“There is only one success, to be able to spend your life in your own way.”
SECOND FAR AWAY VILLAGE WITH TRAIL
Just before our third pass which brought us (finally) to the Zanskar river and valley, we passed through my favorite collection of villages (or maybe it’s considered one very spread out one…who knows). Days away from even the newest roads, this was the largest settlement that we passed through since the beginning of our trek, and by far the most impressive.
FIRST PJOTO FAR AWAY VILLAGES
AFTER THAT CLOSER UP
HOUSE AND ROCK FROM VILLAGE
HORSES
There was also an impressive monastery on one side as well.
SECOND MON ALL
FORTH MON AND VILLAGE BEHIND SIDE VIEW
FIRST MON VERY FAR AWAY
After crossing through it (up and down to different rivers multiple times, an all day affair), this is how it looked from the other side.
VILLAGE FAR AWAY LAST ONE
Our last two passes, which we did back to back, were easier than then we expected which was a welcome relief after the last week of hard trekking. We also found nice campsites below each of them which enabled us to climb early in the morning.
KECIN WALKING INTO BASECAMP
ZIG ZAG PASS THIRD UP AND DOWN
ZIGZAG PASS CLOSE UP FROM SEXOND
ME COOKING
KEVIN TENT MONRININg
From the top of our second pass.
STUMPA
TRAIL AND MOUNTSINS AFTER KECIN TENT MORNING. FROM TOP.
As we lost elevation the landscape began to change, and for the first time in a week, we had greenery!
FIRST GREENERY IN FRONT BEFORE PASS THREE
GREEN PIC BEFORE SLEEPING OUT
No need for a tent out here. Since there are no artificial lights for kilometers around, the stars and moon were as bright and clear as ever. We also had a pretty funny visitor, a curious yak who was probably confused as to what two giant worms (we were in our sleeping bags) were doing in his field.
SLEEPING OUT NO TENT