painting its canvas. At that moment felt privileged that I was allowed a peep into this beautiful tapestry. Every direction I look from the Hilltop was a different vistas. If at one end I was looking at 15,000 plus feet snow covered peaks the other end had translucent clouds were in slow march over hillocks waiting to engulf me. Emerald green mountains wrapped with white muslin clouds is a sight to behold. The sea is vast and open mountains are mysterious and ever changing in seconds and minutes. One day one spot and a photographer can capture so many moods of Nature ... Maybe it is unfair to compare the sea and the mountains ... lets just say I'm in love with the mountains. When I reach them I feel I'm home.
Do share which landscape you are most at home in. . . . .