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At the top of Zoji La As soon as we reach the Zero point, the tourists rush starts and the infamous traffic jam of ZojiLa. Rain, snow, slush, taxi rush, trucks, army convoy, all add up and we get a huge traffic jam. I wasted over a couple of hours in the jam here. And the...

Day 7 - Leh - Srinagar - 420 km This day was all about covering distance and reaching Srinagar safely. I didn't take many stops unless necessary. I woke up at 6:45 am, freshened up, and left at 7:10 am. I rode non-stop till Sangam point, clicked a couple of pictures, and rode again. After...

It was very cold and windy up here. A couple of pictures and I resumed my journey for Leh. Stakna Monastery Reached Leh at 5:05 pm and went straight to the booked room and didn't go out after that. I wanted to rest for tomorrow's long haul.

I left Pangong at 12:30 pm and started for Leh. Saw a couple of Kiangs near the Lake. For the journey back, the main attraction was going to be Chang La and it remained true to its 'mighty' tag. In terms of difficulty, this is many folds tougher than Khardung La.

Day 6 - Diskit - Pangong Tso - Leh - 320 km I started riding at 7:20 am from Diskit. Went to the pump and got extra fuel for the journey. I took the Agham-Shyok route. This route was much more remote than what I had imagined. Only a few cars were going with me and none came from the...

Changmar Village Took a U-turn here and rode back This is how BRO works for us; carving out roads throughout the year. I also visited Hunder sand dunes. A dust storm was on and I couldn't stay for long. After that, I went to Diskit Gompa. The statue is really big and...

A few kilometers before Changmar, there is a diversion for Warish (is same as Warshi which we have to go via Panamik). This bridge was on the same route.

Nubra River I skipped going towards Panamik for today and went straight to Diskit. I reached Diskit at 2 pm. Here I had booked a government guest house and I was the only person in the whole building. It was here I got a call from home that I have to return back at the...

There were a couple of taxis there and people were taking turns clicking as many pics they wanted. Nobody was in any rush. I took a few pics and started riding down. The bad patch on this side is quite long and takes time to get down. At South Pullu, I had an omelet and tea. There weren't many...

Day 5 - Leh - Diskit - Changmar - Hunder - Diskit 228kms I started from Leh at 7:50 am. It was very cold outside even though the sun was up. Soon I was on the road for Khardung La and started climbing. Took a few clicks in between and reached North Pullu. View of Leh I being a resident...

In came Magnetic hill, a few families were enjoying ATV rides there. Didn't stop here. I somehow missed Sangam (confluence of Indus and Zanskar Rivers). Paid my respects at Gurudwara Patthar Sahib and Hall of Fame. No pictures at both of these places. Reached Leh at around 4:30 pm. I had...

The Moonland at Lamayuru Pics don't do justice to the patterns of this area. Stopped at a tea shop and this beauty was hanging there Such straight road

Atise Monastery View from the parking lot of the monastery Took the shortcut while coming down. This would have been fun with offroad tires I had lunch at a hotel in Lamayuru (bloody costly for a simple meal of chapati & mix-veg). I skipped visiting the monastery...

The whole route of Kargil to Leh is full tarmac, even at La's (Fotu La & Namik La). Namik La Fatu La About 10kms before Lamayuru, I saw a track going up the mountain and there was a board mentioning Atise Monastery. I thought of taking the dirt route and then I saw a tarred...

These black dots on the slope are sheep.

Day 4 - Kargil to Leh - 252kms I Left Kargil at 7:15 am. I had already tanked up the evening before so fuel as well was not something to worry about. Kargil town View of whole Kargil town The weather was cold and the sun was playing hide-n-seek with the clouds. I stopped...

I had contacted a distant relative in Kargil for my night stay. But the whole BSNL network was down and I couldn't contact him and also, there aren't public booths. I asked about 6 people for directions, but it looks like people in Kargil really don't want to help. I checked a few places with...

Continuing further, I crossed Drass without stopping. The scenery changes a few km before Kargil. The green color becomes prominent and the tall trees look amazing. Beautiful mosque on the other side of the river As I was riding, I saw an old bridge off the main road and...