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you had a hell of a time buddy , really ice looks so gd,thanks for sharing mate!!!

day 2:-
in the morning we startd our trek towards hatu temple and return back at 2.15pm.
starting line-
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after this shot camera's battery puffs off!!!


riding was not so exciting as we just return back to shimla i.e covered only 75kms but again on that black ice tarmac!!
this time it was a bit easy and comfortable to ride on hard ice as i got some experience and ofcourse confidence levels up as compare to previous day.
some shots from day 2:-
railways hockey grnd enroute shimla-
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landmark-
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ice skating ground in shimla-
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day 3 we got up early and start our trekking towards jakhu temple which is apprx 9kms far frm mall road:-
fitness test-
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scaled it in 22mins.
extraordinary fit!!!

history of jakhu peak:-
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jakhu temple-
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view from jakhu top-
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marble engraved foot prints -
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after visiting religious jakhu top, started our journey towards manikaran via dhalli-tattapani-chindi.
before leaving shimla we enquired about possible destination for a night stay and the tourist officer suggests to stay at chindi as this place possess a govt R/H and hptdc hotel also.

somewhere near naldehra golf course
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on the bank of river:-
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govt R/H chindi-(rented for Rs 300 only), chindi was very beautiful place, our rest house was surrounded by apple orchads( but no apples at that time) and built on sort of cliff which gives pleasurable views of mountains also.

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our room-
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good morning!
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we started our ride on day4 we have to cover apprx 210kms to reach manikaran now. so push off at 8.30am frm R/H house.
chindi -mandi-kullu-manikaran

some shots enroute-
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smooth and curvy roads ahead of sundernagar-
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reservior-
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view from gurudwara manikaran sahib
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gurudwara manikarna sahib-
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lovely pics there bro! looks like u had a good time with ur camera and some fun on black ice waiting for ur next post wid some new scintillating pics!