Photo Essay - Beyond Manali - II

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Travelling in Himachal in June - 2007
Shimla >> Manali >> Rohtang >> Chandratal >> Ki/Kibber/Tabo >> Kalpa >> Shimla
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After stopping briefly at the cave temple in Solang Nala, we decided to follow the stream and walk upwards.



We saw a riot of flowers all around as we walked.



A bridle path assisted us for a few minutes, which disappeared after a while. We were left to find our own way. But then, we weren't really looking for a path taken but only wandering aimless.



We soon hit the snow line. It was old snow from the last winter, hard as concrete below the surface. But the surface was soft and melting slowly and was not all that hard to walk on it.



At places, the stream ran under a layer of hard snow and made a path where a man could easily go in! It was fun exploring it, though we did not go deep inside them. We eventually crossed the stream using the snow as bridge and walked up the mountain and away from the stream.

Continued at Beyond Manali - III