stupas
thikse monastry
stupa
riding towards pangong tso
3 generations
innocence at both ages
sam all geared up
he made us some great bfast , karu
guru n the masked man, nayeem
patches of greenery
mask of zorro
faujis
bikers
biker
a lake, patch of greenery and the snow capped mountains
heading towards the 3rd highest motorable road, chang la pass
on chang la
the gang and the machines
he was a tad higher
chang la conquered
dint go to the temple so i'm guessing i wasnt blessed :)
friendly faujis
whatte thought :)
heights of hospitailty
the flavored tea was awesome, served with some buiscuits
frozen lake
click !!!
thought i'll stand on the lake, but this was better :)
discussed how do we catch her
caught her
she posed
and she was gone
the bike broke down
tried to fix it but alas :(
so parked it at a near by army camp
they got some more chai and biscuits
army kitchen
pangong tso, salt water lake
13, 900 ft
formed by the continental drift, 1/3rd is india and 2/3rds in china
the color changes by the day
tents where we stayed
bfast at the lake
view from our cottage
getting ready to leave pangong
with the bombay bikes and the scottist lady
it makes you think
for some it doesnt :)
tranquility
felt great that we made it despite the all the odds
self
faces
more faces
smiles
shades of blue
china on the other side
it was so beautiful
reflections
boat rides by the army
shot
one of natures beautiful creations
you never get tired of look at it
we did it all but for one :)
on the way back
goats
studds
snow peaks
the commanders room and we finished off his snacks
with the army doc who treated me
BRO road signs
loved this
oh!! i dint know :)
thank god i dint get there
nice!!!
dinner with new made friends
with parvez bhai
tushar n guru
the man who got here with out a licence
ginger leamon honey tea, bludy amazing
the great souls who fixed my bike and dint even charge me for it
leh palace
custom made T-shits
they are good at it
they did a great job of my bike
heading towards kardung la, worlds highest motorable road
birdy
it was inviting
it kept getting better
and better
roads
on top
K-top
says it all
wonder whats so special
i was wearing all that i had but was still freezing
some hot tea really helped
maggie on top of the world
much needed
and then it began to snow
Royal Mysore Walks. braving the snow :)
swiss cyclist friends
delhi dudes
we rode in the snow for an hour
then in the rains for the next 2 hrs
it was bad, really bad
diskit monastry
way to our guesthouse
sunrise guesthouse
we paid the highest for this room all our trip
he made us some good bfast
horns
prayer wheel
olthang guest house, we stayed here the next day
even here !!!
truck on a truck
kids waiting to give you a hi-five
abandoned fuel pump
sand dunes in hunder
snow,mountains,river,vegetation and desert you get them all here
hunder, was a part of the old silk route from central asia to arab
double humped camels
left behind by the merchants centuries ago
no reservations
it was relaxing
the kitchen
the fridge
it was cold
they ran the camel safari
worth it
our rides
in between the humps
it was bumpy
camels sweat glamds are behind their head, and their sweat is red in color
as we rode on
it was a shaky shoot
we did the ride sucessfully
the camel and the owner
and it put me down
she had an interesting name
we went searching for 6 month old baby camel
he was helpingus spot the animal
wonder what these women were doing
walking in the desert
with the family, lovely people they were
the 6 month old baby camel
the fat one
on the bridge
met a stranger and we figured out we had a common friend, small world :)
guys from karnataka who stopped seeing our bike registration number and were elated
we meet the cycling couple again, but this time in a desert unlike the snow last time :)
we wanted to exhange our contacts but dint have pen and paper so
shawshank redemption style :)
it was unbelievable
buddha's statue in the making
ladhak berry juice
hot pokodas for the evening
diskit moastry
nice view from the top
prayer flags
turned the prayer wheel
the lama who rides up kardung la on his scooter
offerings to the god
shyok river
prayer on the flags
buddha in the making
the lama's vehical
helpful guest house boys
rock show entrance at diskit village
road through the desert
shyok
you go up 8000 ft and come down in a day
the shepherd
soilder from siachen in his full gear and the frugal me
snow gogs
going up khardung la (k-top) again
thats the roads to the top
army convoy
on top again
uncle from bangalore
Royal Mysore Walks on Top of the World !!!
now with some help
memorial for soilders who died
snow everywhere
view from the loo
k-top
as we left
looks like a crown
more roads
he cycling up kardung la just to warm up for the real climb :)
the roads are seldon this way
