2 hours later it will grow dark and I am still an unknown distance away from Khalsar. So far no milestone has given me this information. An upper bound of 50kms should be a safe consideration. A further downhill should give a good speed but the roads do not support it and are way to narrow and curvacious.
This was the situation at North Pullu and despite lights, I did not want a ride in the dark night. I accelerated spontaneously and tried to maintain speed above 30 on those rugged downhill with almost no weight on the saddle. Bike control was an enhanced skill and my bike had achieved a top speed of 75 kmph just a few days back. There was hardly any one coming from the opposite direction as no one attempts to reach Khardung La in the evening and also hardly anyone left in the direction. The road was laid out just for me :)
There was no hesitation to stop and take pics. The terrain was way too interesting. Also the place has varied wildlife due to the altitude variation (A drop of over 2000m) which I was unable to spot on the speedy downhill late evening ride but later observed pretty well on the return way up. There was just one village, Khardung, on the way till Khalsar.
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| Characteristic erosion patterns |
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| Meandering River at Khalsar |
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