Horseback Riding Vacation in India (Day 18)
Day 18 – We were up at 5:00 in the morning for a cup of tea and a drive to the park. Soon after entering we ran across a herd of gaur, or wild cattle, herds of which roam the park. These fascinating animals may not have the cachet of the tiger, but they are most impressive and weigh up to a ton. They have a short striding gait, but can move very fast and are extremely powerful. We spent that morning and afternoon exploring this wilderness area with its huge trees of many kinds and interesting topography which ranges between 1,500 and 3,000 ft. in altitude. Again we saw many kinds of deer and antelope as well as wild boar and wildcats, but nary a tiger. There must be about a hundred of the animals in the park, but it is huge and much of it is thick forest where the road is like a tunnel with tree branches above as well as on the sides. We could often see monkeys leaping from tree to tree. They are a favorite food of the leopard.
