Still love you - Himalayas You ROCK!!

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let the pics tell you the story --- trip to Sangla in kinnaur valley in Himalayas and beyond ---

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Photos

Sun Rise at kailash
The first rays if the sun emerge from the kailash peak to bathe the valley of the baspa

Vertical Limit
On our way to the Glacier -- Imagine sliding down that !!

Stream from the Glacier
Cool Crisp water - drink it off the stream - the mouth of the glacier is a 100 meters away

The Trek team
My kids - all ready for the next trip at the end of a 12 km trek - Camp Banjara next to the Baspa

Kailash Stands Tall
View from the Camp in the setting sun

Doorway to Heaven
Chitkul - a 20 km trek to the Tibet border. The only transport you have is your two legs ....interesting walk by the Baspa

All the way to Tibet
View from Chitkul - we took this walk skirting the fields and Baspa - One helluva walk with two kids and an overenthusiastic Lab

Feeble attempt
The Moon struggles to jump over the mountain !! First moon rays peek out

Treeline
The Pines try to state their importance against a rising moon

There she comes
After a good 7 minute struggle, she shines in her glory

Day 3 - Rakcham
This is where we began a trek to trace a route back to the camp - Distance 12 km

Burst of color
The easier part - as you begin the trak you descend into a valley that blooms into a thousand flowers

A Birch forest by a gurgling brook
The change in vegetation is dramatic on this trek

Water!!
Mid way - you cross two glaciers and pristine waterfalls that cut through age old rock surfaces - awesome and humbling

The Baspa
We took a snack break by the Baspa - a river that graduates to one of the mightiest rivers in the subcontinent - The Sutlej.

The Baspa - Gathers force
Cutting the rock surface - the Baspa hurtles down the range

Life
Paused for a second to catch a breath - a breath of life!!

What a fall!
A 70 ft fall in the gorge - baspa races on

Camera Shy!
We hit a local village and she refuses to pose - what a pity!

Women in my life
A good trek and the warmth of people you love !!Life is good - we are back at Camp

Comments

[Jonathan]

Amazing photography!
you have a great eye, keep them coming =)

[pat]

Beautiful!

[aspiringnomad]

Kailash!?
Is this the same Kailash that is in Tibet? surely there can only be one centre of the universe/abode of Shiva right;-)? [diary=2068]

[Quix]

Give up your boring job now!
And do this full time....

[corrijene]

beautiful pictures
Hi! I'm a member of this website.. I'm wondering if you could answer a question for me. Where did you fly in to get there? Which city? I'm from the states. I'm looking for new places to go to. India and China are on the list, as are many, many others. Happy travels!

[Kulu]

Sangla Pictures
your photos confirm my opinion which I have nursed from the time I saw some of your early pics - you have a keen eye for beauty and an excellent sense of composition; beautiful work on Kinnaur, a place I've also visited and photographed. I hope to spend sometime with you, someday, with our work. Congrats.