Start from home
All Loaded up
KMS
@chd w8ting 4 the start
still w8ting
breakfast before Simla
entering kinnaur
Kinnaur Landscape tunnels on the road
these tunnels appeared as soon as we entered Kinnaur
Amazing Ride throug these mountains
Dam work near Kharcham...made roads worse..this was day2 and it was rainy
riding thru Slush...
Amar, pandey sherry,apjoo
thats the road we took
Kazigs, just like Gata loops
key village
enroute Kunzum la
on Top of Kunzum..one of the toughest rides thru Stones and dirt
Kunzum La...every vehicle goes around that Mandir for blessing
@ the top
one of the river crossing enroute Chandrataal
Acute Chandratal Sickness :)
we crossed this...its on the road sorry Path..rather it is the path..:)
River bed ride
Just after Gramphoo..back on the Smooth manali leh Highway......yes smooth after Lahul spiti
Bedroom view from Chandra bhaga in Keylong
Green Oasis amidst brown landscape
Suraj Tal enroute Barlach la
Barlach la..a dissapointment..just one board..we expected more ..)
somewhere before Sarchu..beautifull plains
Gata Loops
Pandey holding his head..he had a headache due to AMS
Nakee La smooth sailing ..metteled roads
Lachulang la.pandey slept here in the sun he was so down with AMS
Sarchu to Pang wonderfull landscape
Pang worlds highest Transit camp..16000 ft i guess
MORE plains .....60-70 kms of plain land stretch above 16000 ft... lots of sand and bike never went over 70 @ full throttle on 5th gear....
Tanglang la
worlds second highest Pass
Pandey still down with AMS :)
just before Karu
Amazing roads enroute Pang gong tso
Mighty Chang la..htis was a tough climb
Mandir @ chang La top
Chang La view from Top
Pang gong tso..the camara does not do justice to the place and the colours of the lake.
this lake is 136kms long...1/3rd of it is in india the rest in china...also is approx 6-7 kms in width..and its the worlds highest Salt water lake that freezes in the winter
it changed colours many times, as the sun came out, unfortunately the camera wasnt good enuf to capture it all
Helmet View
stones stuck to the tank bag magnet. this place is rich in minerals..thats why china is so interested
sand dunes at high altitude
Guest house @tangtse
Shanti Stupa Leh
Shanti Stupa
Leh View from Shanti Stupa
Thiksey Monastery
Prayer Wheel...there were many of these in all villages and roads we passed
Prayer hall
Giant 2 storey buddha statue @ thiksey
Shey Palace
Buddha @ SHey
COld morning enroute Khardungla..everything was freezing
Snow all round @ enroute khardungla
Thats the road we took
India Gate before Khardungla
India Gate
RIding on frozen ICE this was tough
on top of the world...this id the height of the everest base camp as well
freshsnow
Leh Palace prayer flags
Leh Palace
Leh-srinagar smooth roads....
Pathar sahib
Magnetic hill..its a bluff nothing happens
different coloured rivers merging
more smooth Tarmac
Lamayuru monastery
Fotu La enroute Kargill
the driver of this truk was waiting along the roadside for help for 2 days
Kargill...the pakis almost came up till here
Tiger hill on the right Capt Batra fought for seven days there and captured it
Tololing...small bunkers on the top it can take 6-7 hours to climb it..imaging wgat it would have taken to climb it with gunfire aimed at you and no place to hide
Monument for Soldiers who lost their lives at Kargill
India Gate 2 at Zorji La
Beautifull green valley after Zorji La
Dal lake
