makeshift thatch and bamboo shelters tracked tigers and a multitude of bird species that corbett is home to and learned the simple ways of life from the local folk ten years after establishing the resort he met bhavna who attended the same school as him and was herself an adven ture enthusiast the success of his maiden venture encouraged him to establish the mountain quail lodge at pangot in 1992 and later blaze a trail adventures an adventure tour operations company i too eventually quit studies to start work ing with him fulltime we hardly spend our resources in promo tional activities the days i spent there shaped my ultimate goal in life to spread awareness about the wilderness of the region and influence the younger generation to learn from enjoy and preserve the countrys natural heritage he concludes every day of our journey makes the hard times worthwhile as we truly enjoy what we do and where we live tourism is an uncertain do main while some years see an unprece dented inflow of tourists other seasons are deprived of them due to many social and natural pressures