[JeepCaptain]

Day 12
Jeep Captain's PhotoLogue
Aug 23, Kargil-Padum, 248 kms

Suru River



Bridge on Suru River




Team BolBolero



Found a Yak



Small Traffic Jam



Last Patch of Greenery



Approaching Sankoo Town



Wild & Muddy River



Photo break & TS busy clicking



Only time in this Expedition where only SUV's were gone/taken.

[JeepCaptain]

Day 12
Jeep Captain's PhotoLogue
Aug 23, Kargil-Padum, 248 kms

TS & Lalu looking for more frames and angles.



Discovery Bolero - The most Travelled vehicle in the Expedition



Convoy Restarted after photo break- HVK in full pace trying to cover maximum distance till the good roads last.





Road started Deteriorating



Another short Photo break - JC & BolBolero Posing



Shutter bug Lalu keeps looking for frames through the Scorpio window.



Zooming through the Golden Maize Fields.



Started seeing Glaciers



Villagers working in Farm.

[JeepCaptain]

Day 12
Jeep Captain's PhotoLogue
Aug 23, Kargil-Padum, 248 kms

Driving through farm lands



Kashmiri women working in the farms.For first half of Padum road its Kashmiri villages and rest is Ladakhi villages.



A nice stream created by snow melt



Empty roads with absolutely no traffic for kilometers ( sometimes)



J&K RTC Bus service which I guess is the only cheap transporation to the villages here.


Is this Parkatchik written in a different way of a different name ?? Can someone clarifiy pls


BolBolero has taken the lead. HVK;s Scorpio not to be seen.







What Trees are these? Any idea? They are too common in this area

[JeepCaptain]

Day 12
Jeep Captain's PhotoLogue
Aug 23, Kargil-Padum, 248 kms

A nice and big Mosque on the Way



Girls on the way to school.



Boys are also going to school.



Roads are better again.



Modern construction slowly replacing the traditional houses. Sigh.





Ever popular and people charmer in IPHE team, Tadek talking to Kashmiri villagers



Its harvesting season before the snow fall.



TS trying to talk to local biker.

[JeepCaptain]

Day 12
Jeep Captain's PhotoLogue
Aug 23, Kargil-Padum, 248 kms

Kashmiri girls on the way to school.



NJ the man who drove and travelled the most in the IPHE 2011.



A Tri colour bridge.



I guess the road to the right goes to Panikkar Village





Narrow roads slowed the convoy





Panikkar Village??




NJ checking pics.



Photo break this time at Parkatchik Glacier.

[JeepCaptain]

Day 12
Jeep Captain's PhotoLogue
Aug 23, Kargil-Padum, 248 kms

Photo break near Parkatchik Glacier


TS & HVK in discussion about Glaciers and Glaciology


The road ahead of us - looks better for some more distance



HVK, Lalu & the 3 of the Mumbai Roadsters AP, YP & KSM-Vtec



This time HVK & team with TS - while Lalu holding a branch of Leh-berry.



Team Bolero



Mahindra UV Team of IPHE 2011 Expedition



Breath taking view of the valley, Wish I had a SLR!!

[JeepCaptain]

Now sharing some videos. I am still experimenting with editing videos. Please excuse me for the quality and editing.

Start of the drive to Padum

IPHE 2011 Kargil to Padum - YouTube

[hvkumar]

Some more Car Cam videos from the Kargil-Padum drive on Aug 23, 2011, through the Suru & Zanskar Valleys:

Approaching Rangdum, Suru River to the right side

Kargil - Padum road - 4 - YouTube

View of Darang Durung Glacier in Zanskar Valley, descending from Pensi la

Kargil - Padum Road - 5 - YouTube

Approaching Abran Village in Zanskar Valley

Kargil - Padum Road - 6 - YouTube

Near Padum in Zanskar Valley, Zanskar River flowing to the right side

Kargil - Padum Road - 7 - YouTube

[Sunney]

Originally Posted by .sushilkumar

Although i guess HVK knows this but still to clarify it , nobody can buy / own a land in kinnaur / spiti valley . even Himachali ;s from other districts are not allowed to own land in these regions. so effectively those from these districts can trade among themselves .

In rest of himachal also, people from other states cannot buy land anywhere in HP via legal means . govt tried to open it by allowing builders to build flats around shimla in few areas but it was mis used to the hilt. so that too has stopped and those who has bought there are at the risk of loosing them for obvious reasons.

It really a sad news !
I am looking for a rustic place to migrate after retirement, say within 5 years or so. freezing climate is my choice.
This place Uttarkhand/ HP is great I thought. (I hope people are friendly, no overly religious to co-habit(I am a Christian).
I fed up with city life, need a remote life.

But what about Uttarkhand? Can one buy cultivable land there?
Anybody can tell?

[no_enthu_da]

Originally Posted by Sunney

But what about Uttarkhand? Can one buy cultivable land there?
Anybody can tell?

Aren't we going a bit off-topic here??

We didn't even visit Uttarakhand!!!

[JeepCaptain]

Soon after we started from Kargil, we found a Yak very close to the tarmac.

IPHE 2011 Kargil to Padum drive & Yak Spotting - YouTube

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Day 12
Jeep Captain's PhotoLogue
Aug 23, Kargil-Padum, 248 kms

[JeepCaptain]

Day 12
Jeep Captain's PhotoLogue
Aug 23, Kargil-Padum, 248 kms

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Day 12
Jeep Captain's PhotoLogue
Aug 23, Kargil-Padum, 248 kms








TS & JC



Even Budhist Lama's love Bolero





HVK relaxing next to a stream.



Rest of the IPHE Team.

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Day 12
Jeep Captain's PhotoLogue
Aug 23, Kargil-Padum, 248 kms









Discovery Bolero 6000 km done in this Expedition alone!