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Travel to Ladakh – The Story so far…

tso moriri lakeIt has been more than a year since I started writing a travelogue series on my travels and experiences in Ladakh. When I began writing these stories, I was determined not to make it a quick travelogue about where I went, what I did or what I saw. I wanted it to be a comprehensive compilation of my experiences of this remote region, my understanding of its culture and observation about its people. Of course, this would go hand in hand with description of all places that I visited—pretty much all the well-known locations—in Ladakh. With a lot of things to tell, the story did not end quickly and went on for a long time. Now the series is more than a year old and has seen more than 40 posts in the last twelve months. Yet, I am only half way with my travelogues. I thought it would be a good time to look back into posts written so far and make a compilation of them in one place. Also, if you like to read the entire story in one go, it begins from here, with each post having navigation links to next and previous posts.

Go to list of posts of travel to ladakh and a get a glimpse of what more to come. I would also look forward to knowing your comments and feedback on the stories so far, and how you would like to see the series go forward.


Categories: birds, photos

Images: Peacocks

From Kanha National Park. Naturalists often use the name ‘Indian Peafowl’ for these birds.

peacock

peacock

The image below is a close crop of the beautiful feathers

peacock feathers

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Chadar Trek – Walking on the Frozen Zanskar River – January 2011

Also: see details of Chadar Expedition in January 2012, lead by tour leader Manish Lakhani

chadar trekSome of you might remember a post on this blog a year ago about the images of Chadar Trek. Chadar Trek is an expedition of walking on ice when Zanskar River (in Ladakh) freezes over. The sheet of ice, called Chadar, is an ancient winter route that connects people of Zanskar with rest of Ladakh.

Manish, whose images were published in this blog earlier, conducts Chadar expedition with the help of expert local guides every year. The next expedition is scheduled from 22nd January to 6th February 2011. I was planning to join the trek last year, but had to stay back to address some commitments. I am hoping to part of the group departing in January 2011.

Registration for the trek is now open. If you wish to join the expedition, read more on Chadar Trek and sign up. Manish will respond to your queries, if you have any, about the expedition.