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Marvellous pics Vaibhav!! Mesmirizing vistas..!! The route we missed was the Leh - Sarchu one..it indeed was beautiful .. 
Thanks for sharing them ...
Thanks for sharing them ...
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Nay, no booze. Quit booze for goodOriginally posted by dcs View Post
Occupied with work. Will post over the weekend
Thanks Inder. It was indeed beautiful...Originally posted by inder.cool View PostMarvellous pics Vaibhav!! Mesmirizing vistas..!! The route we missed was the Leh - Sarchu one..it indeed was beautiful .. Thanks for sharing them ..." I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not" - Kurt Cobain
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The weekendOriginally posted by kurtrules View PostNay, no booze. Quit booze for good
Occupied with work. Will post over the weekend
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thats too far. Infy guy with work 
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Oh they do work my friend... They work for peanutsOriginally posted by Mik View PostThe weekend thats too far. Infy guy with work 
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Simply fantastic. Keep them coming Kurtrules
"Tough times never last, but tough people do." - Robert Schuller
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R.I.P Kriss; 15.06.1981 - 11.10.2009 -- You will not be forgotten.Comment
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Precisely what the rest did when I asked them to accompany me to the check post to analyze the situation!
However Sandeep agreed and we set off to the next TCP. There we had a long chat with one of the sentry there. He gave us the information that there is no hope of Baralacha opening up before 4 days!
There was a glacier that had come down on the road owing to the recent snowfall. The road was open for 17 more kilometers and then there was snow and ice, lots and lots of it, blocking the road. My dream of getting to Manali tomorrow had been shattered. We had come 210 kms in snow crossing 3 high passes on treacherous roads and now cannot go forward.
Baralacha La was 32 from here. Manali was 216 and Chandigarh was 520 kms.
Leh was 260 from here. Srinagar was 700 and Chandigarh was 1350.
It was 520 vs 1350. Kilometers. A difference of 830. Dejected, we returned back to the camps and broke 3 other hearts. There were people waiting there since ages and would continue to wait. However, we could not afford to wait. We had to get back home to our monotonous lives again. The wonderful vacation was nearing its end. We had a life waiting for us a thousand and a half kilometers away in which we were normal individuals riding for precisely 4 kms each day. Individuals with responsibilities, families and friends and lastly careers. No matter how hard it is going to be, we had to do it. Had to show the same eagerness to go back, that we had when we got here. However, we were not completely disappointed. We had witnessed what others seldom get to witness. The most amazing landscapes that nature has to offer, in only on color: white!
That night we slept like dogs in Sarchu. No headaches for anyone, except a mild cold that I caught not allowing me to sleep long. I guess we were all well acclimatized. Getting out of bet lazily at 8:30 am, we all decided that we should head back. Only thing that pained me was the extra 830 kms that we had to do, in spite of being so close to our goal. Anyways we got our machines ready and hit the road by 10 am.
We crossed Pang by 12:30 and stopped for some tea. Then came the most shocking moment 14 kms later.
Yesterday:
Today:
We crossed Tanglangla by 3 and reached Leh before 6. We had a plan to move forward. Sandeep and Rahul were in front of us and we had decided the meeting point to be at Lamayuru and if it got too late, then at Khaltse, which is about 100 kms ahead of Leh.
Got the chains tightened, engine oil top up and we were all set to leave Leh, which we eventually did at 7. It got dark as we crossed the airport and the next 100 kms were done in the darkness.
Tired that I was, slept as soon as I hit the cushion....
...Prashant will be posting a video taken on T'La soon." I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not" - Kurt Cobain
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The update comes... and wow !! Gripping log.
So you almost made it to baralachla.
A few friends of mine were in the same predicament, on the other side
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I knew that this day was going to be long. Really long!
Crossed Fotu La and then Namik La and reached Kargil. Sandeep and company went into town to get themselves some apricots which were supposedly famous in that part of the town, while we headed for Drass. This time on it was bright and sunny unlike our previous visit which left us drenched!
I guess riding along with people having similar riding styles and temperament, is a pleasure in itself and that perhaps that happiness was being displayed!
Ice walls near the pass
I bow to thee
Vital stats!
Crossed Jawahar tunnel
They were rubbish!
This day, I ought to have been real tired as it was the last, but on the contrary, I was full of energy. We took the routine highway to Udhampur and then the Pathankot bypass. Had some good breakfast at a dhaba en-route and reached Pathankot. Owing to some confusion, Prashant unknowingly took the road to Amritsar and realized the mistake a couple of miles ahead. We waited at the junction, but then left him a message to meet us near Hoshiarpur. He was waiting for us near Dasua. Crossed Hoshiarpur and reached Ropar.
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All this while, my mind was transfixed on the hoarding I saw at Batote, going towards Doda! The next ride plan was already in my mind and the route, number of days were been finalized, while on the saddle!
The End" I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not" - Kurt Cobain
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This is very good stuff Kurt. Finished going through all the days log and I liked the two Morah Plains picture, it would have been a great experience to see the difference mother nature makes in just a day.
Luckily we didn't have to encounter tourists at either Pangong or Nubra. Infact at both the places we were the only one when we reached there. We reached Pangong at 4p.m and Nubra at around 7p.m. It feels really sad to think that in a few years these places will be infested by tourists most of whom don't even know the importance of these places.Comment
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Amazing stuff Kurt, maza aa gaya. I would keep revisiting this thread in future too.I'd rather be riding my motorcycle thinking about God than sitting in church thinking about my motorcycle.
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" I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not" - Kurt Cobain
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I met the same guys that you met from 60kph. They were staying at the Oriental Guest House. I saw their photos on your posts.The Wheel was a great invention; Two Wheels with a Motor in between was even better!
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Oh you did! Out of them one guy Rahul faced a puncture on the Zozila Top..and that too..front tyre!" I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not" - Kurt Cobain
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This is incredible. I finally went through all of it. You had tremendous amount of snow at Lachlung La. It must have been real tough for you guys! Great reading through the worst paranthas and the best vistas!
The Wheel was a great invention; Two Wheels with a Motor in between was even better!
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