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**sajalsheth** · 02-01-2020, 02:48 PM

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It was a different feel inside snow cave.

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This was first time in my life; I went inside a natural snow cave.

Time to go back to bike and ride ahead. This is how my bike looked outside snow cave.

Moving ahead, now the road was more damaged and lots of gravels and stones on ascend.

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**sajalsheth** · 02-02-2020, 12:25 AM

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This was scenic view at 9.35am.

I could see a big waterfall on road also.

Riding ahead towards that big waterfall, I could see that this was perhaps the biggest waterfall on Sach Pass road. It was starting above road and falling well below road.

I could see a rainbow at the bottom of waterfall.

View behind me.

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**sajalsheth** · 02-02-2020, 12:46 PM

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I parked my bike below waterfall.

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View of road that leads to waterfall.

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**sajalsheth** · 02-03-2020, 01:32 PM

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Rock cut road ahead.

Now the road was steep.

And melted snow was touching road also.

I came via this scenic route.

At 9.50am, I saw another snow cave.

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**sajalsheth** · 02-04-2020, 05:35 PM

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Some snow was also there on other side of road. This place might be fully covered with snow and might look like a snow tunnel during full snow during May & June.

Moving just little ahead I came across yet another waterfall on road.

I could feel the water breeze on me while passing it.

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I should get a free bike wash here on my return.

Water flow was good enough.

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**sajalsheth** · 02-05-2020, 11:35 AM

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After riding 10 minutes ahead, yet another waterfall on road.

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This had more water flow but was passing under road.

At 10.10 am, I saw a big open area ahead and could see some make shift houses.

This was Bagotu perhaps. As had my breakfast in hotel earlier, I moved ahead without stopping there. I thought having lunch here on my way back.
View of those Dhabas after riding ahead on ascend.

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**sajalsheth** · 02-10-2020, 11:21 PM

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View of road ahead from there.

Melted snow & water stream with small lake.

Just ahead I found another snow cave with lots of water coming out of it from melted snow.

View from road.

This was view of snow cave.

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**sajalsheth** · 02-11-2020, 04:18 PM

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Selfie time.

Outside view from that snow cave was beautiful.

This snow cave was not much deep compared to first one.

I touch and felt the snow. Can you see that scare on my wrist? That is gift/memory of Sinthan Pass ride.

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Bye Snow Cave, It was amazing experience to visit you.

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**sajalsheth** · 02-12-2020, 05:02 PM

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After snow cave, I started riding towards Sach Pass at 10.30am.

A water stream and melting snow.

Now there was lots of snow nearby.

View of mountains and off road.

Height was increasing gradually and views were getting better & better.

After this break, my bike did not start. I tried few times but it did not start. There was not one around. I could not see any vehicles as far as my eyes could see.
Then I remembered my Chang La pass experience of 2014, where my bike stopped and did not start. That time I waited for 2-3 minutes and it stated.
So this might be due to less oxygen in the area. As humans need oxygen to live, similarly bikes also need oxygen to be burn with petrol and start/run.
I waited and had water, clicked some pictures nearby.

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**sajalsheth** · 02-13-2020, 03:38 PM

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View behind me.

That mountain far might be Bahai Jar or Dhar Chhoglu.

That mountain before snow capped mountain is the mountain, in whose base Killar Village is situated.

I was lucky to have such a clear weather today. I could see places 30+ kms far.
Scenic views made me forget that my bike is not starting. I remembered God and tried to start again. This time it started and ride was on.

Then I came across a small valley with a lake and some snow.

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**sajalsheth** · 02-13-2020, 10:00 PM

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And the road ahead….

View of nearby mountains.

I stopped near one small snow wall.

These were remains of snow wall.

Views around.

Water coming out from melting snow at mountains.

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**sajalsheth** · 02-14-2020, 11:27 AM

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This was the last mountain I could see from there. It might be the Top.

View behind me.

Again here my bike did not start.
This time I was little worried as I already stopped here for 2-3 minutes, then also it was not starting.
After 9-10 tries it started. And I moved ahead.

Riding further ahead, I saw road with snow walls on both side.

View of a mountain top on my left.

Moving just ahead I saw a big snow wall of around 15 feet.

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**sajalsheth** · 02-14-2020, 05:11 PM

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I could not resist myself and stopped to click snow wall pictures.

This big snow wall must be more than 15 feet as it looked compared to my bike.

This is the beauty of Sach Pass Roads. You get to see lots of snow there.
It reminded me of Zozila Pass and Baralacha La Pass of Ladakh. Salute to BRO for making such great and tough road and maintaining it. Imagine how difficult will it be to cut 15 feet ice and maintain road for us.

Here I missed my family very much. I wished they could be here to witness this greatness of nature. There was no mobile network there, I could not call them. But I had different way to show them my love.

I wrote their name on wall and clicked pictures, which I can send them after coming in network area.
I took a selfie for memory.

Then again my bike did not start. This time I feared a lot. I could understand the low oxygen level there. But my bike did not give starting trouble at Marsimik La at 18953 feet, then why here? Lower pickup could be understandable but starting trouble is something to fear.

Sach Pass is a test of endurance for both rider and bike.
Anyway after some tries it started and I moved ahead.

At 11.25 am, I reached THE SACH PASS.

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**sajalsheth** · 02-17-2020, 01:17 PM

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SACH PASS is Now ACCOMPLISHED.

I went to Devi Maa Temple of Sach Pass Top and prayed there. I also thanked Goddess for bringing me here. I offered one apple and seek Her Blessings.

This was the view from there towards descend side.

I saw lots of bikers reaching from Chamba Side. These riders were of Patna, Bihar.
I requested one of them to click some pictures for me.

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**sajalsheth** · 02-17-2020, 05:27 PM

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The Sach Pass was the 4th Mountain Pass of this ride.

Reaching Sach Pass at 14763 feet on 7 years old bike, that to Solo is something special.

It was another proud moment for me.

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It was a test of endurance.
Only those who have ridden to Sach Pass, know how challenging and difficult it is.

Every true rider wants to pose here with this wall sign board at least once in lifetime.

It was noon and I felt little hungry. There is a dhaba besides Sach Pass Devi Maa Temple. Lots of people were there to eat.

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