1.The photograph was taken from back of one of the trained elephants earmarked for our use.
2.In the 'Tiger Show', all the visitors (say, 30-35 mostly foreigners in Feb, 1973 ) had to stay on elephants' back; while some other elephants were assigned for ' Kheda' like operations through elephant grass for a few times during the morning after forest officials decide on the most likely cover where the Tiger may be lying with the kill, or resting.
3.There were very few ' tree top machans' not far off from Dhikala where we also sat during some afternoons, while wandering through jungle on elephant's back.
4.Animals were very shy and will simply dash into the deep jungle on sight of trained elephant with human beings on back.
5.There was one huge tusker which came out just like Shivalik hill and our mahut (though an armed guard was provided to us) fast retreated as that tuskerwas known for attacking forest department elephants.
6.The mahut had shown us one tree at a distance where he knew about a 'King Cobra nest, but we did not venture.
7.We saw one fresh 'Chital Kill' but not any tiger.
8.While coming from Ramnagar, the vehicle took Rs.70 and while returning the forest department could not arrange any transport for almost the whole of the day and ultimately arranged an imported vehicle (brought by a foreigner) which was going to Ramnagar for filling at Rs.10. We enjoyed one full day free of cost at Corbett!
9.Things were altogether different when we visited next in May 1988.
Kind regards,
SaktiWild