Re: Tales of a Solo Traveller [Ladakh '18]

Thanks

Thanks
It will be much better to do this while you are in Delhi. A 2-week trip is enough to do the regular circuit from Delhi.

Thanks

Re: Tales of a Solo Traveller [Ladakh '18]

Unfortunately, i dont have the time! Will plan for next year May! [emoji4][emoji4]

Re: Tales of a Solo Traveller [Ladakh '18]

Time

Try next year. May is a good time to visit Leh. Relatively less traffic, no watercrossings etc..

Re: Tales of a Solo Traveller [Ladakh '18]

Amazing pics...such clear views in every shot...wow...

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Amazing beauty ...

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Treat for the eyes Nadeem

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Thank you

Thank you

Thank you

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Day 6..
17th May, 2018
Diskit - Pangong Tso - Leh 320kms

I started riding at 7:20 am from Diskit. Went to pump and got extra fuel for the journey.



I took Agham-Shyok route. This route was much more remote than what I had imagined. Only a few cars were going with me and none came from the other side till we reached Shyok. No shops or any small villages in between.




Huge respect to BRO for making such roads possible. What may be remote for us, is a daily routine for them.

Coming to road condition, the road is good for the most part with bad patches here n there. And some really bad sections. Huge ass landslides. The road was washed out at a few places, probably last year as there wasn't any water this time.



BRO workers clearing a landslide. We didn't have to wait for long as the clearing was almost done.




I didn't take many breaks en route (nothing much to see except the landscape). Had food at Dembok and continued towards Pangong Tso. I was at Pangong at 11:40 am. There were quite a few people. I went a few km further down where I was alone. Found a track going towards the bank and spent about half an hour there.

Nubra disappointed me a bit. The place looks much better in pics. But Pangong is different. Pics don't do justice to this place. Now, this is only one of the many lakes in the region and I will go back just to visit them.



































I left Pangong at 12:30 pm and started for Leh.
Saw a couple of Kiangs near the Lake.




For the journey back, the main attraction was going to be Chang La and it remained true to its 'mighty' tag. In terms of difficulty, this is many folds tougher than Khardung La.



















It was very cold and windy up here. A couple of pics and I resumed my journey for Leh.










Stakna Monastery


Reached Leh at 5:05 pm and went straight to the booked room and didn't go out after that. I wanted to rest for tomorrows long haul.

Re: Tales of a Solo Traveller [Ladakh '18]

Ya Bro. Greater Kailash.
But now in Bangalore.
I wish to ride in Jammu again, visit my school and college.
And most of all, visit most of my school time picnic spots like, jhajjar kotli, Mansar Lake, Bhaderwah.
Border roads are amazingly smooth but sort of dangerous too.

Re: Tales of a Solo Traveller [Ladakh '18]

Some of the best pictures I have seen of Pangong Lake!

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Ah.. Greater Kailash. That's very near to my place, channi himmat.
You should come and enjoy riding here. Roads have improved a lot and so has the safety issue. No worries.

Thanks Krishna for the appreciation

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Day 7..
18th May, 2018
Leh - Srinagar 420kms

This day was all about covering distance and reaching Srinagar safely. I didn't take many stops unless necessary.
I woke up at 6:45 am, freshened up and left at 7:10 am. I rode non stop till Sangam point, clicked a couple of pics and rode again. After that, I rode non stop till after Lamayuru where I had a couple of bananas and a chocolate.


I reached Kargil at 11:25 am, tanked up here and left immediately. I must have been only a few kms from Kargil, it started to rain. It kept on pouring, sometimes heavy and sometimes drizzling.
I had lunch at a small village called Maitan before the climb to ZojiLa starts. The whole climb up was slushy.. Water n mud everywhere. Near the top, it started to snow and it got really cold.









That's snowfall.




A fresh layer of snow.




At the top of Zoji La










As soon as we reach the Zero point, tourists rush starts and the infamous traffic jam of ZojiLa. Rain + snow + slush + taxi rush + trucks + army convoy.. All add and we get a huge traffic jam. Wasted over a couple of hours in the jam here.

And the traffic jam. There are many bottlenecks and the road is such that even a two-wheeler cannot pass.


I reached my place in Srinagar a few minutes past 6 pm.

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This concludes my short trip to Ladakh.
This thread was more of a photolog with focus on pics. I think all trips are somehow the same, with some minor difference. I penned down my thought in a short manner.

I couldn't explore much but hopefully, in the near future, I will visit again and see the places more leisurely.

The bike performed exceptionally well even with the stock tyres. No punchers thankfully.
Returned a mileage of 27-28kmph and overall spent approx. Rs. 6200 on fuel.

Most of the pics are from Nikon D5200 with 18-140mm lens and some from Samsung S5

Re: Tales of a Solo Traveller [Ladakh '18]

Awesome Brother. Loved the pics a lot. Out of curiosity Which is the camera??

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Thank you [emoji4]

Pics were taken with Nikon D5200 and 18-140mm lens

Re: Tales of a Solo Traveller [Ladakh '18]

This is a proper bucketlist route accompanied by some amazing pictures! Thank you for sharing!

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Thank you for the lovely comment [emoji4]

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I have just one word to describe your pictures....

BREATHTAKING.

Thanks for sharing such awesome pictures... What a journey.