Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]But you think that you're fit enough to chase leopards? ;-) Good shooting, Jim H On 9/10/13 10:23 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Jim, > Thanks for looking. No, this was my first trip. There are two treks > that are tempting me - one is the Chadar trek on the frozen Zanskar > river in winter, and another is one into the Hemis National Park > chasing the elusive Snow Leopard. Let us see - I am not very convinced > that I am fit enough for the first one! > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 1:05 AM, Jim Hemenway<jim at hemenway.com> wrote: >> Jayanand: >> >> Great shots! Have you hiked any of them? >> >> I'm reminded of the much less tall desert mountains east of San Diego, CA. >> >> Jim H >> >> >> >> On 9/10/13 1:52 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: >>> 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 >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >