Sarchu to Manali and some more pics
22nd July 2006

The LKM ride was coming to an end... :-(

Manali would mean crowds and that was something we'd hardly ever seen on this ride.

Sarchu - Killing Sarai - Bharatpur - Baralacha La - Zing Zing Bar - Patsio - Darcha - Jispa - Keylong - Tandi - Sissu - Khoksar - Manali

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Sarchu plains
Sarchu plains
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View from Sarchu plains, i stayed at Antrek Tents
View from Sarchu plains, i stayed at Antrek Tents
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Bharatpur, the ascent for Baralacha La starts
Bharatpur, the ascent for Baralacha La starts
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after crossing this nallah enroute Baralacha La, the water for this nallah was flowing on the road making it a big mess to drive on and to top it off, there were army trucks rolling on behind me...
after crossing this nallah enroute Baralacha La, the water for this nallah was flowing on the road making it a big mess to drive on and to top it off, there were army trucks rolling on behind me...
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view of Surajtaal on the way back
view of Surajtaal on the way back
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another nallah
another nallah
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the confluence at Darcha
the confluence at Darcha
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Enroute to Keylong
Enroute to Keylong
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Near Sissu
Near Sissu
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Just after Khoksar.. i saw these clouds coming over the roads and crossing over to the other side.. i thought that it would be pretty nice to drive thru the clouds to reach Rohtang top... was I ever going to be proven wrong..!!! Had to ride thru freaking 50 KILOMETERS of clouds and freezing rain....
Just after Khoksar.. i saw these clouds coming over the roads and crossing over to the other side.. i thought that it would be pretty nice to drive thru the clouds to reach Rohtang top... was I ever going to be proven wrong..!!! Had to ride thru freaking 50 KILOMETERS of clouds and freezing rain....
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thru the clouds, i reached Manali late at night at around 9.45, bloody took me 4.5 hours from Khoksar to Manali...!!!! very very scary though... imagine having to drive thru dense fog... at 8 in the night... bloody cant see more than 5-8 feet away... without headlights...and finally having to do it WITHOUT GLASSES...!!!!
thru the clouds, i reached Manali late at night at around 9.45, bloody took me 4.5 hours from Khoksar to Manali...!!!! very very scary though... imagine having to drive thru dense fog... at 8 in the night... bloody cant see more than 5-8 feet away... without headlights...and finally having to do it WITHOUT GLASSES...!!!!
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