mountain view

hairpins and potholes..

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June 14th 2006
We set off from Sarahan early, filled up the tank and headed up the road toward Spiti. Next stop Chitkul. Before leaving Chris had vowed never to get as cold as he had been again so a quick stop at the market and 50 rupees later he had a rather fetching pair of long johns… my how we (Katie) laughed! At first the road was lovely, winding graceful curves cut into the sides of sheer cliffs. Overha ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more