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Ladakh Chronicles, part 5 – Nubra Valley

April 5th, 2009

Desert on the top of the word

9^th July
After a nice rest for two nights and a day, we didn’t find it difficult getting up early. In fact, we were ready and on our way by 7:30 in the morning. After all, we all had a reason to be excited… Nubra Valley. We were going to be in huge valley spanning across many mountains and all this at 10000 ft. But there was one more edge to the excitement… The amazing Khardungla pass. Yes, THE Khardungla pass, world’s highest moterable pass. Being able to drive at 18,380 ft above sea level is an amazing feat by itself. Have to praise the hands who built these roads. Before reaching Khardungla you pass this rock formation along the road, which locals call “Gateway of Khardungla”.

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Tags: Bactrian camels, camel riding, desert, Diskit, Gateway of Khardungla, gompa, highest motorable pass, hot springs, Hunder, Hunder fort, Khardung, Khardungla, Ladakh, Leh, monastery, Nubra valley, Panamik, Shyok river, Shyok valley, Snow Leopard resort, sulfur mountain, two-humped camels
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Ladakh Chronicles, part 8 – Tso Moriri

April 5th, 2009

God’s mirror in the mountain

14^th July
We got up early and got ready. As the drive to Tso Moriri was a long one, we were to leave early. We left our guesthouse at around 9:30. As Prateek wasn’t there, Qayyum (from Plan Himalayas) was going to be with us on the Tso Moriri camping trip. Though, three of our members had gone, our vehicle was full. Besides Amjad (driver) and Qayyum, there was our cook and bags of food supply. We had kind of a lazy start till Upshi, as the weather was a bit dull… both outside and inside our vehicle. We really hoped that this drive and Tso Moriri, to be really good to sucker us back into that traveler’s mood.

We took a small halt at Upshi, as Qayyum and Amjad had left without breakfast. While they were having breakfast we also decided to have another round of tea. A nice hot herbal tea was a good idea indeed, as it helped a bit to awaken our senses.

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Tags: Bramhini ducks, Changspa, Chumathang, Hymia, Indus, Janchat Stampa, Kiang, Kiari, Korzak, Ladakh, Leh, Likche, Morey planes, Pashmina goat, Purple mountains, Rebo, salt lake, sulfur mountain, Tanglangla, Tiri, Tso Kar, Tso Kiagar, Tso moriri, Upshi, Yak wool
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