19th June 2009, 15:09
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19th June 2009, 15:14
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19th June 2009, 15:30
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19th June 2009, 15:51
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19th June 2009, 15:55
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Pathanot - Nagrota ( byepass Jammu city by turning right) takes two hours. Add 5 hours for Banihal from here. @ ramkya1 -So total time for Delhi - Banihal trip is 8+2+5=15 hrs. Start 5 am & reach 8 pm HVK, nice pics of your Matiz. BTW, in a small car, co-passengers to get down at such junctions. | |
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19th June 2009, 16:13
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| Senior - BHPian | Day Three: Zoji La!!! ZOJI LA!!!! Somehow, the name has always conjured up visions of the foreboding & unknown, I don't know why. Well, I had heard enough about Zoji La to know that it was difficult terrain in the best of times & quite treacherous in the wet. So, as we roared off from the Army control barrier, there was a huge sense of anticipation & expectancy in the vehicle. We were all looking forward to driving through the first mighty Pass in our own vehicle and the fact that it had such a reputation was definitely adding to our sense of adventure and I guess we were all very very excited! We drove on through the beautiful surroundings, climbing higher and higher. Roads, though curvy, were still in pretty good shape for the first 20 minutes or so of our drive          And then, the conditions started changing - tarmac gave way to dirt and then there were the huge craters full of water.          The couple of vehicles in front eventually made way for us to pass & decided to gingerly follow in our path through the huge craters covered with water & treacherous boulders. I engaged 4L & gently chugged along. Not that it really helped them apart from observing how deep the craters were when the Safari passed through them    And then, the worst was over & we had crossed the mighty Zoji La; Beacon ended & Himank began     We hadn't realized it but almost an hour had elapsed since we started our ascent & we arrived at the checkpost just after Zoji La - Ghumri (3,451 meters) at 1.54 pm     With mixed feelings after having conquered our first Pass, we proceeded on the downward journey - the bad roads kept us company for a while longer  Last edited by suman : 19th June 2009 at 16:16. |
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19th June 2009, 16:25
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19th June 2009, 16:30
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19th June 2009, 16:44
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19th June 2009, 16:57
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| Senior - BHPian  | Damn!!! What am I doing in office  when there are so many better things to do in life |
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19th June 2009, 17:03
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19th June 2009, 17:08
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19th June 2009, 17:24
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| Zoji La !! Sounds like "Jai ho !!" Keep posting, pics are never enough  Quote:
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19th June 2009, 17:24
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Thanks for sharing Suman sir. A trip to Leh is at the top on my wish list. | ||
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