Starting out from Manali : 474km to Leh...
Breakfast at Mirhi Dam. But the actual town & bigger settlement with plenty of dhabas is furthur 1km ahead...
Our bike... fully loaded!
Rohtang Pass - Jam packed with tourists & vehicles!
Rohtang Pass - traffic nightmare!
A trek Map
Our 1st worst patch. it took us abt an hour to plan & cross. I took another 15minutes to find a way across without getting my feet wet. But invain! soon i will give up all such attempts on such crossings ahead...
Tandi petrol pump, the only fuel point between Manali & Leh. I heard the timings here are erratic.
A board at Tandi. Already we are 437km from Chnadigarh
A board at Tandi. another 373km to Leh.
Keylong bus stand
Approaching Jispa Valley
Deepak Taal
ZingZing Bars
Approaching Barlacha La
A lake by Barlacha La
Bralacha La
Baralacha La
At Bharatpur, looking back at Baralacha La
Approaching Sarchu. The expensive tent accomodations starts here.
Sarchu : A board with distances...
Sarchu : another 251km to Leh & 683km to Srinagar
Sarchu : A view from ex-armyman's dhaba where we stayed the night.
Gator loops. Approaching Nakee La.
Nakee La
Lachulung La
Another stream crossing. We had been advised to take the lower concrete slab. or was it the higher on? too late... our bike is stuck, and we push...
After the stream crossing, Pang another 9km away...
wow! looks like we have just stepped into another world!
Temple at Tanglang La
Crossing Tanglang La. but see... there is a blockage ahead, snowslide! all the hurry was wasted. It is near 4pm and we still got a long drive ahead...
Snowslide at Taglang La, here Amit almost stepped down the road trying to pass a stationery truck & the bags got bumped... another inch and...
ummm, i see red, green,yellow,brown....
Approaching Upshe
Upshe
An explosive sunset!
Shanti Stupa_it was bright that it too quite some camera tuning to get this shot!
Leh : a view from Shanti Stupa
Leh Palace temple : Buddhism manuscripts
Leh : a view from Leh Palace
Castle Tsemo : the ruins seemed to say something...
Leh
Leh Palace
Leh palace : a cultural show organised by a tourist agent...
Leh : The road to Khardung La & Nubra Valley
On the way to Khardung La, looking back at Leh.
Approaching Khardung La.
On the other side of Khardung La
North Pallu : army check point... they check ur innerline permit here
Nubra valley : a 1st first look.
stepping into the Nubra valley...
the sand dunes!
Hunder : evening tourist rush for the camel ride
Hunder : Camel safari...
doesnot he remind u if feathered species? a chick perhaps!
Castle at Tsemo
Karu : breakfast here. Pangong Lake is 113km away.
Temple at Chang La
Chang La
A lake on the way to Pangong Lake
Pangkong Lake : a first view...
pangong lake... all the colors of rainbow!
Pangong lake : the colors of rainbow...
crystal clear water... slighly brakish though...
Pangong lake : evening...
Pangong lake : now blue.. now green...
Pangong lake
look... what we caught in the camera!
leaving Leh... on the way to Lamayuru
Just before Nimmu : The confluence of rivers Indus & Zanskar
on the way to Lamayuru, around Nimmu
on the way to Lamayuru...
on the way to Lamayuru... entering the drained out lake...
that is rich sedimented soil.. but not much of vegetation... rains seem scares in this region
Lamayuru : the tale of origin
Lamayuru : The moonland! it came up on the site of a dained mountain lake
Namika La : 12198' . FotuLa at 13479' was the highest point on Srinagar Leh road, which came & passed...
Passing through Wakha... & that's Amit, he just wanted to have a photograph with this sign!
Chamba, Mulbekh : 8m high Maitreya statue dating 700AD
Kargil : it is a big town, but too crowded, so we pushed ahead to Drass
Kargil : the distances from here...
Kargil to drass
On the way to Drass
A settlement on the way to Drass
Drass : early in the morning. Nothing cold abt the place in June!
On the way to Zoji La. Nothing scary abt it...
The tents at Baltal : Amarnath Yatra has just started!!
