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  • #16
    Originally posted by daredemon View Post
    Beautiful pics taken...
    Thanks!

    Originally posted by MAXzma View Post
    Nature at her best!! Awesome clicks out there. A few pics were so beautiful that my jaw dropped and was staring at it for quite sometime.. Waiting for more!
    Thanks friend for those kind words

    Originally posted by Ananz View Post
    BEAutiful


    - Ananth
    Thanks Ananth!

    Originally posted by satyajit82 View Post
    great pictures and awesome writing .... want to know more about your tour ...
    Thanks, will share soon, in the mean time you can go through other logs from me

    Originally posted by rubber_stamp_champ View Post
    Ya. I mean the distances, road conditions, places to stay etc. If you can, it'll be great!
    Chandigarh - Chitkul: 360 kms.
    Route: CHD - Shimla - Narkanda - Rampur - Karchham - Sangla - Chitkul
    Diversion: Keep on NH-22 untill Karchham Dam site. Take right from Karchham.
    Karchham to Sangla: 21 kms.
    Sangla to Chitkul: 42 kms.

    Road Condition:
    Shimla - Narkanda: Few patches, maintenance is in progress.
    Almost 15 kms is little dusty near the Karchham Dam Site. Depends on your luck if you find water sprinkled on the road for you
    Karchham - Chitkul: mix of bad & Good. No major issues except one frequent land slide area(approx 4kms before Sangla)

    Stay:
    PWD Rest House: Should be booked from Bhawa Nagar(on the way after Rampur)

    Thakur Guest House: Good & economical. 9805602778/9459270841.
    N
    Many Other Guest Houses at Chitkul.

    Let me know if you need more info

    Originally posted by 2strokerama View Post
    beautiful pics man! waiting for the rest.

    are the roads you took really part of the silk route or did you only mean it as an adjective?
    Yes, it falls on ancient Indo-Tibetian Trade route.
    Actually Major part of NH 22 is on same old Silk Route.

    Originally posted by Eshan-P180 View Post
    Beautiful pictures man!!!!hats off!
    Loved every bit, kinda refreshed my dull day at work.....
    Keep it coming buddy
    Thanks Eshan.

    Originally posted by ronyrulezz View Post
    awesome photos .... really loved them alot.
    I am a happy man

    Originally posted by need4torque View Post
    Ranjeet, that must have been one helluva refreshing ride. The pictures itself make you feel rejuvenated, cant even imagine the how it would feel to be in such a beautiful place. Good job!
    On the way, I was thinking that Chitkul will be beautiful but was not expecting to be Amazingly Beautiful

    Originally posted by RAK View Post
    Thanks for sharing such amazing pics and experience with us. Really enjoyed it....waiting for rest of the pics.
    Coming soon...

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    • #17
      I was amazed to see abundance of nature all around, but someone at the entrance of the village was not happy with my arrival at all, even was not willing to look at me.



      Though I have been sent empty handed from Bhawnagar, yet I tried my luck and went to the PWD rest house to enquire if I can get any room there, but again no fate.






      This hotel is at the end of the road, no body can drive/ride further, I parked my bike there only and got a room for 300 bucks. Though he asked for 500, but I was given the advantage of being solo




      Gosh again overexposing . These are some of the reasons when I feel having a good camera, otherwise my IXUS 70 id doing a great job.



      The hotel owner is a good person and was doing all his work by himself. There was no cook/servant.












































      Few shots from the Village:

















      Dekho gadha ghaas kha raha hai



      I kept on clicking until The Uncle allowed me.






      To be continued...

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        Had a tough time few kms before and after the dam site. As compared to dust yesterday I found mud all over. My stock tire was not helping much and I had to put some extra effort to control my bike and maintain the speed, but I was enjoying this too or you can say I had to like it



        This is called Shimla Bridge, as written on the board near it:



        And then I kept on riding, stopped somewhere near Bhavnagar to have aloo paratha and tea another stop at Narkanda, had a lemon tea and left to conclude the journey.

        look at the scattered clouds, taken around Narkanda



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        • #19
          nice tour and nice pics..........
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          • #20
            nice log...awesome photos...I think you are the first xbhpian to visit this part of India...congo!!

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            • #21
              my dear frn i was not able to stop my self in saying that really i have never seen such beautiful pic of natur in such a way really thanks a lot for all d pic n write up ,i was totally lost my self in d pic world ,thanks bro

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              • #22
                Awesome pics buddy. Just amazing.
                Can you mail me the following pic in full res please

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                • #23
                  Originally posted by Hyperion View Post
                  Awesome pics buddy. Just amazing.
                  Can you mail me the following pic in full res please

                  and me too? My email address is 'my xbhp ID'@gmail.com
                  Advice is a form of nostalgia.
                  Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.

                  Antz Travelz!! | South India Exploration Ride | Leh Triplog (Work in progress)

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                  • #24
                    Awesome pictures!! Makes me realize how much less we've seen of this beautiful country!
                    Lonely Rider~
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