Eastern Ladakh:
Keylong to Leh
 
 
 
Keylong to Tso Kar
 
 
Rush hour leaving Keylong at sunrise
 
 
 
 
 
The beautiful National Permit Tata trucks add even more colour to the scenery
 
 
This truck was lucky not to go over the edge, like several others we saw from the route..
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Those who built the road appear to have a sense of humour: all along Ladakhi roads funny signs invite drivers to be careful
 
Snapshot at 5000m, with our driver, Manu...
 
... just before getting stuck in the sand and flagging down a truck to help us out
 
Sunset in Tso Kar,  just before an “uncomfortable” night at 4700, where we experienced altitude sickness
 
 
 
 
Tso Kar to Tso Moriri
 
The salty Tso Kar in the morning
 
The local marmots tend to be rather large sized
 
On the road to Tso Moriri
 
 
Arrival on Tso Moriri
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tso Moriri to Pangong Tso
 
Pilgrims on the way back from Leh, where the Dalai Lama was visiting
 
Chemrey Gompa
 
 
 
 
Explosive cases as flowerpots: it takes the monks’ imagination!
 
 
Chang La Pass, at 5400m
 
 
 
 
Dream breakfast location!
 
 
 
Pangong Tso
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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