Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]These are slow moving ones (-: Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 5:33 PM, Jim Hemenway <jim at hemenway.com> wrote: > > 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information