Anirban, great write-up and pics, and it's obvious that you had a grand trip. I've been planning a North Bengal trip for a while now, but the political unrest there kept deterring me. I guess things are safe now. Will catch up with you sometime soon to get some help planning the trip. I guess the Scorp would be right at home on these roads
I had visited Gorumara a couple of years back. Was putting up at Chalsa (Sinclairs).
Early morning forest trip was quite disappointing - just got to spot some peacocks. We did see a big bison while driving through the forest though. Lovely place, but didn't get to see many animals unfortunately.