a virtual trip to leh

Rohtang Top

Rohtang pass at ~ 13000 feet

Chandratal lake-Lahoul valley 22 km ahead of Rohtang

Zanskar River

Morey Plains-125 sq km of flat plains in Himalayas.

This is an amazing 45 kms straight stretch of land called the Morey Plains. It lies between sarchu and leh. After being tortured on drives covering 115 kms in 7 hours and likewise..this was the time for FULL STERN AHEAD. Finally the bike can get into 4th and 5th gears.

Sangam of Indus and Zanskar-Henceforth known as Indus.

Magnetic hill is not a myth

Who says rainbow can be seen in sky only? Different colors of Lahaul Valley

Camping after Morey plains, on the way to Taglang Pass. Elev 4700m

Sarchu-Midpoint between Manali and Leh

Camping at sarchu

Tso kar lake between Leh and Sarchu

Pangong lake . An alien land?. There is not a single building here, and no people. It's the world highest salt water lake, 1/3rd in India, the rest in China.Its total length is 144 kms. You need permission from the border authorities prior to visit

Evening at Pangong lake.its 144 km long and 6 km wide.

View from top of Gata Loops

River Chandra - Jispa

Gondla - Village; after Gondhla at Tandi - River Chandra flowing from Jispa meets River Bhaga and becomes ChandraBhaga which flows towards Udaipur

Jispa is a very beautiful place next to river flowing river Bhaga

Jispa - 150 km from MAnali

A trekker getting ready for a 10 day treck from Darcha to Padum to Leh....

River Bhagha near Darcha

Baralacha Pass

The Leh-Manali route cover some of the highest mountain passes in the world, including Rohtang La (3,978 m, 13,050 ft), Baralacha La (4,892 m, 16,050 ft), Lachulung La (5,059 m, 16,600 ft) and Tanglang La (5,325 m, 17,470 ft)

Shade blue that inspires poets.This is Suraj tal near Baralacha Pass

Desert in Himalayas.Can u believe it?

View of sky line from Tanglang la . Get down from the top of this pass and you enter Morey Plain. Beautiful yet scary, the Morey plain has some of the worst roads you will meet in this journey