Drive, drive, drive....

Day 10: 14th September, 2011

It was very chilly in the morning and very cold winds were blowing. We almost didn't feel like leaving Tsomoriri. But the nature outside compelled us to get out and feel it. First, it was the sunrise on the beautiful lake. Then, we could see both the moon and the sun at the same time. And finally, the reflection of the sun and  mountains in the lake: three most heavenly sights in the world, we'd say! We had our breakfast and set off for Manali. We drove back to the place where we had parked our bikes in the vehicle and then, re-set off on the bikes.

On the way to Pang from Tsomoriri

The desert of Pang

After 43 kms, there is the original diversion from where we turned left for Manali. The road and driving conditions were mixed - we had both, good and bad patches. After 22kms, we enjoyed some tea at Sokar. Finally, after 6 more kms, we came back on the Leh-Manali Road. We turned left towards Manali.  Immediately the desert of Pang started. For almost 40 kms, the road was quite straight at the height of 15000  ft.

Lachulungla Pass

We crossed Pang and after 20 kms, the Lachulungla Pass (Altitude: 16616 ft.) After 38 kms, we reached Sarchu. Sarchu is at the border of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu  & Kashmir. We decided to halt here for the night, had our dinner and retired in our tents at Fauji Dhabha.