Parsons Retreat

Parson Valley Trekking Shed to Mukurthi Fishing Hut, should instead be named Hudson Hut to Mukurthi Fishing Hut.  Just like the Mukurthi Fishing Hut, Hudson Hut also has equal historical importance if not more. However, as the Hudson Hut is now a private property lacking proper maintenance, it is languishing in every aspect.  It is disheartening and painful to see such a legendary structure reduced into a modern day lodging facility.

I was fortunate enough to have stayed there overnight, however, was not able to sleep as I would like.  The moment was overwhelming - Imagining and reconstructing events that had occurred a century before.

Now, fitted with modern day features like electric bulbs and water heaters, I doubt whether anybody would appreciate an overnight stay there.

It was an old fishing and game hunting lodge with the barest amenities.  Now it boasts of a motorable trail, electricity, warm beds and blankets where history has vanished into oblivion...