As I started my excursion to Leh,
I tried to capture all its beauty
through my camera's lens
onto my brain's hard drive
And I must say there was a lot to marvel
as I tried my best to register everything.
Breathtaking landscapes through flight's window on the way -
mountains with lush greenary, snow-capped, some even appeared to be covered with clouds,
And then came sandy mountains - marked with rainbow like colors - magenta, reddish yellow, green
Nature casting its spell in its entirety!
A lot of monastries and palaces - which involved a lot of climbing and provided a bird's eye view - the best that nature has to offer.
Very high motorable passes - every biker's dream and delight.
A plethora of wildlife - home to pashmina goats, marmots, yaks.
Pangong lake at Indo-China border (- 30% in India - still better than nothing)
Perfect - the lake, the mountains, the sky - like a portrait
All peacock colors and the lake dancing like it.
Awe-inspiring star-gazing at night
Also home to the confluence of Indus and Zanskar rivers (- where we went rafting too!)
And this one's for the record books - Magnetic hill - that seemed to defy gravity (- car stopped at slope seemed to skid upwards!)
And my account would be incomplete without mentioning that 3 idiots (the movie, duh!) was shot here (the reason for the increased tourists' influx?)
जहापना, तुस्सी great हो!
And talking about tourists, Summer season is the tourist season here since winter temperatures touch a freezing -25 degrees!
(Was it me being fancy or really) the sky was colored a different dark blue here?
Will leave that for the rest of the zillion tourists (and of course you!) to decide.
Julley Ladakh, until next time!
