Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Some magnificent mountain vistas, Jayanand. The highest I've been is 13,435 feet on the summit of Mount Kinabalu (ran up and down in my mountain running days), and to think that it's possible to drive nearly 4.000 feet above that! I always intended to go to the US and do the Pike's Peak race, but never got around to it. Too late now.... Douglas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "PSM" <psm1857 at googlegroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 6:52 AM Subject: [Leica] The Road to Nubra Valley > The Nubra Valley in Ladakh, at an average altitude of 10,000 feet, was > once a part of the ancient "Silk Route", linking what is now > Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan to Xinjiang in China. The road to Nubra > from Leh is actually the highest motorable road in the world, touching > a high of 18,380 feet at Khardung La. At that altitude, walking a few > hundred feet tires you out, and you should be slow and deliberate in > all your movements. The road has been built, and is maintained by the > Indian Army on a 24/7 basis, not surprisingly given the sensitivity of > the area. Anyway, some photographs: > > Leh Valley: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130901_0212.jpg.html > > Road to Nubra: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130902_0594.jpg.html > > Khardung Valley: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130901_0297.jpg.html > > Descent into Nubra: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130901_0305.jpg.html > > Nubra Valley: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130902_0410.jpg.html > > Please see LARGE > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >