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12 June 2010
Vaibhav:
Archit:
Me:
This was the conversation that took place between three guys, stuck at Sarchu as B-La was closed due to a heavy land slide and the whole glacier came down on the road. They tried crossing it, but all went in vain, and they had to cover a whole 1500KMs in place of 500KMs..
With heavy heart, they started their bikes, looked back at the B-La and out of anger, frustration and hope they promised each other to scale it before the end of this season.
9th Sep 2010
More than three months have passed since that fateful day and the promise was yet not complete. I had a chat with the two guys and since our other ride plan went under the covers so we thought of completing this unfinished promise.
So, the decision to ride to B-La was made and that too before a few hours of the ride.
Puneet has been on rides to Himachal before as well, and his love for the place in unquestionable. This lad spent a whole Month, roaming around in Himachal, exploring different places and learning about their culture and lifestyle.
Day 1 Route:
Pandoh is a dam en route Manali and has a beautiful lake
En route Aut Tunnel :
We started our journey again and reached Manali at around 2:00 P.M. via Bhunter and Naggar.
Somehow, we tread through those s#i^^Y roads and ascend towards Rohtang. Now I hope you remember, that this was my first time up there and all I know of Rohtang is traffic Jam and bad roads. The bad roads were there, hell I was riding on them.. but where is Traffic? All I could manage to see was two Electras, one CBZ X and my Dragon. Where is everybody else? What happened to the traffic? All of them went down the valley? Why are we all alone?
Me, engrossed in my thoughts lost sight of them and was lost all alone on the road. The road conditions Improved and clouds started hovering around us, It is always a good feeling to ride through them, and a few shops came up. I had an impression that Rohtang will be somewhere nearby and I zoomed ahead. Soon, I saw something and stopped to click it..
So, time for some pics:
The Riders:
After spending sometime at Rohtang, we started off to Khoksar. Now, initially we planned to stay at Khoksar and start for the journey ahead the next day. But, when we reached there, puneet declared that it was too early to call it a day and we should try for Keylong. With 70 Kms left, we also agreed on the suggestion and continued. The roads from Khoksar to Keylong is in good condition with a very few rough patches. We reached Keylong at 7:45 at night and searched for a hotel.. after getting a good deal of Rs 200/Room, we unloaded our steeds had bath and went to sleep but only after a round of drink each.
Vaibhav:
Archit:
Me:
This was the conversation that took place between three guys, stuck at Sarchu as B-La was closed due to a heavy land slide and the whole glacier came down on the road. They tried crossing it, but all went in vain, and they had to cover a whole 1500KMs in place of 500KMs..
With heavy heart, they started their bikes, looked back at the B-La and out of anger, frustration and hope they promised each other to scale it before the end of this season.
9th Sep 2010
More than three months have passed since that fateful day and the promise was yet not complete. I had a chat with the two guys and since our other ride plan went under the covers so we thought of completing this unfinished promise.
So, the decision to ride to B-La was made and that too before a few hours of the ride.
Puneet has been on rides to Himachal before as well, and his love for the place in unquestionable. This lad spent a whole Month, roaming around in Himachal, exploring different places and learning about their culture and lifestyle.
Day 1 Route:
Pandoh is a dam en route Manali and has a beautiful lake
En route Aut Tunnel :
We started our journey again and reached Manali at around 2:00 P.M. via Bhunter and Naggar.
Somehow, we tread through those s#i^^Y roads and ascend towards Rohtang. Now I hope you remember, that this was my first time up there and all I know of Rohtang is traffic Jam and bad roads. The bad roads were there, hell I was riding on them.. but where is Traffic? All I could manage to see was two Electras, one CBZ X and my Dragon. Where is everybody else? What happened to the traffic? All of them went down the valley? Why are we all alone?
Me, engrossed in my thoughts lost sight of them and was lost all alone on the road. The road conditions Improved and clouds started hovering around us, It is always a good feeling to ride through them, and a few shops came up. I had an impression that Rohtang will be somewhere nearby and I zoomed ahead. Soon, I saw something and stopped to click it..
So, time for some pics:
The Riders:
After spending sometime at Rohtang, we started off to Khoksar. Now, initially we planned to stay at Khoksar and start for the journey ahead the next day. But, when we reached there, puneet declared that it was too early to call it a day and we should try for Keylong. With 70 Kms left, we also agreed on the suggestion and continued. The roads from Khoksar to Keylong is in good condition with a very few rough patches. We reached Keylong at 7:45 at night and searched for a hotel.. after getting a good deal of Rs 200/Room, we unloaded our steeds had bath and went to sleep but only after a round of drink each.
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