Photos: Ley to Manali
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
The road to Taglang La (second highest motorable road 5328m.)
A bit of a challenge. Better than the rivers though.
The river crossing where I got stuck. On the far side you can see where the water looks like it is forking off into another river. That is actually the road up. On the left side you can see my helmet where I thought was a better route and ended up stuck. To the left of that is the actual river path. Could have been a really bad day.
Conquered pass #2, Lachlung La 5060M
Crash #1. My headlight and spillage.
The old man who ran the little tent where I stayed in Sarchu. Amazing instant ramen soup. What a chef.
Crashes 2-6 were in areas like this. Black ice hid all over the place. I had to crawl on my hands and knees to 1) pick up Schwinn and 2) to chop a path up the mountain. Hated it.
After a days riding with wet boots this is what you get.
The tractor and trailer that carried me back to Darcha. What a sad moment.
The final pass at the Rohtang La. It is taken over by the Indian tourists coming for their first taste of snow. It was a nightmare getting down and not one of the best experiences of my trip to Manali.
Anyways, here I am in Manali having spent three full days repairing Schwinn. It took a beating and it saved me so I am spending the time and money to get it put back together again. Now I will be slowly making my way over to Nepal to see what it has to offer.