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Subject: [Leica] The Road to Nubra Valley
From: jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15:35:48 -0400
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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
>
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