Riding Manali to Leh India

[rogerdoger]

Just a few pictures from a recent trip, which actually im still on and stuck trying to get over Rohtang La. Its been 4 days now that they've been trying to clear a landslide. today that had it cleared only to have a fuel truck slide off the road right at the landslide and so I spent another day waiting for a chance to get through that never happened.

Comments

[jack-the-tyrant.livejournal.com]

Once again, stunning photos!

[rogerdoger.livejournal.com]

thanks. I was borrowing a friends camera, a Nikon, but I totally hate it, the light meter is terrible and you cant see anything in the tiny digital screen. But glad I got some good shots out of it.

[fitfool.livejournal.com]

It's a beautiful place to be stranded... In the second photo, what are all those vehicles? Have they been sitting there stranded there for 4 days too? (with such narrow roads, it seems like it would be hard to back up or turn around...)

[rogerdoger.livejournal.com]

yeah it was miserable when it was cold, but with the sun out not too bad. This is a major, in fact only road to Leh from this side of the Himalaya, so there are hundreds of trucks daily crossing. Those trucks had all been stuck for nearly a week I believe. But they all carry food and are all use to delays like this.

[fitfool.livejournal.com]

heh...I like to be prepared and bring food when I head on a long drive but not because I'm expecting I might get stranded for days.