Team-BHP - Back to Sangla

Hi Everyone

Just came back from Sangla last night and it seems that I am having a problem adjusting to the realty which is called Delhi. Was walking through meadows, driving through the most gorgeous countryside, was loving getting stuck in a traffic jam that consisted of only goats. And here I am, crawling on the city roads, inhaling all this smoke. Anyways without any further, let me share my experience with you through these pictures.
Here's the teaser -

We started from Gurgaon at around 8:30 pm. The plan was to reach Panchkula and take a night halt and start for Sangla in the morning. We took our first break at Karnal.

We reached Panchkula at around 2:30am and decided to push it to Shimla before we take a break. It started raining and soon it became very foggy. We made it to Shimla by 5:30, completely exhausted. We figured that there was no point checking in to a hotel for 2-3 hours, so we parked our jeep on the roadside and went off to sleep.

Woke up around 8:30, took Shimla - Naldehra - Basantpur - Kingel state highway as Shimla - Narkanda road was in despair.

There was a nice waterfall enroute, thats the magic of monsoon.

The Shimla - Naldehra - Basantpur - Kingel route, that looks indeed a road least travelled. Looks great. Do you turn off at Dhali, after crossing Shimla?

How many extra kms on this route to Kingal, instead of travelling via Narkhanda?

Is the NH22 via Narkahnda in such a bad shape as to make it difficult to drive on?

Did you use the Shimla bypass from Taradevi to Dhali? I heard that it was in a very bad shape.

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Originally Posted by Bapu (Post 2058428)

The teaser pic is really nice.

What were the road conditions of the road you took?

Road from Shimla to Narkanda is very bad, travel time has tripled now with apple traffic and potholes. There is no doubt that Shimla - Narkanda is the best route, but given the situation, Naldehra - Basantpur- Kingel route is recommended, distance increases by 40kms, but smooth drive. Beyond Rampur, roads are in poor shape, rock dust turns into sludge after rain that sticks to your vehicle like cement.

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Originally Posted by Alter_Ego (Post 2058772)

The bolero is looking awesome wearing the alloys.
And inturn complementing the ambiance too:D

agree:lol:

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Originally Posted by hvkumar (Post 2058799)

We took left from Dhalli towards Naldehra. This route increased the distance by 40kms but roads were quite good, as its a sparingly used road. We took Shimla-Narkanda route on our way back, trust me bad is an understatement. You are right, Shimla bypass is also not that great.

More pics -

Dallbir,

Those are nice shots of the entire tour.

Panoramas have come out good too especially the bridge in you opening post.

Not many may realize that numerous times the photographer went out of his way to get the whole scene in one frame, to get the road in it or the Bolero, shooting from far or climbing up higher to get a better shot. Good photographs don't just happen.
Regards,

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Originally Posted by fazalaliadil (Post 2063008)

Thanks, we took over 500 shots, couldn't help ourselves, the valley was so beautiful, wanted to capture whatever possible.

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Originally Posted by MohsinRoadster (Post 2063046)

Good teaser !!! waterfall pic is grt and so are the panoramas

Thanks buddy

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Originally Posted by ampere (Post 2063050)

Amazing snaps of the place! Why did that wire have to be there on snap#80a.
It was such a paradise!

Very nice route, and so is the beast running on it.

Thanks Ampere, the route was awesome and just love the beast.