Mud and Snow on the road - Khardungla Pass - Ladakh (India)
This section of road was really tough. Cold, slippery, wet, a hard ride especially with a passenger on the bike.
Those are photos of my June 2009 Motorcycle road trip in the Himalayas (Manali, Leh, Kargil, Srinagar).
I was riding a Royal Enfield "Bullet" 500cc Machismo, that I rented in Delhi.
Photos taken during a 7-week, 7000 Km motorcycle tour across parts of India (Delhi, Rajasthan, Ladakh, Kashmir, Jammu and more) in May-June 2009.
Photos of the Khardung-La Pass and Nubra Valley region, in Ladakh (India).
Those pristine valleys are very close to Tibet, and near the border line with Pakistan-administered Kashmir. A special Inner-line permit is needed to travel in this region.
The Nubra Valley region is only accessible by road during a couple of summer months, via Khardung-La Pass (elevation 5359 m or 17,615 feet).
For more information on the Khardung-La pass, read the Wikipedia article:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khardung_La
For more information on the Nubra valley, read the Wikipedia article:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nubra_Valley