Ladakh Travelogue

Yayawar Wanders in Ladakh & Spiti – Day 11 : Part 3

Day 11: 19 August 2013: Part 3: Merak to Chusul After finishing the formalities at the Merak checkpost, we proceed ahead towards Chusul. The time reads 0945… Many streams from...

Yayawar Wanders in Ladakh & Spiti – Day 11 : Part 2

Day 11: 19 August 2013: Part 2: Spangmik to Merak Having done with morning rituals and breakfast, we proceed from Spangmik towards Chusul at around 0715 hrs. The drive is...

Yayawar Wanders in Ladakh & Spiti – Day 11 : Part 1

Day 11: 19 August 2013: Part 1: The Sunrise at Pangong The morning, I had plans to capture the sunrise at Pangong. I wake up at 0500 and it is...

Yayawar Wanders in Ladakh & Spiti – Day 10 : Part 5 – Pangong Tso

Day 10: 18 August 2013: Part 5: The Pangong Tso in it’s full glory! Little do I need to say about this majestic 134km long saline lake named Pangong Tso (Bangong...

Yayawar Wanders in Ladakh & Spiti – Day 10 : Part 4

Day 10: 18 August 2013: Part 4: Lukung to Spangmik alongside Pangong! After having some sumptuous biryani, we move ahead towards the destination of the day – Man or Merak village....

first view of Pangong

Yayawar Wanders in Ladakh & Spiti – Day 10 : Part 3

Day 10: 18 August 2013: Part 3: Tangtse to Lukung – The Pangong! After getting our ILPs checked, we proceed towards our destination for the day – Pangong. Vistas as...

Yayawar Wanders in Ladakh & Spiti – Day 10 : Part 2

Day 10: 18 August 2013: Part 2: Chang La to Tangtse I had read somewhere that Chang La souvenir shop sold only K-top marked caps and merchandise. I thought to...

Yayawar Wanders in Ladakh & Spiti – Day 10 : Part 1

Day 10: 18 August 2013: Part 1: Serthi/Sakti to Chang La We woke up early and finished our daily routine with the two buckets of water that was kept in...

Yayawar Wanders in Ladakh & Spiti – Day 9 : Part 3

Day 9: 17 August 2013: Part 3: Deskit to Karu via Wari La With the rains giving no reprieve, we decided to do something unthinkable… to proceed towards Karu crossing over...

106 feet Maitreya

Yayawar Wanders in Ladakh & Spiti – Day 9 : Part 2

Day 9: 17 August 2013: Part 2: Turtuk to Deskit So after having the tour of Turtuk Village and settling the bill, we started from Turtuk around 1200 hrs. Since...

natural refridgerator

Yayawar Wanders in Ladakh & Spiti – Day 9 : Part 1

Day 9 : 17 Aug 2013 : Part 1 : Turtuk We woke up in the morning around 0730 and completed our daily rituals. Tea was served in the meantime...

green rivulet again

Yayawar Wanders in Ladakh & Spiti – Day 8 : Part 3

Day 8 : 16 August 2013 : Part 3 – Hunder to Turtuk So after having a short break at the Hunder view point, we drive ahead towards Turtuk. It’s...