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72. Leaving Kargil
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73. Maitreya
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74. View on the way to Lamayuru
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75. Arriving at Lamayuru
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76. View of the Town from the monastery
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77. Looking up to the Monastery
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78. Looking east from Lamayuru toward Al The sun is setting but it still hits the mountain tops
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79. Heading east to Alchi as the sun set
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80. Walk way around the temples at Alchi
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81. Alchi Temple entrance The murals inside the temple were amazing but we weren't allowed to take...
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82. Alchi village scene This is a very quiet, beautiful village half way between Lamayuru and Leh.
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83. Guest house at Alchi This guest house was wonderful. There was also an great restaurant...
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84. Close up of the guest house We had two very nice room on the second floor where Will is standing....
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85. Looking back as we leave Alchi
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86.Leh- This is a view of the city from the mountain top just down from the old fort.
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87.The Old Fort overlooking Leh This is a photo of the fort as the sun goes down. It is quite...
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88. The royal palace overlooking Leh.
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89. The old city as the sun sets This shows the contrast between the old and new. Notice the satilite...
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90. Old city at the base of the mountain Rig Zen our guide is leaning on the edge of the building.
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91.Thikse We had a nice breakfast in a restaurant patio here at the base of the...
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92.The entrance to the main temple This is Hemis monastary at the main entrance. It is actually a courtyard with...
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93.Hemis, central area
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94. Buddha in the main Temple I took this picture to attempt to take in the stupa in the background. It is...
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95.Hemis Gompa Ths is a huge statue of Padmasambhava which is in a small temple to...
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96. Picnic lunch site This is the jeep in the fore ground as we look down the river from our lunch...
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97. Another view of the river valley It is actually very disolate here. We stayed for the night on the Chumatang...
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98. Approaching Tsomoriri This is the approach to Tsomoriri, a lake on the high plateau at about 4,900...
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100. Tsomoriri This is a view across the lake as we have a picnic at the shoreline.
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99.Tsomoriri This photo gives you a better sense of the enormity of this lake. As you look...
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101. Nomad camps on the plateau We were very fortunate to visit one of these homes and were invited in...
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102. Campsite just up from TsoKar This is an amazing plateau maybe 1-2 hours down road from the nomad...
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103. Tsokar This is the second lake we saw on this plateau. It was maybe a half hour from...
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104. View on the road to Sanchu
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105. Another view enroute to Sanchu The land here is like an alien environment with rock and sand changing shape...
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106. Sarchu Sarchu is a tent city which is a stopping point between Leh and...
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107. View as we head toward Keylong We are making our way to Keylong and losing altitude as we go. The...
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108. Keylong Valley The region here is much more cultivated with villages all along this river...
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109. Keylong This is a photo of the main street of Keylong.
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110. Village on the road as we leave K This is a village on the road as we head out of Keylong on our way to Rotang...
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111. Dorje's mom Dorje, the host of the tent guest house in Sarchu asked us to stop and...
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112. Rotang Pass This is the last big pass before we come back to the more popular region of...
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113. Nagar Castle This is a government guest house. A restored castle in the city of Nagar. The...
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114. Nagar Castle Temple This is a small temple that serves the castle as well as locals. It is...
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115. Hindu temple
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116. Stone Mill This is a mill water powered at the edge of the river. We had a nice...
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117 Looking down river from picnic site. This is our swimming whole, just off these boulders.
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118. Terraces This is a view of the Kangra Valley as we come down the mountains and head home.
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119. Cominghome This is a popular place for Will and David as we drive through the scenery,...
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