Yarab Tso Hotel
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Silly Man Tea
... We found the proprietor who gave us our choice of rooms. He had no other guest and didn't expect any. We picked the premium room with lots of windows because it collects and retains the most heat from the daytime sun and was reasonably warm. None of these places have heaters. This Guesthouse was a little dustier than normal and service slow. But we were comfortable and nibbled on snacks in lieu of troubling the family for dinner………… ...
Nubra Valley
I now headed to Nubra Valley, a far flung corner of Ladakh which took me within 5km of the Pakistan border.
The journey from Leh took me up the highest road in the world. I got to stand on some snow in August. Pretty novel. The road then winds down to a flat valley filled with stones. Pebbles and sand are spilling out of the mountainside - a crumbling process ongoing over thousands of years. Freeze-thaw weathering in ...
Tingmosgang, a hike, and Lamaruyu
... village, and cultivation. Instead, we encountered a wide, very dry sloping plateau, of rust-colored rocks. On the lone mountain ahead of us, we could see a signal tower, leftover from the days of the kings. Our trail took us down, down, down, as the canyon narrowed and became a dry river bed. The geological sites were spectacular, as we could see the stryations and uplift so clearly. As we descended, the cool breeze of the pass became a hot wind, and the sun ...
Over the Pass
TODAY'S story is probably best told in pictures.
We woke up early to catch our ride over Kardung-La and into Nubra Valley. Our guesthouse featured a pleasant, unfinished balcony that faced east. The intensity of the sun at Leh's altitude banished even the cold morning air, so we had a breakfast of muesli while we watched the back alleys of the town come alive.
We took turns checking for ...
Going to the Gompa
... that looks mildly interesting, to be submitted to consumption on a future, unspecified date. The visuals don't interest me in this present moment. It is the subject of Aman that plagues my mind. We have expected to see him here. We don't.
Could we ...
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