There was even lesser traffic after crossing Dalhousie, but one needs to be very alert as pickup trucks will come up every now and then and they aren't slow. I had a couple of water breaks, but choose to not have a long till the road condition deteriorates. After Dalhousie, the road becomes more or less a single lane road. Road condition is good till Chamba with a few landslide spots.
Beautiful roads in epic surroundings
Another selfie at this point
The long road ahead.
On reaching Chamba, I took a wrong turn and I went towards some town. I asked a traffic police officer for directions and he was very helpful in explaining the directions to me. When we reach Chamba, there is a Maruti showroom and for Biragarh, we have to take the left just before the showroom and cross a bridge. Road condition after this was a mix of good and bad roads. There are some really bad patches too. Small villages come and go and altitude goes on increasing. Views also start to change with lesser trees and more shrubs. Temperature also takes a dip.
See how humans have captured even the mighty mountains. Building houses and cultivating on the slopes.
There is a petrol pump before Biragarh. One can't miss it unless he's riding/driving with closed eyes. Hahaha.. thanks
A few km before Biragarh, there was this small waterfall and vehicles have to pass below it. Saw an opportunity to click my ride with the rainbow. Happy me. :heart:
Clicked few kilometers before Bairagarh
I reached Bairagarh at 3 pm and wanted to rest very badly.
For stay, Biragarh has two options. There is a hotel named Chamunda Hotel. I checked the room and it was good. But he was asking for 1500 and then came down to 1200. But being on a budget, I wasn't going to pay 1200 for a night's stay. I decided to check Mannat Homestay which is less of a homestay and more of a budget hotel. I got a room for 400 and for the price, it is good. It had a clean toilet but without a geyser. They also have their own kitchen/food shop and one can have tea/maggie/lunch/dinner.
I was extremely tired after riding for 303kms on R15 with the last 100kms approx. of bumpy roads. I checked into my room, had tea, and slept for a couple of hours. I woke up in the evening by noises coming from outside. There was some 6-7 Tata sumo with workers of a political party. They were boozing around the hotel.
I got up and asked for a maggie and a cup of tea and then roamed around the village. Took some photographs and then returned to my room. Dinner was a simple rajma chawal. For those who want chicken etc, there is a stall nearby.
View from the roof of Mannat Homestay
Beautifully stacked rocks on the roof
This is Mannat Homestay
