6:30 am was the time we bid good bye to the owner of the dreamland hotel and the LEH CITYGURUDWARA SHRI PATHAR SAHIB:













After having hot tea with milk rusk and coming out of the gurudwara sahib, this is what was running in my mind, THE TOPNOW I AM SATISFIED.MAGNETIC HILL



ENROUTEAnd this is what bro say: so true.PASS.






This is what we were wondering and laughing standing at this WAR CITY DRASS WAR MEMORIAL. THE TIGER HILL, TOLOLING, BATRA TOP.
WE SALUTE ALL OF THEM FOR THEIR BRAVERY, SACRIFICE.







Just after the war memorial comes this board.

ZOZI-LAHAVE a SHOT:





After this region starts the climb and hence we were sure, zozila is not FAR now.
After almost 50 minutes of riding from drass, and from super awesome roads to unmettaled loose gravel, humpy roads( best for motocross) and our riding gears again white after riding in muddy, sandy and slush area we were here:
















Finally the most AWAITED pass came and was very calm at the time we were crossing it, few clicks and we were riding again, after few more kms before sonamarg came the base camp for the AMARNATH YATRA, BALTAL.
Enroute BALTAL.








The roads were in bad, infact very bad condition but it was an experience to ride under such conditions.
Now this is the place where few years back( in 2008) when I was standing at the baltal parking with my friend after doing the yatra to the holy cave from pahalgam side and coming down to baltal, the trucks going up looks very small and looking at them I told my friend:
BHAAI SOCH LADAKH IS STILL HUNDREDS KMS AWAY FROM THIS PLACE, IF THIS PLACE IS SO BEAUTIFUL JUST IMAGINE LEH-LADAKH TO JANNAT HOGI..!!!
Kabhi wo bhi jaroor karenge, and this is how THAT parking area looks like from THAT
Few more shots an spending some time at this place we started riding down to baltal and towards sonamarg.
spot the rider:



And then we came across this bridge..!!!

IMPOSSIBLE TAKES TIME, DIFFICULT WILL BE DONE IMMEDIATELY..!!!




Few more kms and we were welcomed:



I and dagar were riding slow and enjoying the place to the best possible way, the team was waiting for us at sonamarg for breakfast.
Tummy full and RIDE ON..!!!

Few more shots just after sonamarg.subzi mandiof the locals and answering their questions.
Kaha se aae hai aap??
Itni door se yaha tak, KYU.????
Aap roadies hai roadies???
Accha aap bike pe leh ho aae, aji kya baat hai..!!!
Finally saif bhai and that guy managed to find that hotel and after a nok-jhok with the hotel owner we un-loaded our bikes, into the hotel rooms and the only thing in our mind was to take a bath as soon as possible and roam around the city and dal lake and enjoy the local food.
Rahul kumar menon decided to rest in the room while we were out for a AUTO-RICKSHAW (three wheeler) drive as we were not in a mood to RIDE.
Reached dal lake and after convincing the shikara owners( bargaining) he charged four of us 400bucks.

DAL LAKE:

Beautiful pics there lovish and to mention more this was my 1st ever visit to srinagar and i was like ohh are we really in srinagar because it was way hot on that day just like it used to be in panipat but happy to see the city of lakes and world famous shikaras