A Walk to Hudan Valley… Again!
My second hike through the Hudan Valley in Pangi included a visit to the Hudan Lake, and a series of bewitching sites that can always be expected in Pangi.
My second hike through the Hudan Valley in Pangi included a visit to the Hudan Lake, and a series of bewitching sites that can always be expected in Pangi.
Killar, the headquarters of Pangi Valley, is 159 KMs from Chamba via Sach Pass and 130 KMs from Keylong. Towards the north, Killar is 118 KMs to Kishtwar in J&K but that road is supposed to be even more dangerous a road.
Yardong Gompa is located very near to Keylong by the side of the main road yet almost nobody seems to be visiting it. After googling, I could barely find a couple of mentions of it.
People normally drive for almost 20 KMs to Kardang Monastery from Keylong. But you can also take the shorter but harder route and trek directly from Keylong.
Pulga was a far more densely populated village compared to Kalga. It actually felt perilously close to Tosh but the rear end of Pulga was spacious and peaceful.
Grahan is a 10 KM long trek from Kasol. It takes around 4-5 hours one side. There are many homestays in Grahan.
Bering Nag & other temples in Sangla are great examples of Kinnaur’s composite culture as it lies at a critical point where Buddhist Tibet meets Hindu India.
While I am no stranger to Kinnaur, Sarahan had always eluded me. It requires a diversion from the main road to reach. Many Peo, Sangla, and Kaza bound people tend to skip it to save a day. So, this summer I made a serious attempt to visit it. I had to spend a night at …
I have crossed the Rohtang Pass many times but never clicked a photograph before. The reason for the same is mainly the tedious nature of the crossing. One needs to generally wake up too early to catch the early morning buses going towards either Spiti or Lahaul.
Malana village has recently banned the guesthouses and homestays from hosting tourists. Here is a first-hand account of it, as well as an effort to analyze and explain the same.
After the misadventures in Chhatri, I settled down in Janjehli for a few days. I liked the feel of the place with all its inexpensive homestays set amidst apple orchards. Travelshoebum left due to some urgencies and I was back to solo trekking again. The primary intention, of course, was to trek to the shrine …
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We left Gadagushaini after the morning detour to Bahu. We were now totally bereft of money and still nowhere near an ATM. Chattri was the next logical destination with another ancient temple but the place also did not have an ATM as per our information. So, we decided to take the bus to Chattri, visit …